End of an Era
*sniff*
It was the last day of school today. It shouldn't be a big deal, I know. But I'm really going to miss some of the kids that are leaving. Annnnd, two grade six girls and one grade three boy had their last day today too. I didn't even know that they weren't coming back.
N, the grade three boy, has been permanently attached to my side for two years. When I first started working there, I worked nearly every shift and he was there for all of them. He arrives at 6.30 every morning and leaves around 6pm every night, even during holiday care. He practically lives at the OSH club. And he left with no warning at all.
And then there are the ones that just aren't coming on the holidays but I don't know if I'll see them again because I'm looking for a new job, so I probably won't be there by the time they get back. It's all just weird and sad and it kinda crept up on me. This week went by so fast.
On the plus side, tomorrow I get to go back to the town I was born in to visit my grandparents. I haven't been there in years. Not since my Grandma turned 80. They moved since then so it'll be weird to see them in a different house. They used to live on a small farm on a street that had the same name as their surname. They had a chicken coup, potato fields, and two giant rain water tanks. Mainly they just had a whole heap of space. And a HUGE back patio area. Oh, I just realised, Grandma's kitchen is going to be different. I really can't imagine her in any other kitchen. This is going to be weird.
I'm really looking forward to seeing my Grandparents. And my aunts and uncles. Maybe not so much the spending 6-7hours of the day in a car with my mum and new step-dad. Between the two of them there is the unnatural love (and inability to get enough of) Christmas carols and a love of Status Quo (and other bands like them). The radio situation is going to be torturous.
And then tomorrow night is a Christmas/ farewell party at my friend P's house which should be sufficiently draining. But hey, I get to see Duckie. I haven't seen her in two years (she went to the UK to work for a while). Should be interesting to meet the boyfriend that she bought back with her. They seem pretty serious and I get the feeling that there may be wedding bells in the next couple of years (by the time their visas stop them from staying in the same countries).
I'm going to be so tired by Sunday.
It was the last day of school today. It shouldn't be a big deal, I know. But I'm really going to miss some of the kids that are leaving. Annnnd, two grade six girls and one grade three boy had their last day today too. I didn't even know that they weren't coming back.
N, the grade three boy, has been permanently attached to my side for two years. When I first started working there, I worked nearly every shift and he was there for all of them. He arrives at 6.30 every morning and leaves around 6pm every night, even during holiday care. He practically lives at the OSH club. And he left with no warning at all.
And then there are the ones that just aren't coming on the holidays but I don't know if I'll see them again because I'm looking for a new job, so I probably won't be there by the time they get back. It's all just weird and sad and it kinda crept up on me. This week went by so fast.
On the plus side, tomorrow I get to go back to the town I was born in to visit my grandparents. I haven't been there in years. Not since my Grandma turned 80. They moved since then so it'll be weird to see them in a different house. They used to live on a small farm on a street that had the same name as their surname. They had a chicken coup, potato fields, and two giant rain water tanks. Mainly they just had a whole heap of space. And a HUGE back patio area. Oh, I just realised, Grandma's kitchen is going to be different. I really can't imagine her in any other kitchen. This is going to be weird.
I'm really looking forward to seeing my Grandparents. And my aunts and uncles. Maybe not so much the spending 6-7hours of the day in a car with my mum and new step-dad. Between the two of them there is the unnatural love (and inability to get enough of) Christmas carols and a love of Status Quo (and other bands like them). The radio situation is going to be torturous.
And then tomorrow night is a Christmas/ farewell party at my friend P's house which should be sufficiently draining. But hey, I get to see Duckie. I haven't seen her in two years (she went to the UK to work for a while). Should be interesting to meet the boyfriend that she bought back with her. They seem pretty serious and I get the feeling that there may be wedding bells in the next couple of years (by the time their visas stop them from staying in the same countries).
I'm going to be so tired by Sunday.