[FewsOrange]

she has missed a dozen days this year, often because she woke up tired and went back to sleep.

Happened to me many times when I was in high school, however my parents ensured that the going back to sleep bit never lasted too long or turned into a day off school.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

she has missed a dozen days this year, often because she woke up tired and went back to sleep.

I lived about two blocks from my Catholic Grammar school. Every day we assembled in the school yard, said the Lord's Prayer and Pledge and then marched into class to the "Stars and Stripes Forever". I remember waking one morning to the strains of Sousa waifing in through my open bedroom window, jumping into my uniform and bolting to school just in time to joint the tail end of my unit (class) and march into class in good order.