It is one of those regular school days for my 3-year old Amber. Her Busy Bunnies class starts at 10:45 am. She was back to her usual looking-forward-to-an-enjoyable-school mood today unlike yesterday when she was screaming her heart out in telling me that she's not going to school.
Our daily routine in going to school is to take a cab that will take us to a short 5-minute ride to Toddlers Unlimited at Leviste St. from our abode at Malugay St., get off at Alpap 1 building then take the elevator to the 7th floor where the school is located. I bring her to the green room and after saying "I love you" to each other, I sit and wait for her at the couch in the waiting area for two hours.
For the next two hours, you may see me browsing at the magazines located at one of the shelves for all the mothers, aunties, yayas, lolas doing the same thing everyday for their little ones. I learned alot of things about the uniqueness of every child, mother and yaya that I've talked too and it is one of those times that I get to enjoy waiting because in return I learn something about life and living.
Thank God for Starbucks! If I feel sleepy or bored, I reward myself with an iced tea or hot chocolate with bagel and if I'm lucky I get to go with one of my mom-friends which for me is the start of worthy talks and discussions about child-rearing, wellness, "future" schools for our kids and almost any topic under the sun. This is fun for me because you get ideas, learn new things about something that you're not used to and somehow builds your confidence and self-esteem and gives you encouragement when you have something new you want to try and just don't have the guts to do so.
Anyway, today I changed my routine, I walked home to check on my one-year old daughter Ina who was left with a helper. I got 1 1/2 hours of spare time to be with her before I go back to Amber's school. I was able to bathe her and see her eat lunch and still have time to give her plenty of kisses before her Ate Amber comes home. Don't get me wrong but this is the only time that she gets to have my undivided attention and she loves it.
At 1:00 pm, I was back to fetch Amber. They were at the Romp Area for playtime and of course it was full of giggling, shrieking, running for the next 15 minutes of unadulterated fun. This time always ends with a goodbye song and they're off to get their chosen colored stamps to end their school day.
The walk to our house takes us 5-10 minutes depends on the number of dog poops that we have to "avoid" while walking on the sidewalk. The walk is something Amber enjoys despite the heat but the poop is another thing. She hates it. She doesn't understand why there are poops everywhere. She knows that sidewalks are for people not dog toilet. After much debate on why dogs poop anywhere, where to walk and if Tatay can just carry her so she won't step on the poop, we're finally home.
Another day in school learning and one more school day to look forward to..... for the week.
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