*Heavy Sigh*

This is the saddest day of the year for me.

School starts today in Small Town.

Last night I took a bike ride down past the elementary school near our house. There were lights on and naturally I had to look. Oh! The rooms! They were all bright and cheery and busy to welcome the children on the first day of school!

I will always miss teaching.

I hate my job now, and the reason is that I don't make a difference to anyone. I don't help anyone, I don't make anyone's life better (or worse!), I don't teach letters or numbers or values. It's not important to anyone but the owner.

Next year, The Boy will be one of those children on the first day of school.

I hope I can help him love school as much as I did; as much as I still do.