I feel kinda like Sadam Hussein must have felt when Hans Blix was making the rounds inspecting for evidence of WMD's. You see, tomorrow, my daughter's teacher and a classroom aide are coming over to the house for a "home visit." This isn't like a social services call...its totally voluntary and is partly an excercise in social skills for the children.
Many of the children in my little one's class have speech development issues, or other issues such as socialization problems, etc. Apparently the teachers in this preschool program have found that the children are thrilled to have teacher visits and love to give "tours" of their homes and talk about things that are very familiar to them (family, toys, pets, etc.)
But I am not sure if they are "looking" for something or not...in our case we have a bookcase full of kids books and a quiet place, away from TV, to read. We have easily-accesible toys of diffent types: games, puzzles, "pretend play" stuff, stuffed animals, craft supplies... what else could she need?
So...needless to say I have eschewed a "workout"; in its place I have been furiously whipping through the house vacuuming every baseboard, cobweb, and air duct. I even vacuumed out the fireplace. I organized toys, put all papers in a neat pile, cleaned out the cat litter box, hmmm...I feel like there is something I am forgetting. Oh yeah, I need to spray FEBREEZE everywhere and put the slipcover back on the sofa.
Tomorrow will also be busy as I will put fresh linens on the table, mop the floors, and brew some coffee. Hmm...or maybe I should make tea? Argh! The visit is only supposed to be 30 minutes long. I think it should be ok (fingers crossed.)
Posted at 03:03 pm by
brandy101
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Lyly
November 5, 2004 08:59 PM PST
I vacuum the fireplace too. |
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Gigglesbee
November 5, 2004 08:26 AM PST
You'll do fine, brandy!!! Take a breath! hehe
I can feel your pain though, I'm sure I'd be the same exact way! A place for everything, and everything in its place! :) |
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scott
November 5, 2004 04:48 AM PST
You may need to conceal the manacles, pit bulls and also make sure the coke is taped under the toilet cistern. :-) |
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AnotherMan
November 4, 2004 06:48 PM PST
I think it would only be fair if all the parents were allowed to do the same thing to the teacher. All of you arrange to show up at her home as a group and "size" her up! |
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brandy101
November 4, 2004 03:45 PM PST
yeah, and I'll dress her in rags like "cinderella"! |
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Adam
November 4, 2004 03:24 PM PST
Bah - Let 'em see the mess. Then when they get there, you can apologize and say your kid has been slacking on her chores.
That'll give them something to think about. :D |
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