DC Trip

On Wednesday, I'm leaving for Washington, D.C. with my seventh graders. I have to leave my house at five in the morning, so I most likely won't get to see Isaac before I go. I'll come back on Saturday night, after Isaac is already asleep. This will be the first time I've ever been away from him overnight. I'm not looking forward to it.

I sent everything that Isaac will need for the week to Linda's house today. I'll probably leave written instructions for Wes and his mom, who will be tending to Isaac in the evenings. (Wes wants me to write everything down for him.) I'm in the process of washing clothes so that I can start packing my suitcase, and most of my stuff at school is in order.

I'm not going to be worried about Isaac too much during the day, or even in the evenings. What has me most concerned is the middle of the night. Some nights, he sleeps all night. Other nights, he doesn't. I just hope he'll be able to get himself back to sleep and that Wes will keep his wits about him as he is tending to his needs.

I'm sure everything will be fine and that it will be a great trip. That doesn't make it any easier to leave though!