The Preschool Diva

I could save some serious cash on preschool this year. My four year old knows everything there is to know about, well, pretty much everything. To any statement you could possibly think up, her reply is "I know". She even borders on physic. For instance, we recently received a postcard in the mail from her new preschool teacher welcoming her and letting us know she was going to be in the dinosaur class. (Every classroom takes on a different animal theme and they learn about that animal throughout the year.) As I read it aloud with as much as enthusiasm as I could possibly muster - trust me, it was an impressive, rock solid performance - she nonchalantly replied, "I know". She also knows that shopping and/or ice cream always make you feel better, black goes with everything and boys are stinky. See? I told you. She knows EVERYTHING.

She's my strong willed child; the one I've named all my gray hairs after. She has been insisting on picking out her own clothes since before she was even potty trained and faces the world square on, holding absolutely nothing back. If your hair looks crazy or she doesn't like your outfit, you'll be the first to know. She is our constant reminder of my husband's late grandmother, the one who told me I had good birthing hips in our early dating years. (Oh yes... she did. She was also apparently right.) All of these qualities that sometime drive me crazy are also the reason I am totally in love with this little diva.

We have a few more weeks before she starts to school so I'm trying to mentally prepare. Hmmmmm... Perhaps I should warn her preschool teacher so she can do the same.