Back to school

Let me first start with apologizing for not blogging in a while. It's been busy. Ok, here we go.

It's that time of the year! It's back to school time! And with it comes a lot of back to school shopping. I love this part about school, always have. Oh the thrill of new pens, binders and alas... a new backpack. You can always tell the moms who are on a school supply mission. They look confused as they try to decipher the difference between wide ruled and college ruled paper or find a box of 48 count crayons in sea of 24 count boxes. Tightly clinching to a crumpled list of endless items, back to school moms continue to wander the store until they cross of every item off their list. While shopping, I made a couple observations:

1. Why do glue sticks come in packs of 2, when we are only required to have one? Every year, I have to buy one too many. I always say that I'm going to save the glue stick for the next school year, but I never do.
2. What is so special about Ticonderoga pencils? Teachers always specify that they want that brand, but it's always sold out.
3. A box of kleenex was on the list. If every kid has to bring a box, that's like 25 boxes! I didn't realized kids went through that stuff so quickly. What happened to just wiping your nose on your sleeve?

To all my moms who have kids going back to school, I wish I could give you a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils (Ticonderoga brand, of course).