Ok so let me just preface this by saying -I hold no one responsible and I am not angry (this time)!
Yesterday was Alie-Grace's procedure on her ear. So I sent my kids to their regular Tuesday place. I was apprehensive about sending Wesley because i wouldn't be there!
I stopped by on the way home from the surgery center to check on him and he wanted to stay.
I go back at 1:45 to pick him up and I walk in to his classroom (very organized & quiet) and see Katie sitting doing a craft and then scan for Wes. Ok scan again NO WES.
I say "where's Wes?"
she says "right there in the tent" (it is camping day)
I check and NO WES!
I leave her to look in those immediate rooms and go straight to the director and whisper the situation so as not to alarm all parents.
Search for what seemed like days ................ ten minutes into this I start to cry. All i could get in my head was THIS IS HOW THESE KIDS DIE. something upsets them and they bolt and then they can't find there way back and something horrible happens. This place is literally ON the railroad tracks.
20 minutes in he is found by his teacher in a small break-off room near the big one he was supposed to be in.
I lose it when I see him. OH that face. he was so upset b/c someone had called him stupid and said he stinks at ping-pong.
I can't help but think how it could have gone the other way. He could be gone and we could still be looking for him.
4 comments:
No words. Big hug.
I had the biggest lump in my throat while reading this. I can only imagine what was going through your mind. I'm 4 1/2 months pregnant now, and hearing stories about this makes me nervous. I'm so glad that Wes is ok. How is your daughter doing after the surgery?
Take care girl.
Maggie
Oh man, I would have had a serious panic attack! Praise God he is ok!!!
I'm so glad he was OK.
By the way, we didn't go to TN to get the kids, we met half way in AR. :(
Next time maybe we can make it out there!!!
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