Early Bird Saturday
People who know me know that I would do anything for shopping, even sacrify hours of beauty sleep. I would get up at 6am and go shopping the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas, dispite the fact I left the same mall at mid-night when they close. Or get up even early and drive an hour to shop at Outlet mall. That was all history since I was pregnant with Ashlyn.
I was told everything would change once you had babies and your kids are your first priority. I knew it was true when Ashlyn was born, and now, I couldn’t agree more.
Summer recreation classes offered by the community center began registration for residence on 3/24, Saturday, 8 am to 12noon. I got up around 7am, left home and got there, parked, and got in line around 7:25. It’s not far away from home, kind of just around the corner. Got there and there’s already a line of people, about 100 of them, with picnic chairs, blankets, and coffee in hands. I wondered what time they were there. It’s like lining up at Best Buy at the wee hours on the day after Thanksgiving, or lining up at Target, Circuit City, and Best Buy on Sundays for Wii. This is insane!!
I was #127. As I was waiting in line, more people came. They began the registration 15mins early. By the time I got to the door around 7:50am, turned around and looked, there’s probably another 100 people behind me.
The registration process didn’t take long. What they did was simply take your registration form, checked your IDs and take your money from your wallet. Applications will not be processed until later, and will be processed in the order based on the number you received.
What’s the damage? Ka-Ching$$$$ ! $172 for 2 classes for each of my kid, total $344, that’s like a month of my car payment! O, almost forgot, there’s a $20 material fee for each participant for one of the classes.
Here are what I have signed up for Ashlyn and Alex. There’re limited classes for their age. Class #1: Little Panda. The class introduces children to Mandarin through folksongs, nursery rhymes, creative movement and instrumental play. Class #2: Tumbling Tikes. Basically it’s English version of Little Panda, or like Gymboree classes.
I’m sure Ashlyn would like to take ballet class, but she has to be 3 by the time the first class begins. Oh well, next summer then. And for next next summer, when Ashlyn turns 4, will sign her up for Ballroom dance class. Get her ready for her “first dance”!
Classes for Alex? don’t know yet, maybe Hip Hop dancing for him.
So, I got home around 8:10am, just as I got cozy and trying to catch up with my beauty sleep, Mr. Alex was awake! NO WAY!! I have done my part, it’s Johnson’s turn. Wake me up for lunch!
Next time, I’m gonna go early, get in line and get ticket #1, go home for a nap, and return before noon to turn in my application. Just wish I knew better. Oh Rookie!
XOXO
