What our August has lacked in pizzazz it has definitely made up for in big decision making.
One of those decisions has seemed both especially monumental and miniscule at the same time.
It regarded our little guinea pig.
And what hamster wheel we thought best for him to run on.
Last week we got a call from our local charter school. Nearly six months ago we had put Evan’s name on the list for the lottery to get into this academy. It is very difficult. And we had settled on the fact that he would be starting kindergarten at our local elementary school instead. But the call came saying Evan’s name had been picked in the final drawing to start school on Monday. And suddenly we were faced with this HUGE decision, with pros and cons on both sides. Keep Evan at the local elementary school, whose test scores don’t even pass the “No Child Left Behind Act”, but where all his friends are and where he would most certainly succeed despite the low school scores, or buy him some uniform clothes and drive the longer distance to the highly acclaimed Preparatory Academy where he will know very few people, but may have the opportunity to excel. Oh and also, year-round school vs. traditional school years.
This decision has consumed me.
It’s kindergarten for goodness sake!!! I get that. But it’s also my precious guinea pig we’re talking about.
Well, we finally settled on a decision.
And driving Evan to school today helped solidify it.
School Uniforms – here we come!
p.s. Happy Birthday Mom!
