Desolate was the Playground (by sarah)
I awoke and me and dad got Jean ready for school - there were books to find and lunches to make and teeth to brushed and Jean's to be shouted at when they flop and make dressing them hard and so on and so forth.
It was dark when I got up and I thought - hmmm bout time those clocks change.
And we struggled our way to school.
And it was deserted the playground desolate and forlorn - empty of childs hurtling around it was a grey expanse of tarmac with a dreary fence. Where was everyone?
No cars in the staff parking - no lights in the windows - cold and empty - I look at Dad 'When do the clocks change?'
'Not yet'
'Surelly its soon?'
'Your mother didn't say anything about it and I would have expected a sign in the playground'
'Hmm well they must have changed - there's no one here'
So we come home again and I look up daylight saving and find out the clocks change this weekend - so then I'm panicking - have I missed some school trip? Were they all supposed to be at some train station somewhere or something?
No - its half term - yesturday was the last day - Mew 🙁
So then Dad's annoyed cos he could have still been sleeping and Jean's annoyed becuase she doesn't want a holiday - she wants to go to school and play with her friends!
And I ment to talk to some of the mothers about the half baked plans for them to visit during half term :/
Sigh - I just can't manage with the amount of stuff I have to remember for school - and yet I know that other people manage this stuff perfectly well :/
Fortunatly I had got in lots of craft stuff and that to do with Jean and Co during half term anyway- she is currently happily colouring a dinosaur sticker and colouring book and has a spooky ghost one waiting for her attention 🙂
I also have wooden skulls for decorating - and skull bags to sew and ghosts to glitter! I love pound shops and the like 🙂 (Plus I cut alot of the stuff out myself from my craft paper collection!)
I've got cooking activities and everything lined up for Jean but am sad to be two days shorter on sorting house out time 🙁
By Lionel, Thu 12th Nov 2009 @ 2:48 pm
"Jean's annoyed becuase she doesn't want a holiday - she wants to go to school and play with her friends!"
I'm so happy for her. May school long continue to be a pleasure!