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Thursday, November 08, 2007

I May Have Spoke Too Soon

I may have spoke too soon yesterday when I gave out my idea of Three Items or Less. It's kind of ironic because at this time last year, I also had a million dollar idea: sell my fantastic lottery ticket for preschool registration. I had the first registration slot.

This year I am in need or a million dollar idea. Why is that? Because this year the lottery ticket I have for preschool registration is for the very last slot. In fact, I was told by the director that OS will not get into morning preschool with that number and that my afternoon options would be very limited. Fortunately, I'm on the waiting list for turned in tickets (a.k.a. tickets from people who don't need their tickets because their youngest is done with the preschool).

I know what you're thinking. "If you get a better lottery ticket, how is that fair? Are you going to be cutting in line so to speak?" The answer to that bluntly is yes. However, preschool registration in and of itself is ironic in that parents pay lots of money for kids to learn important life lessons like how to follow directions and wait in line yet can't do these things themselves. I quickly found out last year that parents do not follow directions when it comes to preschool registration. I guess it's a good thing they're paying for their kids to learn these lessons from someone else. If a new ticket doesn't pan out though, keep your eye out for Three Items or Less since I'm going to need the cash to buy a better lottery ticket.

I'll leave you with my lesson learned from preschool registration last year:
Preschool registration is like voting in Chicago: register early and register often.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 7:42 PM   4 comments
4 Comments:

  • At 11/08/2007 9:10 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    Ugh. I can't handle all that lottery stuff! I think I would have had a fit if my daughter hadn't gotten into the kindergarten school I wanted!

     

  • At 11/09/2007 12:52 AM, Blogger Chantelle said…

    Wow, this kindergarten thing sounds like a pain in the butt!

     

  • At 11/09/2007 8:41 AM, Blogger Jodi said…

    Argh, I'm just starting the preschool application process and it sucks. Around here they give preference though for currently enrolled students and siblings.

     

  • At 11/13/2007 9:37 AM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    That sucks. good luck with registration.

     
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