Back To School Madness
Hello to one and all.
Well, here it is. August. And you know what that means. It's that time again. The time that strikes fear and loathing in every kid's (and every teacher's) heart. That's right! It's time to start thinking about going...
BACK TO SCHOOL!!!
Yeah! It's time to start planning your budgets and going to Target, or K-mart, or Wall Mart, or where ever you do the majority of your shopping, and start buying new socks, shoes, underwear, and school clothes or uniforms, and start stocking up on bread and cheese and lunch meat and juice and milk boxes, and not to mention spiral notebooks, binder paper, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, compasses, glue, stick paste, Scotch tape...and headache medication (more for the teachers than for the students, though the students probably would need it, too).
Although school really doesn't start for about another month, it's best to start preparing early, that's what my mother has always said, and her mother before that. But here's the point: When you prepare, you're also anticipating for the inevitable to happen. It's just like preparing for an earthquake. You store can goods, water, medicine, batteries, even blankets and an extra pair of shoes, because you know that the "big one" is coming. And you also know that it's not a question of "if," but a question of "when." And it's the same thing with preparing to go back to school. You buy the stuff for your backpack, pencil box, and your lunch box, knowing darn well that the inevitable is coming: the end of your sainted three month vacation. Yeah, I know. Nothing lasts forever, everything must come to an end. But, in the final month of our vacation, do we as kids have to be reminded that, alas, nothing last forever, not even long, hazy summer days full of backyard lounges and Country Time lemonade? I mean, can't we just spend this short, fleeting time doing what we do best this time of year? Which is, of course, lounging in the backyard and drinking Country Time?
Oh well. Enough about my rants. I've gotta go. I've got socks, shoes, underwear, pencils, pens, stick paste, spiral notebooks, binder paper, and a new pencil box to buy at the local Target, as well as sliced cheese, turkey lunch meat, bread, and lunch bags.
And maybe, just maybe, one final can of Country Time.
Until next time, be well and stay well.
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Well, here it is. August. And you know what that means. It's that time again. The time that strikes fear and loathing in every kid's (and every teacher's) heart. That's right! It's time to start thinking about going...
BACK TO SCHOOL!!!
Yeah! It's time to start planning your budgets and going to Target, or K-mart, or Wall Mart, or where ever you do the majority of your shopping, and start buying new socks, shoes, underwear, and school clothes or uniforms, and start stocking up on bread and cheese and lunch meat and juice and milk boxes, and not to mention spiral notebooks, binder paper, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, compasses, glue, stick paste, Scotch tape...and headache medication (more for the teachers than for the students, though the students probably would need it, too).
Although school really doesn't start for about another month, it's best to start preparing early, that's what my mother has always said, and her mother before that. But here's the point: When you prepare, you're also anticipating for the inevitable to happen. It's just like preparing for an earthquake. You store can goods, water, medicine, batteries, even blankets and an extra pair of shoes, because you know that the "big one" is coming. And you also know that it's not a question of "if," but a question of "when." And it's the same thing with preparing to go back to school. You buy the stuff for your backpack, pencil box, and your lunch box, knowing darn well that the inevitable is coming: the end of your sainted three month vacation. Yeah, I know. Nothing lasts forever, everything must come to an end. But, in the final month of our vacation, do we as kids have to be reminded that, alas, nothing last forever, not even long, hazy summer days full of backyard lounges and Country Time lemonade? I mean, can't we just spend this short, fleeting time doing what we do best this time of year? Which is, of course, lounging in the backyard and drinking Country Time?
Oh well. Enough about my rants. I've gotta go. I've got socks, shoes, underwear, pencils, pens, stick paste, spiral notebooks, binder paper, and a new pencil box to buy at the local Target, as well as sliced cheese, turkey lunch meat, bread, and lunch bags.
And maybe, just maybe, one final can of Country Time.
Until next time, be well and stay well.
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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