Chocolate and Bribery

I think that the people that take care of your children should be treated wonderfully. Thank you notes, treats, flowers, baked goods, Starbucks, etc. An extra thank you never hurt anyone - right? Plus, I think that the sooner you butter up the teacher, the better your child will be treated.

Some people may disagree with this theory, but I have been doing it for the past 18 months and have had not had one single complaint from Miss A's church nursery workers. (A similar theory goes for traveling with babies/toddlers/kids - dress them super cute and you are less likely to get those glares from other passengers)

And now that Miss A is about to start preschool, I now have 2 sets of teachers to bribe/woo with treats. Luckily, I love to pretend that I am Martha so this is super fun and easy for me. Miss A's meet the teacher night at her preschool is coming up and I am making homemade chocolate chip cookies for her teachers.

Every holiday will be met with an appropriate treat - pumpkin bread, cranberry muffins, a basket of bloomimg mums, etc. Other mom's in the class might hate me for doing this, but such is life.

Oh yeah - you better believe she is going to be dressed like a little doll baby on her first day of school. A camel gingham smocked dress with brightly colored scissors in the collar and a bright red bow.