Kids all around are getting ready to go back to school. Whether next week or after Labor Day, the big day will soon be here.
It’s one of my daughter’s favorite times of the year — mainly because it means frequent visits to the mall and shopping are required. I’ve found as she’s gotten older, that it’s harder to find the “right” backpack. We look for things such as, will her instrument fit and will the zipper hold up the whole year. She on the other hand looks for things like will her friends be able to sign it and have their signatures show up, is it dorky or stylish, and does it have enough pockets.
Wouldn’t it be great if those “in charge” created a great big kiosk in the grocery store or mall parking lot to offer one-stop-shopping for all school needs. Sort of like the fireworks booths that spring up a few weeks before and offer heavy discounts the day after. All resources could be pooled into one massive kiosk. So when the composition notebooks are empty off the shelves, another box could be pulled out immediately to reload. Or when the school supply list calls for a compass and graph paper, they actually have shelves containing compasses and graph paper. Sounds like a great idea to me!
The back-to-school season often seems to be so stressful with all the shopping needs required which only fuels the financial burden stress. Then if that isn’t enough, school fees demand to be paid as well. Parents feel like a bank throwing money at everything they encounter, whether the balance is in the black or red.
So, to lighten the load, here’s some mindless humor I found in my day-calendar to brighten your day. Go ahead … it’s okay to laugh:
- Hand a small child a pair of scissors and eventually they or a sibling will need a haircut.
- “Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell, the name will carry.” Bill Cosby
- “Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even though you wish they were.” Barbara Johnson
- No debate class on earth can ever prepare a woman for a standoff with a 3-year old.
- If you or I had been Lot’s wife, we’d never have risked looking back and turning into a pillar of salt. Imagine how you’d retain water!
