I'm Back

Wow! Time flies when your world is going crazy! I've been meaing to log on and update my vacation posting, but never seem to have the time. With end-of-the-year-testing and tasks, my brother getting married in August, as well as my husband's step-sister getting married (also in August) and trying to be the "good sister(-in-law)" and throwing showers, I've barely had time for playing with Peanut.

Today was my last day with my "other" kids. This is the end of my 9th year of teaching (different grades...always special education), and the 1st year that I almost cried as my darlings left. They didn't realize (even though we talked about it) that they wouldn't be back next year. I wasn't so lucky. When I transferred to preschool special education from teaching 4th-6th grade resource room last fall, I had been with some of my students for 7 years. What was it about these babies that made me want to cry? Maybe it was that they needed me...a lot? That most of them showed more progress in one year than my previous students had shown in a couple of years? I've adored them all (even when they were driving me crazy), but these kids almost had me in tears. Heaven help me when Peanut goes to Kindergarten. Hubby will have to take him to school the first day.

Until later...