Gage and I have been shopping for school clothes. So far, we are having lots of fantastic fun - believe it or not.
I have learned from past experiences to let him help me pick out his shirts...if he doesn't like something, it sure is hard to get it on him at 6.30 in the morning.
We have a stack of tee shirts with lots and lots of stripes. Yes, he loves stripes. We have solid color tee shirts in red, blue and his favorite: green. A trip to Old Navy's sale had us leaving with four tee shirts and three of those high bounce balls that they sell for 25 cents each.
There are three new pairs of jeans. There is new underwear. Not just any sort of underwear, but the ones which have motorcycles, cars, monsters and rockets on them.
Now, we need socks and shoes. Socks are easy. That is one item I can just buy and put in the drawer and he's none the wiser, although they have to be the thick ones...not those thin kinds. Shoes will consist of an afternoon or maybe two or three afternoons of shopping.
Then, when Wally Word, Staples and Office Depot put school supplies on sale, we'll be hitting up for the few things he needs for second grade! He isn't required to take as much to class this year...so that is going to feel nice. I usually stock up for my Sunday School class as well - I need enough scissors for everyone this year. Sharing doesn't work really well when there is a whole gaggle of kiddos and we are on a time crunch.
I now need to clean out Gage's closet, remove all the out-grown things and tag them for consignment. Then I need to put all the new school clothes in. The next time I turn around, we'll be shopping for cover-alls, snow boots and gloves. Oh the joys of a growing boy!!
