We have passed July 4th. That has always kind of been the mid point of the summer to me. On the down hill run toward school, fall, and football. I never dreaded it. I am the weird soul that loved seeing all of the new school supplies displayed at Walmart.
When I was little I loved shopping for new pencils, and a backpack. It was a big outing for me and mom. We picked out a new dress for the first day of school and I set my new supplies out and looked at them for a month ahead of time.
Then I had my own children and the shopping experience was still the same...even with four kids. I loved that new box of CRAYOLAS with 64 colors more than they did. I wanted to be the first one to bust them out and color with them on a new coloring book page. That is just the ultimate fun!!
A lunchbox was a real ordeal. It took more time than the backpack. I never quite understood why adults dreaded this shopping trip. I LOVED IT! I loved watching my kids carefully pack things up to start a new school year, with fresh markers and lots of enthusiasm.
Then suddenly I was buying my own back to school supplies....for my classroom. I was a teacher. I wanted college ruled paper,#2 pencils, colored folders, and new BIC pens. They were not just for me. They were for the students who I knew would not come with anything new and fresh. I wanted them to fill in paperwork with a new black, medium point pen. It always made me feel good.
The supplies are out...everywhere! I am not buying them. I am retired. It is a sense of relief really. I realize now that I have been home for 5 weeks that I want to be here. I LOVE to be here. It was time. I do not "fear" seeing all of the yellow "Back To School" displays. It does not mean my summer is almost over. I will have summer for the rest of my life. WOW! That feels good. I still love all of the new things they put out so maybe I will still buy new crayons!
When I was little I loved shopping for new pencils, and a backpack. It was a big outing for me and mom. We picked out a new dress for the first day of school and I set my new supplies out and looked at them for a month ahead of time.
Then I had my own children and the shopping experience was still the same...even with four kids. I loved that new box of CRAYOLAS with 64 colors more than they did. I wanted to be the first one to bust them out and color with them on a new coloring book page. That is just the ultimate fun!!A lunchbox was a real ordeal. It took more time than the backpack. I never quite understood why adults dreaded this shopping trip. I LOVED IT! I loved watching my kids carefully pack things up to start a new school year, with fresh markers and lots of enthusiasm.
Then suddenly I was buying my own back to school supplies....for my classroom. I was a teacher. I wanted college ruled paper,#2 pencils, colored folders, and new BIC pens. They were not just for me. They were for the students who I knew would not come with anything new and fresh. I wanted them to fill in paperwork with a new black, medium point pen. It always made me feel good.The supplies are out...everywhere! I am not buying them. I am retired. It is a sense of relief really. I realize now that I have been home for 5 weeks that I want to be here. I LOVE to be here. It was time. I do not "fear" seeing all of the yellow "Back To School" displays. It does not mean my summer is almost over. I will have summer for the rest of my life. WOW! That feels good. I still love all of the new things they put out so maybe I will still buy new crayons!
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