We Survived

Monday was my first day back to work and Luke's first day with Mrs. Becky. I managed to get both kids up and dressed and out the door a little before 7:00 a.m. The first stop was to drop off Luke, which was something new for Connor. The entire time I drove to Mrs. Becky's, I was explaining to Connor that we were taking Luke to Mrs. Becky for the day just like he goes to Mrs. Sue. All was good, until I drove in the drive way and told Connor that I was taking Luke in and that I would be back and to tell Luke bye bye. He started crying, saying "My Luke, My Luke" That just broke my heart, which led me into tears. So I took Luke in and talked to Becky for a little bit and when I got back to the truck, Connor wasn't crying anymore, but asked, "where's Luke?" I told him that that Luke was staying here, and we would pick him up this afternoon. I then told him, we were going to Mrs. Sue's next and he started saying, "eat, eat." That boy loves to eat! When I picked up Connor, the first thing he asked me was, "where's Luke?" I said he is in the truck. As soon as I opened the door, he was looking for Luke and calling, Luke, Luke.

My first day back was great. The kids were so good and quiet. Their actions and attitudes reminded me of the first day of school. I think I shocked them that I was finally back, that they were speechless. The daily routine fell back into place, as it was before I left. I was so proud of my students. They told me, don't leave anymore!! Ha - that was a great feeling!