His First Day of School

Jamie seemed to have a pretty good day at school. This is kind of what happened from what we've been able to understand of what he's saying and evidence from his bookbag... some of this won't make any sense (welcome to my world)

• He ate all of his lunch - every bit, and Tom thought I gave him too much... :p
  
• Lunch in the cafeteria is "free" - we are still puzzled over this one because when I asked him if he bought milk with the lunch card that I faced the overly happy lunch ladies to get (see previous post this morning) he said no, but everything was free. I tried explaining the lunch card (using my debit card as an example) but obviously I'm an idiot because he told me his lunch card is for Target. Ummm... okay.
• They read a book The Kissing Hand (which now that I just looked it up on Amazon makes more sense with the rest of his day)
• They did a handprint on a card and made it into a puzzle:
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• The playground is too little and he and the little girl next door didn't go on the web thing because there were too many kids playing spiders and they were scared.
• They won't let him play basketball on the court next to the playground.
• A racoon came to their classroom, left footprints and cookies for them while they were at recess. (The teacher too)
  
• The racoon is really a puppet and named Chester
  
• Two kids got put in time-out. One for not listening and one for hurting his finger (?)
• He likes being #1 in line (they line up according to their numbers - we have a "B" last name, so he's first).
• When someone is acting up, instead of pointing it out the first time, the teacher says "Criss Cross Applesauce" to get their attention. (Wha?)
• If you want to go home, tell the teacher and she'll call your mommy. (don't call me lady, he's yours now)
  
• You have to be quiet in the hallway and put your hands behind your back when you walk (what?)
• He got to see the little girl next door in the music room
• He had to sit with his class at lunch and not next to the little girl next door

There is no easy way to pick up your child - you either park and walk to the front door with a million other people or you sit in line in your car, they won't be able to find your kid, the principle will come out with him and explain that usually he'd be with the teacher, but she had a kid get on a bus that wasn't supposed to (umm... so who was watching my kid? Obviously someone)... and then Jamie got upset because he couldn't find me or something. Whatever, dude, this picking up thing has got to get easier. At my neice's school, they kept the kids in the cafeteria, one of the teachers there had a walkie-talkie and another teacher would stand about 5 cars in from the line and ask you your kid's name, they'd call it over the walkie, the kid would come out, another teacher would ask which one is your mommy and the line actually MOVED. Dude, that SUCKED today.

And why does my camera take such brilliant outdoor photos and such sucky indoor photos unless I use the flash? I need one like Kami (hint hint Tom - xmas!)