Though Labor Day comes so late this time around, it’s really back to school with a vengeance. Notwithstanding the tragic dearth of really good girl-themed lunchboxes (or so declares an acquaintance of mine, with seven-year-old twin daughters), the wheel is rolling: notebooks, crayons, sports physicals, lesson plans, the smell of clean hallways, the silence before the rush. Happy New Year, all students and teachers. I hope to be both learning (French) and teaching (writing) right alongside you this year. 
Back to school-ish Thursday, Sep 3 2009
Books and School Visits and Writing 12:21 pm
I saw a Betty Boop lunchbox and a Chinese Take-out plastic lunchbox. Sarah likes Kakhi and Camo print. When I was a kid I had a Yogi Bear lunch box–it was cool. No girly Barbie crap for me!!