…started with a jolt, with an alarm that buzzed me awake a half an hour early, dogs licking my elbows and a back still in revolt from…I don’t know…doing puzzles wrong?…that brought me, creaking, cracking, out of my pajamas and to the shower, then back into DIFFERENT pajamas for a pajama day at school that I’m forever paranoid I’ll get wrong, showing up to school in flannels when everyone else looks normal and I’m the oddball, straight into the car and to my doctor’s appointment, where I feel the uncontrollable urge to explain to everyone I see that no, I’m not a gal who just goes to the doctor in pajamas, I’m a PROFESSIONAL for God’s sake, and this is part of my JOB, only to wait an insane amount of time for a doctor who’s somehow running over a half an hour behind for a 7:15 appointment (riddle me that, Batman), only to be given a shot in the arm (if only it were figurative) before I’m sent on my way to school, white-knuckled and praying I’ll get there in some semblance of timeliness, right as students are getting ready for the day and I can breathe a sigh of relief that I’ve made it in plenty of time to get ready for my students, who, thankfully, have shown up ready to work and have fun, as evidenced by their earnest storytelling here, surrounded by their adoring fans:
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 
You began with multiple ellipses! My favorite punctuation! Love this whole slice because it left me out of breath and anxious for the start of your school work day.
Amazing punctuation!
BTW, doctors behind at that time of day often have early AM emergencies. Been there, done that!
Thanks! Yes, I know my doctor had a good reason why it took a while, I’m just glad that my blood pressure was taken at the START.
And yes, I’m a fan of ellipses, parentheticals, hyphens…basically, I’m kind of bossy where it comes to letting my readers “hear” me. =)
Why explain why you are in pajamas? Let them guess. Their responses could make for interesting stories. Love the hurried feel of this. Hope things settled once you got back to your normal(?) day.
I love your pajama themed post and it sure brings back more than a few “pajama” themed memories like the day I had to circle by the rehab center (aka nursing home) to sign something for my Aunt and showed up in the administrator’s office with pink silkies and a pink satin “bed jacket” that I really had “borrowed” from my Aunt! I started with a full explanation of what schools do to build community, but she simply stated, “Going somewhere?” and smiled. Her kids went to my school, fortunately, or I might have been given a bracelet and a bed!
So much action and then all of those quiet photos with the stuffies. A much-needed shift.
Thanks, Stacey! I wasn’t planning for the juxtaposition to be as clear as it was, but I see it now. Just another surprise that writing brought me today. =)
Whirlwind that arrives eventually in an exhale and a deep satisfying breath. Seeing students telling their stories to stuffed figures is calming to me just as an observer. Given your action-packed pajama morning, the relief of meeting a group of students ready and willing to dive into the day is palpable.
Thanks, Sherri! I’ll tell you that the real-life version of these kids telling stories was just as delightful and charming as the photo gallery. Next up we’ll have puppet shows to develop dialogue. I’m excited for them!