Nursery

My ward split in April.  In my previous 2 wards I was lucky enough to get to teach the 7-8 year olds and got to attend a lot of baptisms!!:)  The first week they called and asked DH and I to do nursery.  I was okay with that, then they made my DH the financial clerk, which meant he wouldn't be in nursery with me.  Then again the second week they asked me to fill in (not a for sure thing that it will be your calling right).  I didn't really want to do nursery without Chad.  Then they gave me the calling Nursery Coordinator - basically in charge of the nurserys and buying supplies and what not.  I figured I'd seen the nursery coordinator in our previous ward, and for the most part she didn't go into the classes, she just made sure all the classes had treats and took kids to their parents and things like that, filled in if needed...I thought I could do that.  Then I found out in our ward we didn't have enough nursery leaders to do that, so I would need to actually teach.  Then they never called anyone to be with me (they did eventually call to young girls, but there attendance is so crazy, that I can't often count on them...), so since April DH has done a majority of the nurserys with me and I have given a majority of the lessons.  And lucky for me my 2 daughters who are nursery age (well DD3 just turned old enough today, but she has been going since April) have been in the other nursery class, so I haven't had to worry about them!!:)

I've been doing the older nursery, the one where the kids turn 3 this year and go into Sunbeams next year.  The kids are so adorable.  We struggled at first, but they all just love me and I know that some of those kids only come because of me.  One of the moms told me that her daughter talks about me all the time at home, in fact if I leave her to go run an errand she cries if I don't take her with me.  One of the kids who has been crying the last few times came in super happy!!  And another kid who had to have his dad for half the time last week stayed the whole time today!!:)  I know all of these kids so well and I love them so much!!:)  They have adjusted beautifully to our routine!!:)  So now that we are going to split the younger nursery and I am going to be teaching the middle class I am so sad.  I'm going to miss my nursery kids so much.  Who knew that I would like it so much!!:)