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Thursday, August 16, 2012


T’is the Season to be Jolly…Again!!

By Jody Worsham

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I passed through the school supply aisles at Wal-Mart this morning.  The scent of glue sticks, crayons, and pink rubber erasers filled the air creating a sense of euphoria and hope in this full time Medicare Mom.

Bins were brimming with yellow #2 pencils, brightly colored pencil sharpeners, and scissors of all kinds:  blunt, pointy, lefties, righties, plastic and metal.  Bottles of Elmer’s Glue in all sizes were stacked to the very edge of the shelves.  I was becoming light headed and giddy.

Ring binders were lined up and standing like sentinels awaiting assignments.  The end caps were being stacked head high with notebook paper:  wide rule, college rule, no rule.  Eight colors of folders with or without pockets, with or without brads, plastic or paper glistened like a long awaited rainbow offering hope after 40 days and 40 nights of no school.

I rounded the corner and actually swooned at the sight of cartons of kleenex tissue, paper towels, zip lock plastic bags, and bottles of hand sanitizers filling the aisles as they awaited their turn to be placed on the school supply shelves.

I bought two boxes of crayons and two pencil boxes; then plastic pocket folders in every color, scissors, notebook paper, glue sticks and bottles, a ruler just in case, and four spiral note books.  I got two lunch kits, two thermos bottles and 150 plastic sandwich bags. It was glorious!

As I rounded the corner heading for the check-out line, I burst into song “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.  Car pools are forming and backpacks are brimming and parents are of good cheeeer!  It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”

 I couldn’t help myself.  I was a racehorse with the finish line in sight, a marathon runner seeing the last mile marker, the exit ramp on the freeway with no cars in sight. I was about to be home free.   School starts in 16 days, 6 hours, 28 minutes, 12 seconds…11 seconds…10…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

4 comments:

Sharon said...

ROFLMAO!!! You are a genius.

Anonymous said...

Gosh, it's too bad you couldn't work up a little enthusiasm for the first day of school lol.

Jody Worsham said...

It's funny. When I was teaching, I couldn't wait for school to start. It was like Christmas and I was getting all these presents. Some kids would fit, other's wouldn't, some were just what I wanted and some I wanted to return right away. Now I am looking forward to school starting for entirely different reasons. Still Christmas for me , though.

Joanne Noragon said...

My granddaughters who are starting here in a new school system think it's the most wonderful day, too. And they start next Wednesday!