My last "What's on your mind?" posting on Facebook said three day weekend, 9 more days to which a friend commented about my ability to count. She stated there were only 8 more days left. Her comment posed an interesting question. How to count down until the last day of school. Unfortunately, we don't have Dear Abby to clear this up as she did, oh so many times about the right way to unroll toliet paper. The debate that raged through the 1950's and 1960's centered on does one place the toliet paper on the spool to roll over or under. Dear Abby several times reversed herself. I however, always had it on good authority...thank you Mother...one is to always place the toliet paper to roll over.

Which brings me to the ways to count down. There are those who determine once out of bed, showered, teeth brushed, breakfast and sufficient amounts of coffee consumed to face the day, for counting purposed the day is over. It does not matter what wonderful adventures happen in the classroom, hallway, cafeteria or near the buses. Once up and out, day counted onto the next.



Then there are those who determine that all the great school events of the day must take place, drive home done, evening activities fulfilled along with a long tall glass of beer, gin and tonic, or fine glass of wine...tough days, Boone's Farm will do the trick..and lights out, the day is then counted.



It is as contenious a debate as toliet paper. One school faculty I was privledged to be on, kept the count with daisies stuck to the ladies room wall. Each morning, the first person in re-arranged the daisies beginning at day 20 for the countdown. As one entered to conduct business, there on the wall in all their yellow glory the daisies marched us to victory and freedom. At times there was a count confusion because either a. the person couldn't count or b. the number changed depending upon which camp the daisy organizer came from.



So this Tuesday, June 1, there will either be 8 or 7 days left of school. Tis no matter for on June 10th school is out for the summer and on June 11, the seniors of Farmington High School graduate...and that is whole other story.