First Day of School

Word Challenge:  NIVEOUS--with all these hot days, we could surely use one described as this (see end of post for definition)

In our area, Monday is the first day of school. For those of us in education or who have had careers in education, that day brings back memories. Whether a student or a teacher, I could never sleep the night before school started. That first day with all its possibilities--the day everyone was a star. No one had a failing grade yet; no one had brought about the wrath of the administration. Friends perhaps not seen during the summer were there as well as the potential for making new ones. Everything had to be perfect on that day--the clothes, the school supplies, the food in your lunch box if you were young enough to still carry one. And then the scariest part of all--meeting the teachers if you were a student and meeting the students if you were a teacher. So for all the students and teachers starting a new school year, best wishes. Education is so important and so are all of you.

"Niveous" means snowy--that would feel pretty good right now!