Nap mat corner: where I finally learned to fold grief

We reshuffled the nap mats this week, and I caught myself smoothing the same crease over and over — the one shaped like a small body that won't be coming back next year. Twenty years of teaching and it still gets me, but I've gotten better at folding it into the next morning. Some days the best I can say for myself is that I showed up, counted heads, and let the quiet do the heavy lifting.