The days are shortening, the leaves are starting to turn color, and anticipation grows for parents and children alike for the first day of school.
Stores are crowded with tired parents and children stressing about choosing cool clothes to make them fit in. New school supplies are a thrill at any age. I bought a new spiral notebook this year just to feel like part of the game. 
Backpacks make a garden of color on Target and Walmart walls with the selection getting bigger every year. How did we ever manage carrying multiple books on our hips? And, how come boys never had as many books to carry as girls?
Covering our school books was one of my favorite tasks every year. The kitchen table was piled with books, brown paper bags, and tape. Being able to make a tight fitting book cover from a paper bag was a true skill and one to be proud off. I remember the smell and the feel of the covers as I stacked the finished books. In those days doodling on the book covers was an art form. When your boyfriend’s name changed, you had to make a new book cover.
Look at this clever book cover…woo hoo!
Oh…the excitement of going to junior high. You thought you would never adjust. Just when you loved junior high the most, it was time to move on to senior high and even greater anxiety.
Stay-at-home moms will get to enjoy a few extra minutes of quiet time before trying to coordinate everyone’s new activities and starting the chauffeur game. Working moms will look at their calendars in fear of having to work late and business trips that will take them away from the school activities they want to share with their children.
Do you think this mom is ready for school to start?
I wish you all happy times and please do not text or talk on the phone while driving your children.
Which is more important, the phone call, or your child’s life? No brainer!
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