Mrs. Jenny

The past few weeks have been extremely FULL of school and all things "end of the year."  We have had zero minutes to just decompress and rest.  Macy and John have been having a particularly hard time with evenings and then again the morning when we still have to leave for work.  It is helping that we have the countdown down to just two days.  However, this evening when I laid Macy in bed she immediately started crying.  I was so confused because we were not talking about anything sad and she seemed just fine minutes prior.  Once I got her to calm down a bit I could hear her say she didn't want Mrs. Jenny to leave.  As she choked on her tears she explained that she would miss her a lot and she wanted her to take her and John to kindergarten at Woodfill.  I explained that I would be going and she said she didn't care.  She is afraid that if Mrs. Jenny does not take them to Woodfill then she will never see her again.  

After letting her have a moment with her feelings I explained that her daddy and I would go out on dates and spend some time doing things with our friends and that may be a good time for us to have Mrs. Jenny babysit.  She wasn't really satisfied with the answer but for this evening she allowed herself to calm down and start falling asleep.  I was getting ready to walk out of her room when I heard her say just once more, "I will miss Mrs. Jenny mommy..."

It breaks my heart.  How can you say goodbye to someone you love and someone that has watched your kids for over three years.  It seems impossible for me too.  We will all miss Mrs. Jenny.