Then Why Am I Still Sitting Here?

So today was the day that teachers went back to school.  We don't see students until next Tuesday but I got up early this morning...packed my lunch and got out of the door exactly on time. 

I take the Parkway to work.  It's not as bad as it sounds because as everyone is trying to get into DC I am trying to get out.  This usually makes for a pleasant drive...usually.  See, even though the Parkway is a "scenic drive" most people treat it like it's the Autobahn...and when maniacs drive...accidents happen.

Anyway, I hit traffic and turn to the radio station that is going to tell me what and where the delay is so I can choose an alternate route if needed.  Six minutes later I am completely stopped (with the car in park) as I listen to the traffic report.  The northbound freeway (parallel to where I am...) is shutdown...all lanes...due to a truck dumping a load of wood and the parkway is slow (I'm thinking, "I want to be on that part of the parkway") due to an accident just two exits ahead of me so I decide to stay put.  Now, ten minutes later, when the next traffic report comes on, I am in the exact same place...I have not moved...and the lady says, "All northbound lanes on the freeway have been shutdown and you would be better off taking the parkway as the earlier accident is gone."  And I'm thinking, "Gone?  Where did it go?  And why am I still sitting here?  Did anyone bother to tell the two guys in front that when the accident disappeared they could continue commuting?" 

It was a full three minutes more before I could put my car in gear and continue on my way to work...Nothing like showing up late on the first day...

Goodnight, Summertime.

Well, this is it.  Tomorrow I go back to school and the insanity.  I am not nearly as rested or prepared physically, emotionally or mentally as is the norm at the end of August.  This is my last few moments of summer.  You were much too fleeting.  Goodnight, Summertime.

Um...Slow Down!

Ok.  Here it is mid-August and...well...nothing.  Usually my summers are filled with adventure and...you know...blog fodder.  However, this summer not so much.  First of all, I got sick on the last day of school and was sick for more than a month.  Then I spent a couple weeks doing some cleaning and organizing (I would love to do a total makeover of my living quarters before the end of September...).  Then I left for my brother and sister-in-laws (which is where I am as I write this) which has been wonderful...

I'm not going to say "but"...I'm not.

It did, however, dawn on me today that I only have a week left before I head home and then only two weeks before school starts.  I ONLY HAVE THREE WEEKS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS!!!  I am not ready for school to start.  Not physically.  Not emotionally.  I. Am. Not. Ready.

Oh, boy.