Gabriel did not get accepted to the private school where he had his interview last weekend. At first, I was disappointed (though they did say they would be willing to re-screen him in the spring, so it's not an absolute no). But then, I got to thinking and I'm not so sure I want to try again in the spring. In fact, I have to wonder if them saying no was a blessing in disguise.

They said he was smart enough. He passed all of the mental tests (animal sounds, colors, letters, numbers, etc.) with flying colors. However, the reason they said no is because he's immature. *blink* He's 3. He tried to climb on the table, he ate his froot loops instead of making them into a necklace, he colored on his hands with the marker (which, by the way, washed out of his shirt just fine), etc. Gabriel is 3. It's normal for him to climb on a table, eat froot loops, and go crazy with a marker (hey, at least he didn't try to draw on the walls or the teacher, right). I don't know if I want him in a school (at least at this age) where they don't want a 3 year old to act like he's three.

Now, don't get me wrong, this is a fantastic school. But, just because it's a good school doesn't mean it's the right school. I also don't like their dress code for the lower school. No jeans (pants must be nice trousers), all shirts must be polo or button up the front (and have no designs on them), cannot wear all black (too goth), and boys MUST have short hair (so his hair right now is a no). I don't like that at all. I can understand a dress code for the high school and maybe even for the middle school, but for the grade school (and pre-school)? I want Gabriel to be able to explore who he is and how he wants to dress and not be forced into a preppy mold. And, of course, all hair colors must be natural. Meh. I would have HATED that as a kid. Not cool.

We also knew from the screening that we wouldn't be making friends with the parents of the other kids. They were very... snobby. One of the guys was non-stop talking about how his three year old would be going to Harvard and MAYBE Yale if he wasn't making the grades he should be. Wow, way to pressure your toddler there buddy. Rob and I are much more laid back and don't look down on people based upon what they have and don't have. This place was very snobby, but that's to be expected I guess in a prep school.

Anyway, it's a great school, but it might not be the right school. Gabriel doesn't seem to be the mature adult-like three year old they're looking for and they don't seem to be what we're looking for either. So, for now, we're going to look at possibly having Gabriel do daycare at Kohl's one day a week down the road (for the social interaction) and then maybe send him to our local Kindercare for preschool. Or, even public school. I was shocked to find out that our public grade school has a pre-k in it for four year olds.

On the bright side, I've been doing some research and our local public schools are great, some of the best in the county. So, that's encouraging.

Anyway, to make a long story short, even though Gabriel didn't make it in for the fall interview rounds for pre-school at the BA, I'm thinking that might not be a bad thing. Regardless, I'm still proud of Gabriel for trying. And yes, I still think it's cute and funny that he ate the froot loops. Guess I'm immature too. *nyah*

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You Think That Sophistication is Glamourous

You think that no one is born glamourous. Glamour is something that must be cultivated. You respect people who are worldly and cosmopolitan. Even if people is not well traveled, they can at least to their best not to be provincial. You are attracted to people who have a broad perspective on life and aren't judgmental in the least. You'd like to consider yourself one of these urbane people, though you can't help but judge those who are narrow minded.

The Glamour Test