Last Week of Kindergarten

Wow its so hard to write this and know that its all over now! I cannot believe how quickly this school year went!! It was such an amazing year from so many aspects. So Lindsay started the year with Mrs. Schifflin. I knew her from church, but not well. From what I knew she seemed amazing and sweet and for that I was thankful. It seemed like it would be a great year! well Fast forward to October...I started suspecting that something might be wrong and sure enough we found out she was diagnosed with breast cancer. I remember leaving the school when I was pretty sure and just crying at the thought. I was broken for her, and also broken for my little girl and the rest of the class. I had no idea what the rest of the year would hold. After a few people saying they thought of me to take over the class it was confirmation that maybe it was what God wanted me to do. I prayed and said that I wouldn't chase after it, but if I was asked then I would know that is what God was leading me to do. Well sure enough less than a week after finding out I was asked to take her class. It ended up being such an honor and blessing! I had a blast and re-gained the confidence and want to teach again! Anyway its been a super sweet year. By the time Mrs. Schifllin came back in January we quickly became friends. By February we were parading together and hanging out on the weekends. By April I spent the last 2 months in her classroom helping her with "all the things". It turned out so differently and now I am thinking of teaching first grade! 
Anyway so Monday was their last regular day of school. I was there all day to assist and just help them get ready for graduation. I was busy doing things like steaming the gowns and such. 
Tuesday was a really fun day. Well the morning began with them doing a "dress rehearsal" for graduation in front of the whole school. They rocked it and were amazing! That afternoon we had water day which was an absolute blast! The kids loved it! I was so happy we were able to do that. It ended up going so well. Mrs. Schifflin's son and daughter came to help along with Austin. Things really went smoothly. That afternoon we stuck around to help Wendy get the sanctuary ready. We left there sometime after 5. It was a long day, but again I was so thankful to get to participate in these last days. It was so bittersweet knowing it was the end. 
Wednesday was of course Graduation day! I'll do a separate post on that! 
Thursday I went back up to help Wendy in her room for a bit that morning. Lindsay and I helped her pull stuff off the walls. We left though by about 10:45. Lindsay was over it and I honestly was too! Plus I think her teacher wanted some quiet time to do paper work. We left and went grocery shopping. It was nice to come home and have a couple quiet hours with just her. I really do miss those days of having her home like that. It went by quick though. We soon were leaving to go get Colby. She had art class so we went by my parents house for a quick visit before going back up there. That evening it was nice to be in at a decent time. We even were able to all eat dinner together! 
Friday was a busy day for me, but I really enjoyed it! I honestly had been dreading it a bit though. So I brought Colby to school then left to bring Lindsay by my parents. I picked up coffee and got back up to the school. I spent time in the room with Wendy. I was able to help her by sorting through her books. We were able to chat and such. By 10 I was needed to go over to the sanctuary and get things ready for the 8th grade graduation. This was the main reason I was there. I was in charge of setting up the petit fours and punch table. Thankfully Wendy came in and helped a bit too. During the graduation I made and served punch. I felt a little spastic. I was so thankful Heidi came and helped me. After graduation I made a run out to Westwego to pick up pizzas for the 6th grade teacher. I got back and hung out with them for awhile and enjoyed pizza and a movie. By the time I finished up I went back down to Wendy's room and she wasn't back but I was able to help out a lot with her stuff. Once she got back we visited a bit then it was time to go home!! It was again so nice to come home after school and relax. We ended up having horrible weather though. Thankfully we were able to be in and just hang out.