Emotional Goodbye
In case you didn't know I have been on a leave of absence since late November. When I left, I knew I would be out through the end of the year and possibly the next year. My amazing grade level teachers helped me pack up my "teaching life" in a day or two and I've kept my distance mostly due to the emotion of it all and to let the children bond with their new teacher. I had promised when I left that I would come back and see them so that last week of school, I stopped by and saw my "babies" again and my heart swelled. It was a nice visit and made my heart hurt when I left. I loved these kiddos! The sweet teacher who took my place asked me to come the following week to pick up the rest of my belongings. I thought it would fill the trunk. Boy was I wrong! Two days and three more carloads later, I had most of my "stuff." Today, I had some alone time in my "home away from home" and it was almost too much to bear. I resigned i...