The Letter "f"

It could stand for so many things. "F"irst day back. "F"ire, "f"rench "f"ries.....

Today it stands for "f"irst day of preschool as it was Coop's first day at the "Y" Preschool. A little later than the rest of the kids but we had a little delay getting him registered. I'll spare you the boring details but it involved scrambling to find a back up school. Coop was put on a waitlist at the "Y" and after deciding that perhaps it wasn't going to clear, we picked a plan "b". Two days before he was supposed to start at the other school, we got a call that the "Y" had space.

All I can say is that I stressed out quite a bit for nothing. I came to the conclusion that I would look back at this entire decision making process and laugh that I made such a big deal about it. I really did feel like I was going on a campus tour but for preschools instead of college. With everything in life, us mamas make a big deal about the "firsts". In the end it all worked out.

The teacher said Coop did great. He was a little shy at first but then warmed up. It helped that the fire incident base for the fire that is in the park is directly next to the school. His teacher said that he was explaining all that he knew about fire. They were even drawing fire trucks when Coop first arrived.

I haven't gotten much out of Coop about what they did today but I quickly learned that it involved the letter "f". He said they went on a hike outside gathering "f's". He was all smiles when I picked him up and we decided to stop by Mark's office on our way home. And then the tears started.......he discovered that he lost some of his "f's" that he had collected in his pocket.

You can imagine the lines that started flying........when Marks's boss saw Coop and asked how his first day was, we had to explain to him that he was upset because he lost his letter "f's". He immediately replied without missing a beat 'don't worry buddy, I'm sure your Dad can help you find more. He drops "f's" all the time.'

I told him not to worry 'he'll get lots more f's" at school.' I really was referring to the letter as reassurance but had to laugh the minute it came out. Probably not the best thing to say to your child on his first day as we begin to start setting the tone for his future.

For what it's worth, Coop is no longer upset about his lost "f's". He had a "f"abulous "f"irst day.