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Little Todd's teacher called today (4 days before he goes back to school) to tell us she is retiring, getting married, and moving north somewhere to work on a global warming project. Details are sketchy because Crystal didn't really digest anything beyond "retiring". The retirement, marriage, and career change are somewhat sudden. She hasn't known her fiance very long but she says they are in love and know what they are doing. I dig that crazy love, man.
This crazy hippie lady has had our children in her class for a total of 6 years and Todd for the last two. She was moving up to teach a 4th, 5th, and 6th grade class and Todd was going to be her student for another three years. Imagine five consecutive years with the same teacher in a public school. That dream dies today and we'll miss her.
Fortunately for us, our first choice to be Todd's teacher made room for him in her class within 2 hours of getting a phone call from a very stressed-out Crystal. So there's that. She's a good teacher and I know Todd will continue to excel. I just have to keep that in mind.
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