School Daze

Today was Tiernan's first day of pre-school. It was his third-first day of pre-school. Technically, it isn't his first day of school, because it is pre-school - not school. Technically, it isn't his first day of pre-school at Corpus Christi School, because we went to orientation yesterday, so yesterday his first day of pre-school, but not really...
This isn't the first time he's attending school. He went to preschool at the Kathy Dunn School from January to June, last year. The first day he went to Kathy Dunn was his first day. But not offically, because this year he's actually starting school with kids his own age. Since he's born in January, he wasn't three by Oct. 1 so he wasn't able attended. Now he is three and so are all the other kids in his class. This is the class he will be with through high school. (As long as he isn't a complete dult and gets left back or kicked out.) This year he is with his classmates.

It is his first day of school at Corpus Christi. He's been looking forward to going back to school. He really enjoyed Kathy Dunn. I am sure he's going to enjoy his new school. I sent him off today in the school yard with his Lightning McQueen backpack. I said, "See ya later, dude." He waved and said "Later, Dad." and marched with his classmates and teacher into school.

The other parents, were taking pictures and treating this as an occasion. I didn't bring a camera. It never even crossed my mind to bring a camera. He's not going to Kindergarten. He's going to Pre-K 3. I don't know. I just don't see a need to document this with a photo. I just don't think it is that momentus an occasion. I didn't take any pictures in January either, at his first, first day of school.

Maybe I am just a scrooge.