I'm finally starting to feel back into the swing of things. After being off work for a week due to sickness, then off for another week due to snow storms, and then off for a third week due to yet another sickness, I was itching to get back in the office.
It had been a month since I had seen my Wednesday night kids! I missed them so flipping much!!! When I walked in to the Club House and Josue, one of my absolute faves saw me, I thought I was going to cry at his reaction. He stopped talking, gasped, and started into a sprint his arms wide open to give me a hug. I picked him up and spun him around. "I missed you so much Ms. Dena!" He exclaimed as I was putting him down. "Are you feeling better? You shouldn't be gone that long next time." I had to fight the urge to start crying. The rest of the kids started to notice I was there and instantly started running up to me and hugging me, telling me stories of what had happened while I was gone, and how much they missed me and didn't want me to be sick anymore. I knew how much all of these little ones had come to mean to me, but little did I know the role I was playing in their lives. The rest of the evening was hysterical, we celebrated a few birthdays.
My week back has gone by fast, full of trying to play catch up. I think I'm getting close to having my head above water. If you don't hear from me in a week or two though you might check and see if I've drowned.
Much love!
