When you have kids, your lives revolve around school calendars. Even though I'm a teacher, this really didn't hit home until a few years ago, when Craig and I pulled the kids out of school for a week to take a vacation. It was then that we realized what a headache it was to get the kids excused from school, reveive work from their teachers prior to the absence, turn the make-up work in after the return,and the overwhelming feeling that they missed out on instruction. Don't get me wrong. The life experiences are worth their weight in gold. The memories we created with them priceless. But over the years we've learned that it's sometimes easier to follow the school year calendar and plan our trips accordingly. We had a great summer with many wonderful trips and activities. But now a new school year has begun. In honor of it's return, we took the kids shopping last weekend. How fun to hang out and see the choices they made. We gave them each some cash, so they could have a little lesson in financial planning, as well.
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| All tuckered out from a day of shopping! |
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| First Day Outfits |
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| Our 10th grader. |
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| These two are something special! |
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Our 8th grader
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