After a few chats with various other moms, and my own mom I have settled into the fact that I am "that mom". This is not a bad thing, I don't think. As Thing 1 and I were buying school supplies I bought extra, like enough extra for about 3-5 other kids. Kleenex were on the list, we simply could have gotten the 1 box and been done of it, but noooooooo we buy the 6 pack. All of the extra supplies and abundance of tissues are packed into a bag to take to open house tonight. Thing 1's stash is sitting on my bed at home.
I have never been a person to do things to excess until my kid started school. Now it's extra school supplies, extra stuff for parties, making sure someone is always on a field trip (the saint that does this is usually Granny, or as she is known at school Tristan's Grandma), paying ahead for school lunches in the cafeteria (at one point the child had a $50 credit in pre-k) I buy Valentine's cards in December, each teacher gets a gift at Christmas and at the end of the year, along with a thank you note. Need I continue?
We are off to open house tonight for Thing 1 to find out who his teacher is, and see who all is in his class. It's also my time to scare the mess out of his teacher with the whole peanut allergy talk. Let's cross our fingers for another good year.
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