Sweet Boy.

I have to share this story about Landon.  Landon has had a rough three weeks.  He has been plagued with strep throat, the stomach flu, and a cold/infection.  He has been a trooper through it all but was pretty pekid for almost a month.  He was complaining of his neck hurting for a few days and Ryan and I noticed his glands were swollen but decided to just watch him for a little bit.  Friday afternoon (430 pm when most teachers are checked out for the week) I received a phone call from Landon's teacher, Mrs. Spanier.  At first I was a little worried he was in trouble.  She was just calling to let me know that she had noticed Landon's neck had been bothering him in school and he had said he had a headache a couple times.  She said he is not a complainer and never brought it up unless she initiated the conversation and then would always end with, "but I'm okay."  She wanted me to know and thought maybe he should see his doctor.  At the end of a very good conversation she said she had one more thing she wanted to tell me (I thought oh great, always save the bad for last) and she said:

"Thank you for Landon.  He is such a sweet, good boy.  He listens so well and is so willing to learn.  He is trying so hard and doing so well with his reading.  Landon is nothing but a joy in my classroom and he is just a good boy."

I don't think that I could have heard better words about my son.  I was so happy and so proud of him.  It was after this conversation with Mrs. Spanier that I was reassured sending Landon away every day to school to learn was the right thing to do.  I am so blessed that the one person who I have to share him with more than anyone is a kind-hearted, sweet, smart woman who I have no doubt in my mind would protect my little boy in a heart beat.  This was just what I needed to feel after the horrible news of the elementary shooting in Connecticut.  We are beyond blessed to have this little boy in our lives and beyond blessed to have such a caring teacher.