Cat's Exciting Day

or, should I say, maybe the best day of her life?

For the last week Cat has complained when we are going to school that she's not going to be early enough to be the line leader. You see, as soon as each child arrives in class, he/she gets to choose a job for the day. Cat usually gets stuck with chair helper or something really unexciting like that, because we are one of the last ones to get to school. But I want her to learn that she is responsible for getting herself ready in the morning, and I am thankful for this "whoever gets their first gets the good jobs" incentive. For the last few days we have really struggled in the morning because she plays and sings and does a lot of stuff besides get herself ready in the morning. But today, she was psyched!

She was awake at 7:00 and ready to leave at 7:20. She was the third one in her class, and she got her dream job--line leader for the whole day! She had a huge smile on her face, turned to her teacher and said, as if highlighting the incredible luck she was having, "AND my friends are coming over to play after school and AFTER THAT I get to go to my Grammy's house!" Both of those things are true, and I sure hope this day turns out to be as wonderful as it has started for her!