Cry Baby

Do you remember the little girl I talked about at the beginning of the year in this post?  I was so afraid she didn't like school until one day she skipped away to her bus with a huge smile on her face and said, "see you tomorrow Mrs. Barlow!" 

We are now on the 40th day of school and I know she likes it.  This past week she has been absent a lot due to the passing of someone close to her.  Unfortunately she lived with this lady so that meant that after the lady passed away, she had to find a new place to live.  Unfortunately she moved out of the district and Friday was her last day of class.

All day she kept telling me how much she loved our class and school and friends and that she didn't want to leave.  Every time she said something, I would encourage her saying that she would make new friends and love her new school but it seriously broke my heart!

At the end of the day, I gave her a big hug and said I would miss her being in our class and good luck at the new school.  This time she didn't skip away to the bus.  She waited for her older sister and slowly walked away to the bus.  Minutes later, I see her and her sister walking back towards the school.  She had huge tears in her eyes and said she wanted to give me another hug.  It was all I could do to hold it together.  I had her sister a lot last year, so I gave her a big hug too and said good luck.  As they walked away, hand in hand, I couldn't help but cry.  I wish I could blame it on pregnancy hormones, but I know I would have cried anyways.  I am already dreading the end of the year.  These two sweet girls were such a joy in class.  I know they will do great at their new school, but I have a hard time saying good bye.  It is amazing how quickly you get attached to these little people that you work with everyday!