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Today is Tuesday, or at least that's what the calendar says.  I personally am still trying to recover from the weekend. 

Earl and I spent most of Saturday at a wedding.  It was the first time in many years that we've attended such an event without having a responsibility IN the event!  Needless to say, we enjoyed ourselves.  The kids were safe at home with Melissa and as I understand it, she is more fun than I am.  I have no doubt Tia is true. 

Monday morning was a rough one as we all struggled to overcome the fun we had all weekend and get out of bed to start a new day.   Kinley has not been sleeping well since developing a cough last week, which only adds to the drama.   However,  when I came down from my shower and found her cuddled up with McKenna I had to stop and savor the moment. 

My little buddy, Cooper, is off on his first field trip today.  He's going to the pumpkin patch!   I'll admit that my heart broke a little this morning when he asked me who was going on his field trip with him.  I thought he meant what other class.  Sadly, he meant which important adult in his life. He went through the list, mommy, daddy, Mimi, pappy?  At this point I thought I might cry as I explained that Mommy and daddy had to work and that I didn't think to ask Mimi or Pappy.   I assured him that there would be other field trips that I would surely attend and that today would be great even without one of us there.  He seemed satisfied and I still feel like crap. 

Which leads me to the only good news of the day and that is that today is the last day of clinical!  Yesterday I was trying to put into words what these 6 weeks are like and the only way I can describe it is to say it's like adopting 7 teenagers.  I'm sure you teachers have already figured this out but it took me until now to wrap my head around it.  Even though they are adults who live 30 miles away I still feel such a responsibility for them.  I worry about giving them a good pediatric experience, I pour over their homework, I stress when they don't do well, I field their texts and phone calls when they are confused, I cheer them on when they are feeling defeated, I discipline them when they mess up.   Then I come home and repeat all of those things with my own kids. I  am tired but I wouldn't anything - except to maybe go to the pumpkin path today.