School starts on Thursday. My baby will be in first grade. I'm excited to see what she will learn this year, how she will change and grow. What I'm not looking forward to: filling out paperwork. I understand the need for the emergency contact forms but some of it feels a little like overkill. Maybe it seems worse than it is because I also have to fill out a lot of paperwork for Kindercare (where A goes for before and after school care). Last week I had to submit FIVE forms in order for Kindercare to drive my kid the mile or two to school each day. I am not exaggerating - I counted them. I can only imagine how daunting all of this must be for parents who have multiple school-age children.
I stupidly waited until after our vacation to buy school supplies. I guess I just don't like to think about summer ending until it's actually over. I did pick up a few items when we were on vacation and happened to be in a Dollar General store, but I figured I'd wait until we got back to obtain the rest. The list I received from the school was pretty lengthy. I went grocery shopping Saturday morning and then headed to another store for the school supplies. Empty shelves. The school supply aisle was all desert winds and tumbleweeds. The on-the-ball parents had already been there and cleaned the joint out. Gah!
When I got home, I posted this on Facebook:
Clearly I waited too long to buy school supplies. Who do I have to sleep with to get some bleeping glue sticks!?!?I got quite a few responses from friends and acquaintances. Some commiserated with my plight and some offered to send me glue sticks. From this I can only conclude: a) most of my friends are more organized than I am and b) a few of them really want to sleep with me.
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| Two full bags of required supplies (the ugly shoes are in there, too). The kid needs to get a job. |
