New School @ MindSay

I GOT ACCEPTED TO SHSU!

YAY!

Which means that we are now moving to Huntsville, TX, which is about a drive from here to Roswell from Houston.  Yay!  No freeways for me!  WoOt WoOt!  Ah!  I'm so excited!  I get to go to school with my older sister!  (Well, she's not my sister by blood or anything but she's like my sister.)

I'm so excited for this upcoming school year!

Not only that, but THEY HAVE A MARCHING BAND!

Is there no end to my excitement today?!

I can't wait to start my new life!

Today is the Demi-Goddesss' first day at her fancy, new private school.  Everyone was so nice to us when we got there.  The teachers who knew me kept introducing me to the other teachers as "Nurse Andria's sister"! LOL! My little one was understandable a little nervous and shy, but the cutest little girl came up to her and said, "Yay! Another girl!"  Then she started to show her where to put her backpack and told her that she would be sitting next to her. The other girls seemed happy, too.  Before my daughter came to their class, there were 9 boys and 5 girls.  The poor little lambs were feeling out numbered.

I think the little demi-goddess will like her new school. I pray she has a wonderful day!

Ever since we rang in 2007, I've had setback after fucking setback.  I was starting to get used to disappointment.  I found out that I was denied financial aid because I used up all of the allotted money for post bac work.  The husband said, "Its okay honey, your tuition isn't that much we can swing it."  Yay! I was happy for about 2 1/2 days.

Today, I got a phone call from my daughter's school saying that since their enrollment has gone up they are dropping all of their transfer students who are in either the 1st or the 4th grade in favor of all of the children that are zoned there.  My kid is zoned to a horrible school! I did not want to send her there.  I was furious! They just now called me to tell me this shit?  School starts on MONDAY!  All summer long my daughter was talking about how she couldn't wait to go back to school. She even started to doing a back to school countdown. 

I called my sister because I was looking for my mother to tell her what was going on.  She used to work at my daughter's school, however she took just a position at the school where my sister works (my sister is a school nurse.)  We couldn't get a hold of my mom, so in the meantime I told her what was going on.  She was also furious, but she suggested that I try to get my daughter into her school.  It seemed like a good solution because both my mother and my sister will be working there, but it's a private school and the tuition is $8000 a year!

My sister finally got a hold of my mother and she was adamant about getting my little one in the school. She told me she'd help pay for the tuition and I told her I would apply for financial aid.  I recently found out that there was financial aid for kids who needed to go to private school.  I rushed over to the school and filled out the paper eork, paid $80 for new uniforms (they have a strict dress code) and had a quick tour of the school. It is a very nice school and I felt a little better about her going there.

 After I left, I had to pick up my daughter from daycare and tell her that she wouldn't be going to her old school.  She was devestated.  She cried her little eyes out. I told her that the good news was that she would be going to the same school where Auntie and Tabba (grandma) work.  That seemed to cheer her up a bit.  Then I told her about all of the great things that the school had to offer. Then she got excited.  She called my sister and said, "Guess what Auntie. I'm going to go to your school on Monday!"  My sister was wise enough to act like she was surprised and excited.  My little one also felt the need to call her Tabba and tell her she'd be going to the school where she was working. 

My kid is amazing and quite resiliant. She is so excited about her new school that she went to bed with a smile on her face.  I on the other hand am still pissed off.  I look at all of the money I spent on uniforms for the other school still hanging in her closet and I cringe. I think of $8000 a year and I want to pass out.  Also, I HATE change and this seemed to be as jarring for me as it was for my daughter. She's ready to face a new experience and I'm still brooding over what happened. I need to take a page from my daughter and learn to be as positive as she is.

  wooooow, i haven't posted in like forever. :(:(:(:( today was interesting. My whole family went clothes shopping, and I got a sweater that i really, really like.  Navy blue with rainbow stuffs.  it was kinda from the adults' section, but that okay.  it's for petite, so it works.  Didn't like much of the stuff in my section, anyway. I also got a camera that I was supposed to get for my birthday several months ago, I just never got around to picking one out. ^^;  so I'm happy about that.  yay for pictures! :)

  my new middle school is doing pretty well. it's basically right next to my old elementary school so everyone goes there plus a ton of new people because it's really big. and my old school stops at 5th grade, so at least i know i couldn't still go there even if i wanted to because then i would feel bad.  it's better than before, anyway.  And a lot more interesting.  But one thing kind of bugs me... I've met a few friends, but I really wanted to meet more... i wanted to stop being so darn quiet and just be open and talkative. but even though i'm trying it isn't happening!!!!  well, maybe I was just meant to be an introvert?  It's not so bad, you get a little lonely occasionally, but you still have good friends, at least, I do.  Luckily my friends and I do enough stuff together so I'm not always just sitting home alone, which is really good. :) oh well, all good things come in time, right..? but all the people from my old school have met like 100 people and i haven't!!!! ohh so confusing.  i need to join something, i don't know what though. i don't really like sports. i'm usually in the school play, but that doesn't start until december....oh well, i guess i just hafta wait. *sigh*

oh my gosh this is so long!!!!! wow!!!!

New School

Rookie- Peach Pit Politics

CHORUS: we are today

we hold tomorrow in our hands

let's take this step by step

we only get one chance to make it last

it's just a matter of speaking

to get this off my mind

i've put this off for far too long

i'm leaving it all behind

why can't you see

what's you're meant to be?

are you're shoes tied up together?

Chorus

we are the hope for the hopeless

don't give the chance to dream away

you'll find, don't be falling

when the tightrope breaks

well i took my place

will you spit in my face?

or will you come and stand

beside me?

Chorus

you think you're

too cool for

the new school

the new school

                                               argh i love it!!!!