Kindergarten Round Up/Registration

Seriously?  How is this little thing old enough for Kindergarten next year?  Whether we like it or not, she's going....

and she's ready!  She talks about going, she tells us what she's going to do when she goes, and she loves driving by her Kindergarten school (Emerson Elementary).

We recently had Kindergarten round up at Emerson.  What we do there, is get her all registered and the teachers do some minor testing on the kids to determine what they know and if they're ready for Kindergarten.  

Laney and I had the talk before we went...."Laney, you have to answer them when they ask you questions."  I thought she understood.....

So we get there and Laney starts playing with a couple of the kids that are there waiting (we are in the school gym for this).  I'm filling out the 25 pieces of paperwork that is all the same thing on each paper....the teacher, Mrs Anders, brings Laney over to her table to "test" her.

As some of you might know, Laney LOVES Scooby Doo (keep that in mind during this story)...

I hear the teacher say, "Shaggy?"  Shaking my head and wondering what Laney is telling her, I just smile.  I let the teacher do her thing (but of course I scooted closer to see what was being said).  Laney counted, told her the numbers, letters, colors, shapes.  Basic things that she knew.  I was then called over to talk to the teacher and looked down at the paper and Laney had "Shaggy" written down on the paper.  I asked her why Shaggy was written down.  Her response, "Cause that's my name!"  Really, Laney!?!?!  

I explained that she is a Scooby fan and we do not call her Shaggy at home.  The teacher confirmed before we left that she was to go by Laney at school....

"Yes, her name is Laney.  Not Shaggy."

This might be a long school year.....