Happy last full month of summer to you northern hemisphere members!
It's officially back-to-school season in my area. I believe my nieces and nephews go back to school next week. It seems so early; but they get a week of vacation time in October and the school year ends mid-May.
Do you enjoy the Back-to-School sales and shopping?
I admit. I'm a school supply junkie.
So is my step-dad. It doesn't matter if there is a school age kid to shop for or not.
I just got off the phone with my mother and I was telling her i was looking for highlighters for my planner and that those are the only school supply I haven't bought yet. She told me not to buy any till she checks her house because my step-dad buys a lot of things for their house.
A few years ago he bought a 24 pack of a particular pen brand because he wanted all the black and blue pens. Half the package was colored pens. They all came home with me and I have had fun with them! When my step-siblings and I were kids he'd load us up with stuff at the beginning of the year. If we needed pens; he bought the economy size box.
In the past; I have given him gift cards to Staples as birthday presents.
I use binders and page protectors for recipes I print off the internet or people give me. So I like the cute binders for those. Now is the time to find them! If you wait; they will just have standard ones or leftover ones out. So I've picked up quite a few of those. Please do not ask how many.
But it will be nice to spread out what I already have in the 2 binders so it's easier to find things. They are getting pretty full. Of course I needed more divider tabs too.
My kids and I also do shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child every year. We do at least 2. So I've been using the Back-to-School sales to get school supplies for those! Usually I'm searching the office section closer to Christmas and they don't have much of a selection when it comes to pencil sharpeners, cute pencils and that sort of thing. Or they are out of stock. What a difference this time of year!! I've found $1 pencil cases! I've put away pencils, erasers, sharpeners, colored pencils, crayons, paints, etc. Now when Christmas gets closer I'll only have to look for toys and maybe treats to add to the boxes.
My DD has apparently inherited the love of school supplies. She has to look at EVERYTHING in the school supply section. Somehow she convinced me to buy her a huge box of cute pencils a few weeks ago (for school).
She has her eye on a metal pencil box that looks sort of like a suitcase. But I'm not so crazy that I'd spend $10 on a pencil box so she's going to have to bring her case to the Grandparents on that one.
Even if it LOCKS! With a KEY!
It's officially back-to-school season in my area. I believe my nieces and nephews go back to school next week. It seems so early; but they get a week of vacation time in October and the school year ends mid-May.
Do you enjoy the Back-to-School sales and shopping?
I admit. I'm a school supply junkie.
I use binders and page protectors for recipes I print off the internet or people give me. So I like the cute binders for those. Now is the time to find them! If you wait; they will just have standard ones or leftover ones out. So I've picked up quite a few of those. Please do not ask how many.
My kids and I also do shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child every year. We do at least 2. So I've been using the Back-to-School sales to get school supplies for those! Usually I'm searching the office section closer to Christmas and they don't have much of a selection when it comes to pencil sharpeners, cute pencils and that sort of thing. Or they are out of stock. What a difference this time of year!! I've found $1 pencil cases! I've put away pencils, erasers, sharpeners, colored pencils, crayons, paints, etc. Now when Christmas gets closer I'll only have to look for toys and maybe treats to add to the boxes.
My DD has apparently inherited the love of school supplies. She has to look at EVERYTHING in the school supply section. Somehow she convinced me to buy her a huge box of cute pencils a few weeks ago (for school).