Tomorrow marks a pretty huge milestone in Henry's life. It's his first day of preschool. I feel fine about the whole thing; actually I'm excited. This is perfect for him. Before it occurs I thought I would offer my prediction and then later compare it to how it actually went.
So, this is how it will go.
School starts at 9:30. They ask the kids to stay in the hall until the exact time. They also want all of the good byes in the hall. Aaron will bring Henry there with plenty of time to spare. They will hang up his back pack and then just wait and wait. While waiting in the hall, both Henry and Aaron will be silent for a good few minutes. His teacher will announce it is time to go in, and Henry will give a quiet good bye and a wave.
Then starts the fun. I actually think he will do very well. I'm sure he'll be quiet for most of the day, but he'll do exactly what he is supposed to. I wouldn't be surprised if he never uttered a word to his teachers the whole day. He'll practice his coloring, read books and maybe even play swords with a random kid. There are scheduled bathroom breaks, and he will do what he is supposed to with no problems (although we will have a change of clothes in his backpack). He won't get upset with anything except maybe opening his fruit cup and pulling up his pants. He will not argue with any kids but will ask them if they like Mario and if they play Wii (hopefully the kids will know what he is talking about). He will love the outdoor classroom.
Before he knows it, school will be done and Aaron will come pick up him.
Henry will say it went fine, but will not give many details. Then I'll come home and try to wriggle every detail I can out of him. After our conversation we will go upstairs and finish the show "Wipeout" that we started the night before. We'll both laugh at all the guys falling and then call it a night.
Sounds good to me.
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