Preschool and the Gin Show

Well, sounds like Mallory's preschool has officially been figured out.

 

Although I love being back home in Todd County, I'm not at all impressed with the pre-K options available. Well, there are no options available unless you are low income, that's all they allow in the public school system pre-school program. And there are no other private options available in the county, so Todd County kids are pretty much screwed when it comes to preschool.

 

I debated on if I really thought she needed it but I think it will be good for her and they soak up so much knowledge at this age, I know she will learn a lot.

 

There are several good ones in Hopkinsville, about 25 minutes away, but the only one with after care (which I obviously need) is at UHA. That's also where Zaylei goes (so Stefanie can take her in the mornings) and also my friend Jarrod's daughter goes there with his son starting first grade there next year, so we know some people there and I've been really impressed with them in our visits.

 

We stopped by on the way to the Gin Show on Friday to drop off our deposit and to show Ben and Mallory the school. As soon as we walked into the Pre-K 3 room Mallory made herself at home and started playing with everything. She loved it! The teachers seem great and Ben liked it as well, so that's pretty much settled, M will start preschool there in late August.

 

Then we headed to Memphis. I was going to work the Gin Show meeting people and making contacts while Ben and M looked around. Ben's parents were to meet us there Friday night for the weekend. Everyone enjoyed looking around the Gin Show which is not anywhere near as crazy and crowded as the Farm Machinery Show in Louisville! After dinner Friday night Bean got to spend some time playing in the pool at the hotel and then everyone crashed!

 

Saturday it was back to the Gin Show so I could meet up with a few other people, so we were there till around 2 pm and then we headed over to Germantown to meet up with Todd, Amy and cooper. We just spent the afternoon with them at their house and then went to one of Ben's fav Memphis BBQ joints, the Commissary, it was good, I had Chicken Nachos. We stayed the night with Todd and Amy and Mallory and Cooper had a ball playing. Well Mallory had fun playing with all of Cooper's toys!

 

Sunday Amy and Todd fixed us a yummy breakfast and then we headed back to Kentucky. We stopped off in Clarksville on the way back so Ben could get some running shoes. He's determined to take up running so I wanted him to get fit properly. Then we ran over to Bink's, an outfitter there on Franklin Street where they were having a 40% off North Face sale! Then we decided we were finally hungry and went over to the Black Horse for late lunch. Yummy! Then a quick run to target for Diapers and we headed home!

 

A great weekend, good to see family and friends, not I'm ready to be home for a few weekends : )