DEVASTATION

It's been a rough last 24 hours. Yesterday, we found out that CC's teacher -- who she adores -- is being reassigned to another school. Today was her last day. CC has been crying almost constantly for 24 hours now. Her class is being dispersed among the other 5th grade classes, so in addition to grieving her teacher, she's also grieving the class that she's been part of for the last six weeks.

Yes, we are focusing on the new friends she'll make, how we've heard such wonderful things about her new teacher, and that she already knows some of the kids in her new class. But right now, it's hard for CC to see past her heartache. And my heart breaks for her, my sweet, sensitive, anxious little girl.

I had just dropped her off at school for her final day with her old teacher, when I got a phone call -- Sweet Pea's gymnastics coach is moving to Miami in two weeks. 

Double whammy.

So two days in a row, I had to greet one of my daughters after school and break the news to them that a loved, important teacher in their lives was leaving. It has been awful. Sweet Pea cried almost as much as CC, although at least she gets another two weeks before her coach moves. And it's unfortunate timing --  her coach will leave just one week before Sweet Pea's first meet of the season.

This is a big decision point for us: what do we do? That coach was Sweet Pea's entire gymnastics world. She loved her, and I trusted her with Sweet Pea. Once she's gone, there's not much holding us to that gym. We might well switch to a different gym, one with a more robust competition program and a larger coaching staff. The next month or so could bring huge changes. We will all hang on and hope for a safe ride!