Feeling emotional

For some reason, I'm feeling very emotional today. I'm sure part of it is the fact that my wonderful husband is gone tonight for an educator's conference and won't be back until tomorrow. I also know that tomorrow is the five year mark of the death of the daughter of a high school classmate. The little six year old girl had many, many health problems and the classmate mentioned that five years ago tonight was the last time she ever got to tuck her in. It's affected my whole evening, and I shed some tears when I tucked in my own, absolutely beautiful children. They are growing up so fast, and although I enjoy each new phase and appreciate their independence, I find myself at times grieving the loss of my "babies". JC has had some problems at school the last two weeks, and I'm feeling a little lost about how to help her. There is a HUGE part of me that wants to go to school and pummel some of the little fourth grade brats who are being difficult. But I know that I can't protect her from every hurt in life, and I just pray that I'm making the right decisions, giving her the best guidance, and helping her to cope with life along the way. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. We have a few plans, but for the most part I'm hoping that we can reconnect as a family!