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Portfolio Day. Always full of surprises.

June 3, 2014 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Today was Number 5’s “Portfolio Day” at preschool.

It’s like the biggest day of the year for the 4-year-olds.

And I totally forgot about it.

When we pulled into the parking lot at school, Number 5 looked at all the little girls in her class who were also walking into the building.

“Mommy? Why do all the girls want to look so pretty?” she asked me.

I had no idea what the hell she was talking about.

We left the house in a rush and Number 6 walked out to the car barefoot.

I had just thrown his sneakers into the front seat. I’d put them on when we got to school.

So I was trying to jam his feet into his sneakers and I was distracted.

When I finished tying his shoes, I looked around at all the girls walking into school.

They were all wearing dresses.

Shit.

Dresses. Why are they all wearing dresses?

SHIT!

Portfolio Day.

Fucking. Portfolio. Day.

I forgot all about it.

I had just told my husband a day or two ago that I thought it was next week.

Oops.

I guess it was this week.

I texted him.

I messed up. Portfolio Day is today at 10:45…

I had to rearrange my morning.

A big inconvenience, but not that big of a deal.

Although the fact that I was the Room Mom and hadn’t bought a gift for the teachers sort of was.

Plus, the last time I went to Portfolio Day was for Number 4.

That was the day one of her teachers told me the story of how Number 4 had filled up her nether regions with sand.

And then announced it to her whole entire Lutheran Preschool class.

I did not want to be that forgetful, shitty mom.

I mean, the title of Mother of the Daughter With A Vagina Full of Sand is enough.

So I rushed to Lowes, bought 3 hydrangeas, and made it back to Portfolio Day on time.

Thankfully, my husband was able to make it there, too.

We watched Number 5 sing Hello, and Dem Bones, and Skinamarinky Dinky Dink.

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Then, she showed us her portfolio.

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The work inside was, as expected, very cute.

This was my favorite:

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Then, we ate some ice cream.

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It started out rough, but it all worked out.

We had a nice time.

And not a grain of sand was in (or out) of sight.

Number 1! Please keep me there!

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