Ariel
I truly love my job, but I can't stop thinking about our date tonight. Because of this, the day seemed to drag on forever. During lunch, Claudette sometimes comes into my classroom to eat with me. Today was one of those days. It is a blessing to be able to work in the same school as my baby girl and have the same schedule and summers off.
"Hi, mommy!" She says as she skips into my classroom with her lunchbox in hand.
"Hi, princess. How's your day going?"
"Good! I painted a picture for Bastian. It's drying right now though. I'll show you later." Wow, that's a surprise. Usually she's making pictures for David.
"I'm sure it's a masterpiece, like all the others you do." She smiles at my compliment before taking a bite of her sandwich.
"Grandma and Alpha Thomas are coming over to
