We have odd weather here in MO. It was 70 on Wednesday and it will be 30 this weekend. I picked my son up yesterday and was met at the door by the substitute lady. She put my son's winter coat on another little boy. I understand... they were both blue and the dad who picked up the kid said 'yeah, I think that's his coat'. She asked me if I wanted him to use the other boy's coat since his was gone. It was warm enough to go without so I didn't. I sent him today in his jean jacket thinking it was just from the car to the building and we'd get his coat back today. The kid isn't there today. GRRR

I just called them after hearing from my husband and pretty much insisted that they follow up on it. So far I've kept my cool. My son cried on the way home last night (he's 3) he didn't quite get what happened. All he knew was that someone took his favorite blue coat (kid has a thing for blue). If the kid doesn't show up today is it wrong for me to insist that they buy him another coat? We go to the park every weekend, even when it's in the 30s. He has a winter coat for a reason.

So now I have a coat that some other kid has been wearing so I have to wash it before he can wear it again. (you just never know) I'm upset.. I really am. But perhaps I've overreacting. He will out grow the coat soon and I'll need a new one for next year. I guess I will just go buy him the next size up and he will have it for the weekend and for next year.

Lesson learned though... from now on his name gets written inside the coat!