You mean we don't have to pay tuition?!

This morning, I registered Chloe in Kidergarten at the public school. A part of me likes the idea of public school. Why not use the school system that we fund year-in-year-out? On the other hand, it's kind of sad that my children won't experience the same type of education I received as a kid. Waiting lists and cost are the main cluprits. If you think about it, if you add taxes to what you'd pay in tuition, you'd essentially be paying 9-10K per year on education. That's too rich for my blood.

Though bittersweet, I'm excited for the opportunties she will have. She'll have access to plenty of more programs and myriad amenities that Catholic Schools could only dream of, especially the ones I attended. My grammar school, at the time, didn't have a cafeteria nor a gym. We had to brown-bag it every day and play made-up games such as "Garbageball". Yup, you guessed it: Basketball with garbage cans. (I doubt MJ was exposed to such a game).