Surprise surprise, I love Chicago and I love my new school. Everyone is just so goshdarn helpful.
Wednesday was a extremely long day, but I am proud to say that I found the perfect preschool for AB, plus a great apartment thanks to the help of supercool agent Jill at Apartment People. Our new neighborhood is Edgewater, which is true to it’s name and really close to the lake. It has two large parks nearby and is on a treelined street. I heard birds chirping as we walked up to the building, I kid you not. It is small, but considering that it is just me and the kid, I believe it will do quite nicely. It is within my budget and it includes heat and electric. Score. Now, it is a good 30 minute train ride from school. But, the train is right around the corner and both my school and AB’s school are blocks within a train stop, so all systems go on the transportation end of things.
I cannot wait to bring the kid to her new school. It was all that I could have hoped for and more. They have the whole second floor of their building. There is a security guard. They have a chef. They have both an indoor and outdoor playground. There were plenty of books, toys and activities. At the end of the day you receive a written report of what activities your child participated in, what she ate, when she slept and which of the activities she liked the best. As the director gave me the tour, she knew all of the kid’s names, as well as the parents. Very hands on. The best thing was that all of the kids looked happy. Double score.
So far, so good.
