In BeTWEEN: Easing into school
I can't believe ... that most of the summer is looking over our shoulders ... that we got the last purple pencil box at Staples ... that after organizing my daughter's fifth-grade closet we agreed, agreed, that she didn't require much to start the year ... that purchases met my "appropriateness'' standards and her "fashion-trendy'' expectations ... that she told me, at the mall, standing amid racks and stacks of all things new, that there were lots of items she actually didn't need ... that she's carrying an argyle-styled backpack to school (ahh memories) ... that she's so excited to return to the classroom and will do it in her first pair of contacts ... and that while I'm not at all ready for her to begin the first of the last two grades of elementary school, I'm eager to get back into a routine.
So I'm forecasting a smooth landing on the first day of school as we coast along this last week of summer vacation. Keeping the fingers crossed that it stays this way.
- Hey Barb--
It is sad the summer is ending! I was wondering where that lsat purple pencil box went..we're now on the search (hee hee). Tell your daughter I said good luck. My oldest is starting first grade! Where does the time go?
Carrie Fairchild
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In BeTWEEN -- Barbara Hough Roda is managing editor of the Sunday News. As the single mom of a 12-year-old daughter, she writes about work, parenting and trying to keep a balance between the two.
