'cause you had a bad day
you're taking one down
you sing a sad song just to turn it around
you say you don't know
you tell me don't lie
you work at a smile and you go for a ride
you had a bad day
the camera don't lie
you're coming back down and you really don't mind
you had a bad day
- daniel powter

yesterday was ryder's first day of pre-school and i envisioned happily dropping him off and taking lots of great first day of school photos. nope. it wasn't happy and no photos. first, it was hard to get the whole morning organized. second, ryder thought that he was going to be in the same classroom as sky and when he wasn't, he threw a fit and i ended up dragging him into his classroom. don't worry, the teacher tells me, he only cried for the first 20 minutes. she also said, ryder NEEDS preschool. i equated that to: he's a spoiled brat and he needs to be in preschool to get some of the brattiness out of him. i said: i know, he's such a momma's boy...and i smiled. she: smiled right back at me. i really love the preschool teachers (all of them) and took no personal offense. deep inside, i knew exactly what she meant.

well, today was a much better day. :-) ryder didn't cry and his teacher said he did very good today...and is making friends, other than his sister (who he sees at lunch and recess). yay!

and it's amazing what you can get done in 30 minutes with no children in the house. i felt like a little bee (on caffeine, of course) buzzing around my house, pollinating each room with a bit of organization and cleanliness. i got things done in 30 minutes, which would have normally taken me hours to finish. what a concept this preschool thing is and the best thing is...they love it too. :-)

happy first week of school.