100% Kelly

I was really looking forward to this day as it will be my very first parent’s orientation (Manu is an incoming pre-nursery student). I was hoping to talk to my fellow TBS parents and bring home a few good photos of the meeting. Sad to say, I wasn’t able to take a single picture! Most probably because I had a lot on my mind even before the meeting began…

It started around 2am when I noticed that Manu’s yaya hasn’t come home yet from her supposed meeting with her husband. I specifically stated that she should be in by 11pm, and to find out that she wasn’t there just made me lose my cool. I tried to shrug it off by returning to sleep but then Manu has just woken up for his medicine because he was nursing a 37-38C-ish fever. I had to tend to his needs and demands (”Mommy, Pooh! Mommy, watch Pooh!”; “No! I choose”; “Mommy, feyd (afraid)”; and so on ) which were never-ending! Two and a half hours after, I finally got that needed rest.

I woke up feeling excited (because of the parent’s orientation) and stressed (because I had to do an early morning sermon to the maid) . I wanted to do away with negative feelings asap so I went and did the talk. Just as I was in the middle of the lecture, I noticed that my other helper (who goes home on a daily basis) hasn’t arrived yet. Great. Now I have to go to the parents’ orientation all by myself as I don’t want to leave sick little boy with his yaya alone in the house. Did I mention that the carpet cleaning company has just called to say it was on its way to our place to shampoo our sofa and dining chairs? (This reminds me to have my roman blinds changed to wood blinds) Stress! I have barely an hour to get pretty I was still lucky that I was able to leave the condo 15 minutes before the orientation started.

I arrived at the school just in time. I still had a few more to put on my favorite blush, in fact . Anyway, we were led to the older preschool classroom where the 30 minute orientation was held. I liked the way they opened the meeting - they had us sing the “Hello! Hello!” song (which by now I know by heart). The following discussions just went by and by 30 minutes, we were out and making chika . I really hate myself for not taking pictures of the moms I’ve become friends with, and of the nursery classroom. It was adorable since the room was full of pictures of the kids and their families, the learning centers were properly set up, and the materials were already in place. Anyhoo, no sense in crying over spilled milk so I just promised myself to take photos, as if my digicam’s battery life would not die, on Manu’s first day at school.

Sadly, Manu’s pediatrician confirmed, during our earlier check-up, that he has the flu, advised us to observe him until Monday, and if the fever still persists by lunchtime that day, we should have him undergo CBC test (to rule out dengue and typhoid fever). I pray that what he has is just the flu. No mom wants his child to go through anything more serious than the flu. (Update: as of the moment, his temperature is normal. Thank you, Lord.)

So. This means that Manu will be attending school not on the school’s official first day. Sayang, but never mind because what’s most important is that he gets back to his normal healthy self.

The little boy’s calling me now. “Feyd” daw sya