Orientation at Dorothy's preschool went fabulously. We're so excited for her to attend this great program. I feel like the teachers share my values and that she's really going to benefit from this year or two, and that the harmony between the school's values and mine should make an easy transition on to homeschool if that is indeed the route we take. Hooray for the start of something wonderful and new!
At orientation they told us each child needs a satchel-style bag and a resting rug. I'd already taken care of the bag, but she didn't have a rug yet. I wasn't sure what the other kids would have--if everyone else had a plain bath towel, I didn't want my little princess to tramp in with some fussy handmade setup that would make us seem show-offish or materialistic. But the example our teacher showed us of a resting rug was actually a simple little floor quilt with a hook for hanging on their little hooks, so I decided to fix Dorothy up with one on that model. We tucked the baby in for a nap and then headed downstairs to the fabric stash where Dorothy selected purple as a primary color, and I dug out several fabric scraps, some hand-me-down fabric, a thrifted shower curtain, an old stained tablecloth, and two thrifted sheets that all came together in a pleasantly purple way. I just cut 3 inch strips of various lengths to make an intentionally haphazard stripe pattern, and I like the way it turned out. It's solid purple on the back and I sandwiched an old stained bath towel inside to make it comfy for lying on the preschool floor during their wind-down time. She loves it and has slept on top of it in bed the last two nights. I told her when she lays on it she'll feel like Mommy is giving her a great big hug.
And here's a little pirate booty! I crocheted dark grey longies with a skull and crossbones motif on the bum when I found out I was pregnant with a boy, last fall. I was concerned he'd grow out of them before cool enough weather came, but fortunately I could still stuff him into them (and enjoy seeing how cute they looked) yesterday.
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