the big day

We were going to

finally

start school today.

No matter what.

Ready or not.

~

We didn't.

~

I did something I rarely ever do last night;

I went to bed early.

With a whole bunch of stuff undone.

I was just so tired!

logic was - I was going to bed so early

surely I'd wake up

early

- refreshed -

and I could accomplish more than if I stayed up

and attempted to finish my work

while in a sleep-deprived state

(I've been averaging 5 hours a night (interrupted, of course)

and that just doesn't cut it anymore)

~

My logic failed me.

The night was not restful

and was even more interrupted than normal.

So

when I got up this morning

later

than usual

I decided to swallow my pride

and take

yet one more

'one more day'

to really get ready

and we'll give it another go

tomorrow.

~

All is not lost, though

I've got the oven warming up

so we can start our last

'last day of summer'

off right

with cookies for dessert

after breakfast