Jake's Preschool Graduation!

May 19th, 2008 - Monday 7:00 PM



Jake's school had a big graduation ceremony for all of the PreK kids. It was pretty impressive. The kids all dressed in cute little cap and gowns and they all stood up there and showed off all the songs and dances and things they learned in preschool. Then they had a great slide show of the kids answering questions like, "What makes a good teacher?" and "What did you learn in school?"


Then the kids went to the back and the director called each child's name and they would come up front receive their "diploma" and walk over to a microphone and tell everyone what they wanted to be when they grew up.


Well let me just back pedal a little bit and tell a story from a few months ago. Jake was getting ready for bed and he was asking what he could be when he grew up.

Jake: Mommy what should I be when I grow up?
Mommy: Well you get to decide when your a grow up. What kind of things are you interested in?
Jake: Well it would be cool to be an astronaut.
Mommy: Very cool, what else?
Jake: How about a race car driver?
Mommy: Ummm, that's pretty dangerous.
Jake: What job could I have and still live at home with you?
Mommy: That's a great idea! You could be a telecommuter and then you could work from home all day long and live with Mommy!


Fast forward to preschool graduation day. Jake is the very first child called and he walks straight up to that microphone and determinedly shouts, "I want to be a telecommuter when I grow up!"


The entire hall cracks up laughing and Rob gives me the evil eye and says, "That's not even a job it's a method of working. And besides I thought we agreed we would encourage him to move out of the house at 18?"


Hmmm.... looks like I need to find an occupation for Jake where he can live next door to me.