Denise Harrington's Blog

I sat in my car the other day and just laughed at myself. Even little Ava said, "Mommy, what are you doing??" But I couldn't help it. I just laughed and laughed. I've been so excited about registering Cashlin for Kindergarten. It's all I've been thinking about the last few weeks. I'm so overly organized, it's ridiculous. No wonder I'm such a high stress person. I filled all his forms out weeks in advance, took him for his shots, took him to see the dentist -- I was all set! Marked my calendar "REGISTER CASHLIN FOR SCHOOL!!!" in bold, big letters. Registration began at 9am last Wednesday morning. Oh my gosh, I couldn't wait. I even felt nervous. Would there be a big line? I packed snacks for Ava, packed toys for Dillon, dropped Cashlin off at preschool early and took off for his future school. I pictured the parking lot full of cars and crazy Kindergarten-to-be parents. Where would I parked, I wonder??? Okay, typical me...I arrive and it looks like a regular day at his school. There is no huge line up. There are no psycho parents running around. Oh -- except for me. Yes, me. I almost thought that I was there the wrong day, but then I knew that wasn't true. There was no way I was there the wrong day. Not me. I mean, come on, I called the day before just to make sure I had the right day written down on my calendar (even though I had the Kindergarten packet with the date right in front of me). I opened the door and saw the school secretary. I even started to laugh saying, "Is registration for Kindergarten today??" Of course it was. And I was the first person there. What the hell was I expecting?? -- people camping out like for American Idol?? I sat in my car afterwards and laughed at myself. I need to chill out. Most definitely.