And So The School Year Begins...

My daughter and some of her friends got together yesterday evening because school starts today.

�To celebrate the last day of summer break?� I asked.

�To mourn it� she answered.

Oh.

*grin*

Well, I can�t say I feel the same. Personally, I�m thrilled that school starts today. Summers are long, and the kids eventually get bored. Restless. And dare I say it? Annoying. Oops...I said it!

Did you like school when you were attending? I did. I loved everything about it in elementary school. So much so that when I missed a day, I cried a river of tears. With the exception of fever-induced delirium, there�s no way I could be kept home.

And even though I didn�t like all the academic stuff in high school, I loved the social aspects of it, and used to look forward to its return after a lengthy summer.

Around mid August I would begin feeling very excited about the upcoming first day of classes; a highly anticipated event. And when that day finally arrived, I practically floated to school.

I still get keyed up this time of year even though it�s been a long time since I was a student. The arrival of a new school year brings back so many childhood memories, and I reminisce about my school days; carefree and innocent times.

Those were the days, I tell you, and I�d go back and do it all over again if I could.

Did you like school?