by Janet H. Brown
I have had one of those wonderful days when nothing went wrong. Everything seemed right with the entire world and nothing could put a black cloud over it . I was able to find time to sit down and start to read one of my books given to me about one month ago. While doing so, I found that the day seemed to have slowed down and that everything was done to perfection. The housework was completed and the children were well mannered and didn't fight and my husband was doing all of the home improvement projects that he always said he would do when he had time to get to do it.
But then I rolled over in bed and that was the end of my dream. I peered through heavy eyelids at the clock and it was 5:30 am. So I rolled over and went back to sleep. The alarm clock went off at 6:00 am and I flipped the switch to the 'off' position and rolled over and went back to sleep. I was awakened by another dream that I would be late for work and to my horror it was 7:15 and I had to be to work at 8:00. I took a quick shower, fixed my hair, dressed and was out the door by 7:50.
I wished that I had more time - it takes me a good nine or ten minutes to get to work and they are working on the streets in Owego. To my horror they started to put out the flags and the detour signs. I quickly realized that it would be fine and I would make it to work in the nick of time.
It became one of those days but it was the last day of the week and I could look forward to the weekend. Do you know what I promised my daughter I would do this weekend? Go school shopping, getting ready for Middle School, not the Elementary School anymore. Appearance is 99% and education is 1%. Please someone pinch me. I think I'm still dreaming - or has it become a nightmare.