Back to School!!!

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” I was always the one in my family and among my friends who was most excited to be going back to school. Maybe it was a combination of seeing all my friends, buying new gear, or my birthday (Sept. 4, what what!), but something had me “high” for school … in a good way. The one drawback was that I never got my locker decorated for my birthday because it was always the day before/the day of/or the day after school started, so no one ever knew or they were too busy to bother.

Sadly and fortunately for me, I completed my degree in communications two years ago. I long to go back to school, but like so many others, the funds are just not there. I need to make do with what I have — which is nothing to sneeze at — and move on with my life.

I do try to live vicariously through my sister (who is 9 and entered grade 4) by getting her educational juices flowing, but it’s not there. When they took her back to school shopping I made the list of must-haves. I was picking all sorts of stuff, and my sister would stare at me and say, “I don’t need that!” Another combination of us not having to pay for it (her father was paying) and the fact that I was throwing things in that I knew I would be siphoning later, but I could have backhanded her for saying such nonsense! I don’t do violence, but when she was interferring with my “school and I” time, I could have resorted to it. I didn’t … but I could have!

Anyways, we ended up with about 6 notebooks, 3 binders, tons of pencils, markers, and pencil crayons, erasers, sharpeners, and backpacks. Nearly half of what we bought ended up on my desk, of which I like to refer to them as my “loot”.

I need to close with a special prayer for the kids (young and old) going back:

I pray for the little ones that they will open their minds to receive all the knowledge they can — especially while it’s still free! I pray for the big ones that they will be able to receive jobs with their training. I ask the Lord to guide and protect everyone from speeding motorists in the parking lot and bullies in the classrooms. Help them to not procrastinate too much and finish assignments on time. Slackers can be fun, but they need to buckle down and concentrate; remind them that no one likes a brown-noser, know-it-all, or suck-up. Just let you will be done, Lord. In Jesus name I pray, Amen!

This was always my favourite commercial from Staples, and I act exactly like the father.

Best of luck, students!

p.s. The move went really well and I am now in the process of painting my room Periwinkle Bud!

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