I am not one of those parents who allows their child time off for no good reason. Unless she has a temperature, or has been puking, or a broken bone, or a contagious rash, if it’s a school day, you can bet she’ll be there.
Kicking and screaming, perhaps but there nonetheless. I read a statistic somewhere that children of stay-at-home parents tend to have worse school attendance than children of working parents, and so I have made it my personal mission not to be part of that statistic.
Having said that, today, I did allow Roo to skive off school, because at the moment, my Dad’s girlfriend is visiting from New Zealand, and she came to see us, and brought her Granddaughter with her, who also happens to be Roo’s oldest and bestest friend. These two girls have been firm chums since babyhood. Last year, we moved away and they don’t get to see much of each other anymore.
So yes, I think their reunion was a valid reason for a day off preschool.
And what did these sweet little ladies get up to? Well, they decorated cakes:
And we took them to the park for a post-icing run around
where they had a nice chat on the roundabout
And finally, they munched on the aforementioned cakes back at home
I love seeing these little girls together. Here is to more happy reunions for them!
daaahhH!!! that looks like the BEST day.
Lovely pics – especially pic3. :-) xx
Thanks guys! Megs, it was a lovely day, and Paaj, you were missed! xxx
Pre-school? Good lord I wouldn’t bat an eyelid! BTW every time I come here I want one of those flippin cakes – they practically jump off the screen!
What a lovely time they spent by the looks of it, I think a valid excuse for bunking of school if ever I saw one! x
Be careful with that statistic too honey, because it can so often be the case that children of working (out of home) parents are in school when they are unwell, because neither parent can/will take time off to care for them.
Just sayin’. x