Today, Aug. 14, is International Nagging Day. (Who has the energy and the time to come up with these things?) Anyway, I hope I won't have to resort to actually annoying my daughter with scoldings and reminders, but it will be the backup plan when we begin the  annual get-the-bedroom-ready-for-a-new-school-year-a-thon later today. It's going to mean a lot of trying on of last year's clothes (hers) and shoes (hers) ... and even more emphasis on throwing away old school papers and other clutter (hers) that is spilling out of her bedroom and into the hallway. If we're still smiling by the end of all of this, and especially if we're not, it will be a good time to enjoy something a bit sweeter: National Creamsicle Day!

By the way, Saturday is National Best Friends Day! And I'll stop there.