tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post7259375623385939177..comments2024-03-27T19:04:31.290-05:00Comments on The Amazing Trips: we put the "labor" in labor dayThe Amazing Tripshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-46034563318088272012010-09-09T19:35:47.662-05:002010-09-09T19:35:47.662-05:00They will use the glue sticks and you may even hav...They will use the glue sticks and you may even have to send more! Our school district sells school supplies through the PTO...you just go online, place the order for the grades you need and by the first day of school their package of school supplies will be delivered to their room. No shopping, no hauling supplies to the classroom and the PTO makes lots of money, which directly benefits the kids. <br /><br />Glad you are finally in your new home and getting settled!<br /><br />Kelly(Houston)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-22342339538533423912010-09-09T19:13:18.480-05:002010-09-09T19:13:18.480-05:00And you will blink and they will be graduating fro...And you will blink and they will be graduating from high school... Enjoy every minute - even those that have you shaking your head!! Can't wait to come and see you, the family and the new home. It looks so picturesque...!eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-13885562917431165872010-09-08T23:26:00.724-05:002010-09-08T23:26:00.724-05:00What do they do at school with all those glue stic...What do they do at school with all those glue sticks?<br /><br />Leave the caps off, that's what. ;)<br /><br />Seriously though, things seem to finally be coming together out there. I'm so glad for you!Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-85500423883899082632010-09-08T11:28:57.645-05:002010-09-08T11:28:57.645-05:00I wondered about the glue sticks last year when my...I wondered about the glue sticks last year when my son went....and I ended up having to send more before the end of the year?? One of life's great mysteries I guess. Happy for you that you are "sort of" moved in your new home!Kacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017920256790936774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-90744554862677945562010-09-07T20:36:10.824-05:002010-09-07T20:36:10.824-05:00Oh, they WILL go through that many glue sticks. Ou...Oh, they WILL go through that many glue sticks. Our boys go through glue sticks like water. They do a LOT of gluing in their homework alone. I can't imagine how that would be multiplied if I had to consider their glue work at school. Which, luckily, I don't. Glue sticks are provided by the school. Phew!Deborah Halversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813383597378919945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-53435293241590066252010-09-07T20:19:27.390-05:002010-09-07T20:19:27.390-05:00Holy cow that's a lot of school supplies! Sou...Holy cow that's a lot of school supplies! Sounds like you're buying for the whole class! Anyway, I'm very glad to read that you guys have a home now and are getting settled! I just spent 2 nights in a hotel with only 1 kid (2 yrs old), and I can't IMAGINE being in the situation you guys were in -- I would have lost my mind.devotchkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-63837170014336569322010-09-07T20:11:05.411-05:002010-09-07T20:11:05.411-05:00I am so happy for your family! Here's praying...I am so happy for your family! Here's praying this is a wonderful time for your entire family and home.scarfoot79https://www.blogger.com/profile/01291250114236372321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-64757222553292237802010-09-07T15:09:11.731-05:002010-09-07T15:09:11.731-05:00Moving into 2 separate houses on exactly the same ...Moving into 2 separate houses on exactly the same day, what are the odds?<br /><br />72 sharpened pencils, don't schools provide them anymore? I remember with great fondness the pencil I received on the first day of kindergarten.<br />It was a big fat red oval just a perfect fit for my hand.winecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033530470009978632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-37157512674748657662010-09-07T14:00:10.202-05:002010-09-07T14:00:10.202-05:00Duct tape is what you need for hands not glue stic...Duct tape is what you need for hands not glue sticks! Sorry that was not a helpful suggestion. I would come help you if we were anywhere near but Vancouver Island is a little too far away. Perhaps you could think up a job for them to do that would give them a sense of being part of the mess solution.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804522074384492754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-83176213963707598352010-09-07T13:40:38.254-05:002010-09-07T13:40:38.254-05:00Yikes about the pencils and glue sticks! Our scho...Yikes about the pencils and glue sticks! Our school doesn't require anything at all, but I know a friend's kids in NC are like that. Good luck moving in....lots of work but worth it! I always love how uncluttered it seems at first, until all of the crap works its way back in!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202254297627060669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-55269584412952704272010-09-07T11:08:54.350-05:002010-09-07T11:08:54.350-05:00Congratulations on moving into your new home! I ca...Congratulations on moving into your new home! I can't wait to see pictures!<br /><br />I hope your life will be a bit more scheduled/routine in the coming months and you'll all be very blessed on the East Coast!<br /><br />(and wth is up with that many pencils and glue sticks? I have twin boys and I'm now wondering how we'll afford school supplies!)Jannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242169192529629005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-8537112296603157512010-09-07T08:49:17.045-05:002010-09-07T08:49:17.045-05:00Believe me. They will use those glue sticks. And ...Believe me. They will use those glue sticks. And you will want to poke your eye out with an ice pick when you receive the note that says "your child needs more glue sticks..."<br /><br />Can you find the box with the ice pick in it....?HWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260566913424446132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-9367534122358355792010-09-07T07:27:01.102-05:002010-09-07T07:27:01.102-05:00Just a tip from a mom who has four kids as well......Just a tip from a mom who has four kids as well...buy sharpened pencils!!! You can buy sharpened pencil crayons too, if you look for them. After I got my first blister (and then had to spend an hour putting initials on all the pencil crayons and pencils with fingers that were kililng me), I decided to NEVER do that again.<br /><br />Or you might want to invest in a heavy duty electric sharpener. Buy a really good one, because as a teacher, I've seen cheap ones last for about two weeks because kids LOVE to use them. If you think about all the pencils you have in your future, spend the money and get one now!<br /><br />Cannot wait to see pics of your house! It's nice to have Labour Day as an anniversary--we have it for this house as well and it is fun every year as the kids get on the bus to think about how ____ years ago our oldest started school in this community. <br /><br />Hope the first day went well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-10000557653498511062010-09-07T05:17:14.051-05:002010-09-07T05:17:14.051-05:00I can only imagine the sheer amount of unpacking a...I can only imagine the sheer amount of unpacking and work facing you right now. I know you can do it though!<br /><br />Oh, and as someone living not too far from you who has had kids in public schools for years, 24 pencils and 20 glue sticks for each child is ridiculous. In time you will learn to send your child in with a reasonable number of items and then let the teacher know that you will be glad to send in more as the need arises. That quantity is just insane. I've found that there are often items on my kids' lists that never even get used (pencils and glue sticks do, however. )Leeannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529722995554495470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-43133261270663774322010-09-06T22:40:37.556-05:002010-09-06T22:40:37.556-05:00Mark and I were in Hawaii when Lady Di died... wow...Mark and I were in Hawaii when Lady Di died... wow... 13 years ago... time flies!Geologychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326271846932273163noreply@blogger.com