Rollercoaster Day

I wish I was telling you about a ride at the local amusement park, however, two things make that impossible. The first is that the park is closed for the season. The second is that it's a bit too cold here to be outside riding roller coasters even if the park was open.

This is about the roller coaster of events and emotions. It's been one of those days that comes equipped with many ups and downs but no seat belts or warnings that signal the ride is about to begin. Well, unless you count the alarm clock going off this morning. I guess that should be warning enough.

Without going into details that might embarrass anyone or give away too much information that might not be mine to share in the first place let me map the emotional descents, ascents, twists, and turns:

7:30 a.m. - on the straightaway (Wake up and smell the coffee. Literally.)

9:00 a.m. - beginning ascent (Leave for homeschool co-op.)

9:30 a.m. - rapid descent (Find that someone who shall remain nameless - except that it is not I - forgot certain important things needed for one class. Lecture Discussion begins.)

10:00 a.m. - level off again (Discussion ends. Class is missed. World goes on turning.)

10:30 a.m. - small left-hand turn followed by a rapid ascent (Finds that instructor had a certain missing item that nameless individual should've known was missing before today. Smiles all around.)

11:00 a.m. - level off again (We both go to the class where nameless individual is student and yours truly is teaching assistant.)

11:30 a.m. - extremely steep descent (Nameless individual finds himself lectured about something he didn't do, but not by yours truly. N.I. proclaims innocence. Y.T. believes it is so since she was right there when alleged incident occurred.)

12:00 noon - quick right turn (Eat lunch with other parents and students. Jokes made about separate tables needed to divide anti- and pro- "recent political event" from each other. Contents of stomach threaten to reappear.) Sigh

12:30 p.m. - a stomach-lurching sharp turn followed by quick ascent (Text message received from a different nameless individual. Hope springs eternal, as they say.)

2:00 p.m. - quick descent (Send email to instructor asking for clarification of alleged incident. )

5:45 p.m. - rapid ascent (Instructor admits misunderstanding. Nameless individual cleared. All is well with the world once more.)

The vehicle pulls into station and passengers disembark. What a ride!

If any theme park desires a new ride feel free to use this schematic. It provided me quite a thrill today.