My Last Day

   I hate to say it but today is my last day in the class that I have been in for the past 3 months. I'm not ready to go! You know when I first heard I was doing this job, I was looking forward to this day because I knew I would miss my other students but now that it's here, I know I'm REALLY going to miss these guys! They have become such a big part of my life. And not just the students but the teachers in the room as well! It's weird to think next time I'm back here at school I will be in a class all alone until the students come in. Who am I going to eat with at lunch? Who am I going to talk to at planning time? I usually like to work alone because there's less pressure and not always having to worry about someone else not approving of something you're doing or them wanting to do it another way but now that I've been here for so long, I'm going to feel super lonely.

   Yesterday they did somethings for me since it's my last day, well, it wasn't my last day but it was the last day I would be able to work with the teacher over the room because she left to go to Disney so she wouldn't be able to be here today. So we ordered in lunch and she paid for us all - how sweet is that!? Also, they got me a gift with a card that was signed by all the students (awww!) and to top it all off (as if it could even get any better) they got strawberry CHEESECAKE!!!! I love cheesecake!!!!! Truly, I didn't even know what to do with myself! They said I turned red and looked like I was about to cry. Maybe I did and maybe I was about to but...I'll never tell, haha! Come on, don't tell me you wouldn't either! That'd make anybody feel good! I've been so blessed and lucky to work with such awesome people! They have been great! They've made me feel so welcomed. I wish I could just stay. But I will definitely be stopping by to see them hopefully quite often but also I will be going to Special Olympics with them too. At least that's what I'm planning. I'm doing my best to leave that day open to be there with them! I really want to go. I've never been before and I want to be there to support and cheer them on! I'm really looking forward to that! I think it's going to be a lot of fun!

   Working with the kids here is actually a lot of fun. It's hard work too but it's also fun! Only in the last few days did I finally start to catch on to this. Like in P.E. the last few days, instead of just standing there getting frustrated in trying to prompt the kids to get active, I got out there and got active myself and made it fun and they've joined in. I've played basketball the last while with some of the boys, as bad as I am at it, it was a lot of fun! Even my student has been more energetic and doing more. She can't play basketball but we work with a hoop that is on wheels. I do it with her and she seems to actually enjoy it. She even willingly does the stares - which she usually hates and refuses to do, lol. It's been so encouraging to see her progress! I'm sad that I won't get to work with her everyday now. I'm really going to miss her. And I feel like I've made relationships with these kids. I'm definitely not going to forget them and I hope they don't forget me either. lol! These are some of the sweetest kids you'll ever meet! Sadly next year the student I'm with is moving up to the High School along with one of the other students who has stolen my heart. I'm really going to miss them both! I'm usually at the Middle School. I rarely go to the High School. But if I do go any next year, I'll need to make a point to stop in and see them both! But enough of this. It's my last day here and I need to spend some time with these awesome kids!