A snuggle monster is real

When Clair is dismissed from school each day, she is asked to say goodbye to both of her teachers before leaving. This means she sits there waiting for her turn to say goodbye to the headteacher, Miss Debbie, and then the swcond teacher, Ms Megan who is sitting in the back of the room.

It’s a time consuming ritual, and requires patience for the children who are anxious to go see the ones who have come to pick them up.

For years Sarah has taking Clair to and from school. The recent change with our schedule means that I get to pick Clair up each Wednesday. She is so excited when I walk into the classroom she can hardly contain herself. She sits there waving, and smiling, and just giggling and wiggling in her seat. She is clearly anxious to be dismissed to come give me a great big hug.

Today when she was called she gave Miss Debbie a hug and then walk past me to give Miss Meghan a hug. She stopped to explain to Miss Megan, “ on the days when my mommy is here it’s sometimes hard to remember to come give you a hug too because I am so anxious to get to my mommy because she has the best snuggles in the world!”

Now, some may worry the teacher would be offended, but not Miss Meghan who is fantastic. She just looked at Clair and said, “awe, Clair, that is so sweet.” Then she looked at me and said “ how could you do anything else but sit around and snuggle all day with that one.”

I smiled and told her that’s what we do on these Wednesdays.

I sure do love my girl who loves me so much!

We went out to lunch and had frozen yogurt as a special treat to spend more time together before I went home to finish.

I was really worried about Wednesday’s would work, and I’m starting to see them as the blessings God has given us. I didn’t get to enjoy the older two before they went off to kindergarten. And I know that starting kindergarten changes everything. I appreciate getting this time on Wednesdays to truly enjoy my four-year-old, pre-kindergarten, Clair bear.