I worked from home today which means I got very little work done. As my daughter strode off to Kindergarten this morning I off-handedly mentioned I’d be there to pick her up.
“So you are coming to my class and we can drive home in the new car?”
Well, I had planned to pick her up from the bus stop but she was so excited, so animated that I decided to go to her school and pick her up from class.
I parked and went into the school, ignoring the “All Visitors Must Check In” sign near the entrance. I walked down the hall to her class which was empty. But I could hear children’s laughs, voices and giggles around the corner. I peered around the corner to see Luca’s teacher walking about 25 kids down the hall towards the classroom. Some of the kids were skipping. Some were holding hands and a few were running.
But I loved the feeling in the school today. The kids had smiles so wide. Luca was near the last group and when she saw me standing in the hall her face lit up and she yelled, “DAD!!!!”.
That right there is easily the best feeling in the world.
Work can wait.
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