Days like these...

So, I knew there would be days like these. Days when the boys struggled with moving and leaving their friends. I just don't think I was ready for it today. I've been struggling quite a bit myself, so when Avery had a meltdown today, it was harder then I expected. He had a orthodontist appt. this morning, so he had to go to school late, which he really doesn't like, (not just a little late, but 2 1/2 hours late). Because of the appt., he had more homework than usual. He had to make up what he missed in the morning. I think he was already tired, and he had trouble focusing this afternoon. It just made his work drag on and on until finally...he lost it. I felt so bad for him because I truly know how he feels. He misses his friends, his school, his teachers, basically everything. He doesn't feel like he fits in at school, and he doesn't have his church friends to rely on. I asked him if he regretted moving, and he said yes. Just tear my heart out why don't you?! He's so much like me, poor kid. He cried on the plane as we were leaving Alaska to move back here. He was only three years old, but he was crying because he missed his friends. He still talks about his best friend from kindergarten, Robert, who moved to Chicago in first grade. I know in another month or so we'll all feel more settled, but I still feel bad for him. I think it will help a lot when we stop going to a different church every week, and when it's not so stinking hot outside. The kids have been really awesome about the move. Now we just have to prove that this was the best thing for our family.