These past few weeks have been crazy. I wanted to take a minute to drop a blog in. There was a moment this week that made me chuckle and I’m hoping it will be for you too. So, the school uses this app called “ClassDojo” and I received a message from the teacher stating that please look in the children’s backpacks as there are important documents I’m sending home for you to review, sign, and return. OK, I thought, no big deal. It’s the beginning of the school year this was nothing unusual. Thinking this will be simple, I had homework instead of my child today.
The jeep pulls into the parking spot, we exit the vehicle, Katelynn is taking a while. But my daughter is notorious for piddling, so I didn’t assume anything nefarious. We go in the house to complete our traditional take shoes off, dump our items, and off to play, wreak havoc, cook, or whatever is on our to do list that day.
Knowing I have homework I request Katelynn to grab her backpack and bring it to me. Not that I couldn’t have grabbed it, but we are still working on listening and following directions. So, Katelynn ran happily to her cubby and brought me her things (more than what I asked for) but I received the backpack.
I proceeded to open her clear backpack and pull out her folder. I’m anticipating this paperwork. To my surprise the folder was empty. I grabbed my phone and sent a message to the teacher saying that I did not receive any paperwork, did Katelynn get skipped or is the paperwork going to be sent later that week. As it was well after business hours, I did not receive a response.
The next day I drive Katelynn to the bus stop. We sat there waiting for its arrival, we finish her AM tube feed like normal when the bus begins backing in our driveway. As Katelynn jumps out of the jeep in a hurry to get to school, something falls out with her – the paperwork. I get her on the bus safely, examine the back seat to find ALL the required paperwork for the teacher. I laughed at the situation, as none of the paperwork was urgent, I still wrote the teacher a note explaining the situation, knowing Katelynn she just chuckled. Katelynn is 11 years old and in the 5th grade. I can only imagine what things will be like when I ask for paperwork and she’s a teenager. I’m just happy that report cards aren’t sent home like when I was a kid. Technology can be a good thing. Hope this brightens your day as it did mine.