Natalia's 1st day of school at Arnold Elementary

As you can imagine, it was a little difficult to get Natalia out of bed today.  She just didn't want to go to school.  I felt so bad for her.  Finally we left the house.  She said good bye to everyone and I thought everything was going to be fine.  A block away from home, Natalia just lost it.  I kept trying to comfort her, but no words were good enough.  We prayed before we got out of the car and went to the front office to sign her in.  She cried some more, we talk and everything was fine.  After I had filled out a bunch of forms, we walked down the hallway, of her new school, to meet her new teacher, Mrs. Ramiro, and all of Natalia's new classmates. When we opened the door to her new classroom, she started to cry again.  I didn't think I was going to make it, but thank God, she stopped crying before I left.  It has been one of the hardest things I've had to do.  When I got to the car, I shed some tears too.  After dropping her off, I went to Target to buy some items and found this cute little bunny.  I decided this bunny along with a yummy Strawberries and Cream Starbucks drink might help her pain.  So, I bought it.  I met Natalia for lunch and to my surprise, she had a great big smile on her face.  That made me very happy.  Her teacher told me that she was doing great!  After eating lunch with Natalia, she gladly and willingly went back to her classroom.  When I came back to school to pick her up, I asked her if she had had a good day and with a big smile on her face, she said:  "Yeah, and I made more friends than you did."  ~~This little answer made my day.