Back to School Time Again!

It’s that time of year. The time we all seem to dread as Mom’s of school-aged children. Yep, it’s back to school time again. That means Mom’s all over the city are trying to figure out exactly what their kids need to be able to be prepared for the start of the school year and how to get it as inexpensive as possible

I know that my son has a school supply list somewhere. It came home printed on the back of one of the Monday Letters that the school sends home each week (or mostly each week if he remembers to give them to me.) I distinctly remember putting it somewhere SAFE where I wouldn’t lose the darn thing.

I know it was here last week. I actually took the time to read through it and make a master list of all the things he needed since it had been divided by subject instead of grouped by object and color etc. I even saw it as late as last Saturday when my husband accidentally used it as scrap paper to jot an important number down.

I am ashamed to say, that although I took much care in keeping up with it all summer, that list has escaped my grasp somehow. I looked for it last night. I have retraced it’s every step to my knowledge inside my house. It is in NONE of its always places.

I really do think it’s in the car for some reason. I often times keep really important shopping-related lists in my visor so that it’s there when I actually get to go shopping and need it. I usually don’t remember to grab lists when packing the car for outings as it just seems more important to remember juice and sippy cups and teddy grahams for baby contentment and all!

Ah well, I suppose it will surface at some point. Until then, I have resigned myself to finding the cheapest place to buy jeans for my growing (or rather not so growing) boy. He swears that he is a size 12, but that is really just his age.

We bought size 12 shorts for camp in June and everyone was really worried that they were going to fall down while he was hiking at Boy Scout camp. Lucky for us, most pairs come with an adjustable waste!

Last night, I took him to Target because that is where we found what is currently his favorite pair of jeans. They really won’t do for school this year because they are now sporting a huge hole in his left knee and are stringy at where his ankles should be, but instead they drag the ground! Yes, his size 10’s are a bit long and big on him as well.

I didn’t want to argue, so I bought him three pair of his size 12’s. I only bought three because they only had regular in stock and he really needs slims. I feel like I found a bargain too, because they were only $7.99 per pair. We will defiantly be going back before the add changes on Sunday and try for some slims too!

I felt silly, not being able to get his school supplies yet. I suppose it’s just as well, though, because the real sales have yet to start. I mean, why pay .50 for notebook paper when you know that in a week or two it will be something like 4 or 5 packs for a $1? Plus, I was a bit over zealous last year and he has left-overs of the basics still in his supply cabinet.

Hopefully, I will get lucky and find that elusive list. I know it has to be here somewhere, but I just cannot remember what I did with it. I do hope that I won’t find it in pieces in the babies’ play-yard. I don’t think that I left it that close to them, though.

Plus, I don’t think it would be a getting off to a good start for my eldest this year, if he had to go into the school office and request a new list. How would it sound if he honestly had to tell them that his baby brothers and sister actually ate his school supply list? Sadly, it just might turn out to be the truth!