Well, it's only a few short days before the kids go back to school. When I see the ads for school supplies, I still feel like I want to run out and buy some. I used to love picking out my notebook each year. Does that make me a nerd? Then, as a teacher for 14 years, I'd enjoy stocking up on all the things that would enable me to teach the lesson plans I had thought up during the summer.
Yeah, I admit it; I enjoyed teaching that much. Although I was always sad to see the summer end, I was also always excited to greet those new faces and meet the challenge of a new year. . . that lasted at least a couple of weeks.
Parents will be fickle too, in some ways sad for their kids to go back to the rigor of school, but also relieved to have the family back into a routine.
For other adults, especially those who commute miles to work, like my husband, school starting means less sleep because traffic will be much more congested.
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