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Show I PMiwg I " SwtiCcwaft By Janet Wallis Early to bed, early to rise slie, low could the "big wigs" on the ool board vote for the old Ben 'Ctnk'.'.n t)roverb- "Early to bed, early Tise" without asking my opinion? on't they realize there are mothers ) can't stand change? I don't even jgrrange my livingroom furniture, ' can they expect to snap me out of a time habit just like that? Jiglu and ninth grade students may peJfeU "bright eyed and bushy tailed" at en in the morning, but what about ts ir mothers? This double session idea evastating to those who have glue on if pillows. And I feel betrayed. j5 do my very best deep trance !Pmg after the alarm goes off. I can and turn all night, solving the 'd s problems and as soon as KVEL 5 on, my pillow becomes soft and - y. my cares disappear and oblivion flCS!s over. And that's at seven a.m. lv 'am I ever going to peal out by 6:30 arlier? already having nightmares, ring my son, who must fix his own III,1 of cold cereal and go out into the I V i cruel world without so much as a u y goodbye from his mother. 5 giving me a guilt complex. 3; t0 So, for my son's sake and for my own peace of mind, I've already started the difficult task of convincing myself that early morning is the calmest, prettiest time of the day, that the sunrise is, afterall, more rewarding than the sunset. That early morning air is somehow more invigorating. And I suppose there will be a certain sense of mastery over the old self to be up busily starting the days activities, whilst mothers of sixth and seventh graders are enjoying a few more winks. (I'm going to be jealous.) I'll have to admit that an extra hour a day would be nice, perhaps I will find time to learn how to read all over again. Or maybe I'll take up an exercise program. I might even find time to do that little annoying task I've been putting off since before Christmas. Perhaps on this new schedule I'll even have time for a leisurely afternoon nap. I'm getting carried away! By that time, I'll be busy thinking up activities to keep my home-from-school son out of mischief. |