name change

as of last night the girls have now been given permission to call me by my first name. they were all pretty excited, but have yet to remember and when they do correct themselves they say my name with a soft, slow whisper - "i mean....Aautuummn." i have found that i am responding to them differently as well. "Miss Rogers" has been screamed, cursed and threatened so much that my first name seems so pure in comparison, and i respond similarly - softer and kinder. it will only be a matter of time before we're all used to the change, but until then, i'm enjoying my name being said with such finesse.