{"id":8609,"date":"2014-09-30T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/?p=8609"},"modified":"2014-09-30T06:00:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:00:44","slug":"craziest-kind-campout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2014\/09\/craziest-kind-campout.html","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of the Crazies Campout – aka Kindergarten Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"
After The Hubby and I had put an offer on our house we learned about The Kingergarten Campout.<\/p>\n
THE<\/em> kindergarten campout.<\/p>\n The one you have to do if you want your kid to go to the school you are zoned for.<\/p>\n Confusing, right?<\/p>\n Apparently when the school was built about seven years ago it was only built to occupy the amount of current children in the area. not anticipating growth.<\/p>\n Well, naturally, the area has grown and the school is not big enough to accommodate everyone.<\/p>\n So their solution?<\/p>\n Grownup Hunger Games.<\/p>\n A battle of the parents.<\/p>\n Every man\/woman for him\/hersellf.<\/p>\n Their solution is a first come, first serve basis.<\/p>\n Kindergarten registration is October 1st at 8:00 am \u00a0(for the following school year!!) which means the earlier you line up, the better chance you have of getting in.<\/p>\n Which means parents are lining up Black Friday style.<\/p>\n I am talking NOON the day before!<\/p>\n Parents start driving by early in the morning and once someone lines up, word spreads like wild fire.<\/p>\n Technically you’re not supposed to line up until 3:00 when school gets out, but that never happens.<\/p>\n So what are people supposed to do who work? Or who have their kids with them all day? Make them wait in line with them?<\/p>\n “Oh, sorry sweetheart, no, you can’t use the potty. It’s do or die!”<\/p>\n It’s really quite ridiculous.<\/p>\n So what I had to do was to reserve my mother-in-law in advance to watch the kids while I drive by like a madwoman and then line up with my camping chair and Yeah.<\/p>\n What I have heard to be protocol is for the women to take the day\/evening shift and then the men come for the overnight portion.<\/p>\n Some have tents. Some have air mattresses. Some freeze balls.<\/p>\n This is a photo a friend sent me from last year.<\/p>\nvodka<\/del> a book and stay OVERNIGHT.<\/p>\n