newmom21c - The school sounds awesome! I wish I lived in a dual language area.

Katelyn'sMom - So sorry about your dog! With my kids I have helped them make a "goodbye celebration" mostly of their creation. So when my oldest was really young we used the cremated remains to fertilize the garden. She also helped to get the cat ready for the cremation. Both parts of the "celebration" helped to unbottle some of the emotions by having it connected to a specific project that had a beginning and an end. My kids have been present at the passings of the animals. One was a natural passing and we sung "Its a small world" as it happened. The other one we had the vet come to our house. Still brings tears to my eyes as I remember going through it all. Good luck!