We got to the elementary school this morning at 7:56, just 4 minutes shy of the tardy bell. As I unloaded my 4 children from my vehicle the 1st grader realized he left his backpack at home. The backpack he'd carefully packed with everything he needed for the day's events. . .
It's definitely the second to last day of school!
I may or may not have lamented to a mom friend who was nearby, "I just need this school year to end!!"
Then after school today, the entire contents of my local elementary school descended upon my kitchen:
It's definitely the second to last day of school!
Right after I took that picture, I pulled out a large trash bag and my 7 year old son asked, "But, why, Mom? Why do have to throw things away?!!!"
To which I responded, "Because nobody wants to live in a trash dump!"
We started going through the contents of my 3rd grade daughter's backpack. You know the sorting - keepsake box, trash, trash, keepsake, not sure, trash . . .
But, we are all so exhausted that it quickly got too hard. And my daughter came up with a great suggestion, "We could just put it all in a grocery bag and go through it later." Yes! As much as I want to get rid of junk in my house, I was totally on board with that idea! Because the stuff is just too overwhelming! Just look, that is the inside of just ONE of the three backpacks that came home:
ONE more day to go! We can do this!! Especially since the kids all have pizza parties tomorrow so I am officially done packing lunches -- HOORAY!!
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