Wow — has it been that long?  Weird to think that the last time I posted was before the world was turned upside down.  And the kids whose arrival I was anticipating are now preparing to fly the coop.  The classroom I was procrastinating over decorating now needs to be undecorated.  Amazing how time passes so quickly … and how different things can look in such a short time. 

Last weekend I cried over the upcoming departure of my eighteen babies.  I think this is one of the most difficult parts of teaching … at least in a good year.  Letting go can be so heart-wrenching.  Over the course of the year … through all the ups and downs … we have become a family.  I know they feel it too because these past couple weeks even the boys have been hugging me at the end of the day.  You know you’re cool when the boys give you hugs.