Wishing I was setting up my classroom

So, I'm feeling the need to go to bed, after randomly searching for a Gators (yuck) onesie for no-name Moreria and ending up with a pretty fly bracelet with a rhinestone arrow with an angel wing hanging from it from Burlington Coat Factory... so, I'm a bit tired... crazy week... I'm looking at my facebook page and see Justin Collins and click on his page to see if there's any new Liam pics, since his wife (Nina's sister) had promised they were coming soon.  What I find is a status that I'm seeing more and more at this time of year (posted by his mother yesterday)... "Tomorrow it's back to school for Justin Collins, Meghan Mendicino Collins, and Stacey Shepherd, along with all the other Patrick County teachers. I'm not going back, so why am I so sad? Summer goes by way too fast!"
People commented about other people going back and Justin commented:
"Times like these there needs to be an unlike button, or a BOOO! button. Yes it flew by, and yes it makes me sad, but the silver lining is I will start another year that gets me closer to retirement!"
...and then this twit said something that made me want to smack her:
Kathy Midkiff Allen: I am ALWAYS sad when school starts.

So, I wrote (mind you, I didn't realize I wasn't writing to Justin at this point):  "Yes, summer does go by way too quickly.  Life goes by way too quickly.  Soon, Liam will have a real girlfriend, not just his uncle's goofy sister.  But, that sister longs for the days when she got to step back into the classroom.  A right-to-work state, not knowing how to ass-kiss, and a power-hungry woman robbed her of her classroom too early... now there are a billion teachers graduating every semester that wouldn't have to be paid as much b/c they don't have their MA nor any experience.  I'd give anything to be sad about the summer being "over."  I'd give anything to be preparing for a new year.  Cherish what you have because you never know when your life can go from perfect to... well... shit.  Not saying, oh, pity me or not taking responsibility for my actions, but it was out of the blue... no action plan... no prior warning... it was seriously a shock... I was blindsided.  Anyhow... I know that you're happy and I don't know why I'm on that tangent.  I should just erase this whole thing."

Then I thought... no.  I need to post this somewhere... I need to think on this.  I need to air some sort of grievance about the whole matter.  It wasn't right and it still isn't.  People don't appreciate what they've got until it's gone... but the sad fact is that I did appreciate those children and my job at the time I had it.  Fuckin' A.  Oh well.  I figure I need to post something.  His mom seems a little uppity sometimes... like a Liam-and-siblings hogger.  Maybe she's sad that she'll have to give up Barrett to Kindergarten.  She'll have to give up her son and daughter-in-law to work.  She won't have them all the time, b/c, Lord knows, they aren't up in Buckhannon visiting her family-- they're down there living amongst his.  Ah well.  Why do I care?  I talk to Justin more than my own brother at the moment via Instagram lol.

And as others are setting theirs up, Debbie J. is tearing hers down, moving to a new school to be a Math/ Science coach.  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes... Seeing a picture of that was difficult for me.  No Debbie at PHE?  That's definitely not PHE.  Sigh.  And then I think of that floppy thing that's going to marry the man I love... setting up her classroom... why, oh God, why did my life turn out like this?  The things I wanted starting back at me... rounded manatees with giants gums.  Ahhhhh!  Need to be tactful and think of something to say to Grandma Collins... hmm... so I wrote:

Life goes by way too quickly. I'd give anything to be sad about the summer being "over." I'd give anything to be preparing for a new year. Cherish these years and the lives that you change.