C is on her way to Israel

I miss her so much already. I came close to being tempted to make her stay here. But we had talked a lot about it during the summer and she really wanted to go back again this year. It was hard for me because she's becoming such a pleasant young lady. When she left last summer, she was mouthy with a bad attitude and a mean streak toward her siblings. Now, she is fun to be around, interesting to talk to....she's matured a lot in the last year. I've enjoyed spending this summer with her, I only wish it hadn't meen marred by all the trouble with A. I spent too much time crying and being angry because of what he was doing. I spent too little quality time with the kids, especially C. And its going to be rough on D and E. Losing their father (probably permanently) and sister (for the school year)...a family of five is now down to three.