I love where I live. It is a beautiful part of London/Surrey borders. The thing is, overseas companies/organisations place families on (usually) five year contracts here as it is so lovely and family-friendly.
As a result, the Bubble Boys' class lists change dramatically with each new school year, with children leaving and arriving. We've got used to it over the years, but this particular family's leaving, after 6 years, is really difficult.
I've been through so much with the mother, my friend. We used the same nursery (before we opened ours) and the boys have known each other since they were one (now 7.) She had a a stillbirth at 23 weeks and went through the death of my twin with me and she eventually had a daughter here, four months ago, and .....I'm really going to miss her.
They're going back to Italy for two months and then moving to Barcelona (he works for the Italian embassy, sp?)
I know we can visit, but it won't be the same.