All Is Well In My World

It has been quite a rough few days of school so far. One big problem we had is that all of Annelise's friends from last year got put into the same class except her. She tried to act like it didn't bother her, but it finally started to show in the past 24 hours or so. Plus- I did not jive with her teacher. I could tell there were going to be some major personality conflicts and I was already dreading the coming year. (It didn't help that her teacher didn't seem to know her hiney from a hole in the ground....) So- on day 2 of school I had already sent an e-mail to administration asking why they separated Annelise and if there was anything they could do about it. Thankfully, they were more than nice about it and they apologized profusely. It ended up being a big oversight and there happened to be a spot in Annelise's class and so today she got to start in there. We told her yesterday and she was so happy. She was beaming this morning when she went into class and all of her friends came and hugged her. She asked last night how she was getting to change classes. I told her that Mommy and Daddy talked to the people in charge and got them to move her. She asked why we did that and I told her that we would do anything to make sure that she was happy and treated well. Well, she just looked at the floor and started crying. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "Nothing, I am just happy that you and Daddy love me." It was a heart-tugging moment. I just didn't realize how much being in that class had stressed her. Don't get me wrong- I know she is going to have to experience disappointment in her life- and already has in many ways. But if we can prevent it , we will. She also informed me that we will be allowed to build and move one more time and that is it. She said she is "tired of leaving her memories everywhere." I had never realized that that had bothered her, either. I told her I was tired of it, too and that we had all intentions of just moving once more. (No snide comments from any of you, OKAY!) We also solidified our closing date for Sept. 11 for the house that just sold. That plus Annelise in a great class with a great teacher means all is well here in my world. I can actually say I have no worries right now. Oh- and the fact that I am grateful we are all still alive. Apparently while we slept last night there was an electrical fire in one of the lights in the garage (where there are no smoke detectors.) When I went out there to get a Pepsi for me for the ride to school, the burning smell almost knocked me over. Brian had to crack the garage doors to air it out it was so bad. So- I am a very thankful and happy gal today. So- if anyone has anything to whine about or any bad news- wait to tell me tommorrow!