Today was a day filled with back to school preparations. Clearly I waited too long to go shopping for back to school items because the local walmart was on par with what it might be like to walk into the very depths of hell. I knew we were in trouble when at 11:30 on a Monday morning we pulled in to a full parking lot. I would have left but then I would have only had to return to probably more people and hardly any supplies remaining. It was stressful and Jack had to excuse himself from the school supply areas of the store because of the overwhelming amount of traffic and confusion that existed there. We were fortunate to find most of the things we needed. No fine tip sharpies to be found and no sheet protectors either. We managed to escape with out lives and I happened to find a pack of 100 sheet protectors here at the house so win there. No sharpies but we will get them another day.
Tonight was the great back to school night and we had a good visit there. That is pretty much just as bad as walking into walmart to try and shop for supplies but tonight we had Jack head over to his classroom on his own, 8th graders can do that sort of thing, and Andy and I went over to his classroom. As always the classroom is packed with students and parents and we listen to the teacher say her piece and we watch the administrators say their piece and we fill out paperwork. I don't know how much the kids actually get out of the evening other than putting a name with a face and seeing their classroom. Perhaps that is the important part of it anyway. Hard to believe the school year is hear again and we are back at it. Hard to believe we are officially out of the elementary schools, well, that is until I go and do some classroom observations and some student teaching.
Had some fathers blessings tonight to start the school year and will be up in a few hours to see these kids off to their first day. Should be pretty dang exciting.
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