busy

It's that time of year again...Back-to-School. I haven't been at school since I left on maternity leave May 2007, and I have been not been looking forward to going back. My going back to work was something Bill and I prayed about a lot, and I feel that this is the way God is leading me to go. And as if to reassure me, the week or two after I gave my school my decision, on Mother's Day weekend, our pastor's wife spoke about being a working mom. I was in tears half the time, because I knew this was something God wanted me to do, as much as I was fighting it. So it's back to school for me (for now...!). Emma will about 1 minute away from my school, at Miss Lisa's house, who is a mother of a former student of mine, and watches children from her home. I loved her family when I taught her daughter, and another teacher's child goes there, so I feel really comfortable leaving Emma with her. Today Emma spent an hour with her while I got a few things done at school, and Emma was absolutely fine, I was so relieved! She just made herself at home right away. And Miss Lisa is just as nice as can be. It does make me feel somewhat better, but I know that first week of me dropping her off will be so hard (for me!) I can't even think about it without tearing up. But I do like the start of school in September, the new crayons, new fall clothes, the new little kindergarteners. It's just a lot of work getting my classroom ready this time around, especially since I have to bring Emma to school with me. While she was at school with me for a little bit, she tried eating the teddy bear counters, got whacked in the head with a chair, and made a huge mess of my shelves. Tomorrow I'm going to try bringing in an Elmo video and lots of snacks...

*My camera battery died and I can't find my charger from the move (!) so I have not been able to take any pictures. So I pulled off of my memory card a few random pictures...*

our couches are low enough for her to get up by herself now

Emma and Cambelle