Lucy's old dog school (The Canine Academy of Atlanta - no, really) used to send her home with a little bag of valentines and dog bones on V Day.
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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brenda m - Feb 14, 2006 8:28:22 am PST #9197 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
flea - Feb 14, 2006 8:28:24 am PST #9198 of 10001
information libertarian
The problem is, if you crap out on this stuff the kids suffer. They don't know that the teachers couldn't plan their way out of a paper bag, and they like to have a party, and are too young to care about who gets the most valentines. Of course, they're too young to know about valentines, so we could skip the whole thing as far as I'm concerned.
I will note that we got 32 Winnie the Pooh valentines for $1.99. Best deal around.
P.M. Marc - Feb 14, 2006 8:28:53 am PST #9199 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
We had no demands for cards, but we're in the infant room.
However, we have a cute daycare story. I apologize, but I must share.
Lillian, like most babies, hates it when we wipe, suction, or otherwise mess with her nose (she's okay with nose touching so long as it is gentle and clearly recreational in nature--it's just desnotting and washing she dislikes).
Yesterday, one of the other little girls in her class was getting her runny nose cleaned up and was making a fuss about it. Lillian was sitting next to her, made a note of this, and proceeded to stick her hand in front of the other baby's nose to protect it from the attack of the snot sucker.
Calli - Feb 14, 2006 8:29:30 am PST #9200 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It's possible I'm overthinking this.
Ummmmmm. [insert not-a-mom disclaimer]
Seriously, if this is a habit with people's daycares, maybe some parents could team up to boycott these things until the workers discover the nifty new combination called calendars and forethought.
Or I could be projecting my frustration over certain PhD coworkers who still can't figure calendars out.
Aims - Feb 14, 2006 8:29:36 am PST #9201 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
That's the sort of thing that happens when you forget a snack.
::bangs head::
We got our Harry Potter Valentine's for $1.08.
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2006 8:31:16 am PST #9202 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Lillian was sitting next to her, made a note of this, and proceeded to stick her hand in front of the other baby's nose to protect it from the attack of the snot sucker.
Heh. Lillian the snot-sucker slayer....
Aims - Feb 14, 2006 8:31:40 am PST #9203 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
The thing about daycare is that, IME, they KNOW that you will do anything for your child to NOT BE DIFFERENT. And so, they don't plan. The only time I freaked out on them not planning was when they all of a sudden (Like, Nov. 10th) decided to be closed on Veteran's Day. Enough of us parents freaked out on her and she kept the school open. So sometimes, it's worth freaking out, sometimes, NSM.
Aims - Feb 14, 2006 8:31:59 am PST #9204 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Plei, that is the cutest thing EVER.
Betsy HP - Feb 14, 2006 8:32:07 am PST #9205 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Lillian was sitting next to her, made a note of this, and proceeded to stick her hand in front of the other baby's nose to protect it from the attack of the snot sucker.
So young, and already an activist. You must be proud. (Seriously, great empathy for such a young kid.)
Gudanov - Feb 14, 2006 8:33:51 am PST #9206 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
That's really cute PMM