Unexpected, but still good.

Answered the call to go in to work today, despite being completely exhausted by the weekend. I picked up the substitute job around eleven p.m., figuring that I could at least be ready to teach middle school choir after a few hours of sleep.

When I arrived, everyone seemed very happy to see me!...not just a typical friendly welcome to a visitor (and one who's generally filling in at the last minute), but really happy and excited to see me. The reason? My being there meant that a particular teacher was not. And if she was not at school, that meant she was at the hospital, welcoming a grandbaby into her family. I felt like a symbol of good news all day long--and the kids were pleasant, too.