Today has been a pretty nice day so far. Yes, I had to wake up at 5:30, but it wasn't bad. I got to work and there weren't even any kids! 7 o'clock with three teachers, a secretary and no kids? That never happens! Before long we were over ratio, so that quiet didn't last long. I was supposed to be with the 4s and 5s, but Kelly offered to switch with me. I was able to be with my 3s for the first time in a month or so. It feels like it's been forever!
They were just as excited as I was. I was all teary-eyed at the amount of love and concern they showed. I took Sam, Robert and Mariyah to the bathrooms and Robert wrapped his little arms around my neck, put his face in my neck and whispered, "You came back!" It took everything in me to keep it together. I hate knowing how abandoned the kids feel when things change from the "norm". Mariyah came out of the bathroom and asked if the dr. made me better. I love how innocent they are. If I look ok and I'm still working, I must not be sick. When you're sick, you don't come to school. I explained that I was ok, but I was going to see the dr. next week and he'd make me all better but I'd have to stay with him for a while, so I wouldn't be at school for a little while. I wish we all still had that innocence...and I guess ignorance. I obviously don't mean that in a bad way. It's just that they (in most cases) haven't quite learned how bad the world can be. Sadly, there are many of them that experience that "badness" firsthand even then.
After that, I spent a couple of hours with the 4s and 5s. I read from my Nook to the kids. They were very excited. When Sarah (the teacher) came back, I was able to take a break. I headed to Sarah's (my sister) house for the first time in weeks. I tried to take a nap, but it wasn't really working out very well. I came back to work in the office and it went by fairly quickly. I spoke with the case worker for the Hope Lodge. I'm hoping that a spot will become available so that at least my family can stay there. There were crazy storm warnings all afternoon. We rushed to get everything done so that MAYBE we'd get to our cars before the storm hit, but I ended up getting outside JUST as the rain started POURING down. I couldn't stop laughing as I ran to the car. I was completely drenched with rain dripping off of my nose and my dress clothes soaked through. My wipers really aren't that fast, so I wasn't able to see well AT ALL while I was driving. As I finally made it back toward Geneva, the rain subsided and the fresh smell of rain on warm pavement filled my car even though my windows were up. I absolutely love that smell, so I drove the rest of the way home with the windows down. Right before I pulled into the driveway I actually said out loud, "I hope that the binders came today. That would totally make my day!" I got in the house, took off my shoes and saw a HUGE box. I was SO excited. It's like Christmas or my birthday. I couldn't wait to get upstairs to open it and go through everything. I took a few pictures of the stuff so that I could add them in it when they're developed. Hopefully, with this, I'll be able to have a photo documentation of all the stuff that goes on during this whole process.
Day Sixteen: Friggin Awesome
Song of the Day: Miracle of the Moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rResKXjKqjQ
Verse of the Day: Psalm 113:2
Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore.
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