101 Things To Do When Your Siblings Start School Before You

     Today, my siblings started school. Being a college student now (sounds exciting, doesn't it?), I don't start for two more weeks. To celebrate my freedom and my siblings' bondage, Lois and I decided to make their day extra special. To begin, we woke up early, went upstairs, grabbed pots and pans and proceeded to bang them in the vicinity of the groggy students (Because we didn't have school, we had stayed up later the night before and missed the pleasure of awakening them with this cheery greeting). To make the experience more pleasant, we shouted "You have school and we don't, ha."
   This was only the beginning. We also had a running conversation at the breakfast table that went like this.
Lois: "What are you going to do today, Leah?"
Me: "Not school."
Lois: "What are you going to be doing while not doing schoolwork."
Me: "Curl up in a chair, read a book, do some shopping. Basically whatever I want. Isn't it great to not have school?"
  After breakfast (and our walk in the rain--we can do whatever we want, remember), Lois and I proceeded to come up behind the more scholastic Bernhardsons and remark "Whattcha doin'?" in obnoxious voices.
   This behavior, though not exactly mature, is extremely enjoyable. My mother refers to it as a "way to find joy in my transition to college." I wasn't having any trouble finding joy in moving to Michigan, but I guess the explanation works. Perhaps, however, I shall persist  in giving it a different title. Its something I like to call "Revenge of the College Student". I mean, I would never be that cruel. Rather, I am seeking to inspire my siblings to graduate from high school. See, if they stick it out, they too can be extremely obnoxious on the first day of school. Yep, that's what I'm calling it. Older sister duty: complete.