Monday Gratitude

What I’m grateful for going into this week:

1. B had a good first session with the speech language pathologist, despite her concerns at our evaluation that he wouldn’t be able to follow her instructions. The exercises were very simple and he did pretty well, and we’ve been working with him since then and we’re seeing improvement. I’m feeling optimistic.

2. Our neighbor has great things to say about the preschool program we’ve chosen for B next year. We ran into her and her family at the playground yesterday and chatted about preschool – we had no idea her son has been in that class, with the same teacher, this past year. She says it has done WONDERS for her son’s development, which was really reassuring to hear. We’re really excited that that’s where he’ll be next year.

3. That I’m almost done with my co-op parent responsibilities. The fundraisers are all over, my committee has held its last meeting, the final parent meeting is this Thursday, and all I’ve got left besides a few more weeks of classes is an end-of-year cleaning shift. Y’all, it has been a lot. Some parents thrive in a co-op environment, but I am not one of them. And with everything I’ve heard about drama at the board level, and the parent drama my class has already dealt with, as well as chatting with a few moms at a birthday party last weekend and hearing that they’re all overwhelmed – well, I’m doubtful that anybody involved is actually thriving. The classes have been really beneficial for B, though, and I’ve met a few parents I genuinely hope to remain friends with, so in those ways it’s been worth it.

4. I had a really fun night out with one of the preschool moms last week. This mom and I have been trying to get together for a while, but our kids kept alternating periods of illness. We decided last-minute to attend a school event together and I had SUCH a great time. It was really refreshing to spend time with another mom I felt I could really relate to – that just hasn’t happened before. The vibes could not be beat. I really hope she and I become good friends.

5. Brooklyn 99. Hands down, my favorite show. For me it’s a show that always feels good, with characters I want to root for (like, all of them, even the criminals), it’s hilarious but not stupid, and even though I’ve seen it three times now it’s so densely funny that I’m surprised by the jokes and the plot twists every time. This show got me through the months after my dad’s death, and somehow that doesn’t make me sad rewatching it now. And the reason we’re rewatching it now is that it’s the perfect show to decompress with after an episode of The Pitt. I’m not a huge TV person and I often get bored and can’t make myself give a shit what happens from one episode of a show to another, but I absolutely love this show. (I’m also really liking The Pitt, but goddamn).