Nice puzzle. None of us had all those nice things back when we went to school. Glad it is over. Didn't care for school much. Was shy but had a few close friends. Would rather be out on the farm running around. My friends liked to come out and stay over.
Does it seem that school preparations are early this year? I know in Northern Illinois schools start a little before Labor Day, but this is the beginning of August.....if I were a child this would make me sooooo sad to see all the hoopla for school. Of course, I loved school and couldn't wait to get back to it. My mom would say at the beginning of every single summer, "You are NOT going to sit in the house and read all summer!! " So I took my books outside and read there. She was less than pleased, but she couldn't really say anything since I wasn't reading in the house. Funny the things we remember from childhood. Have a beautiful, peaceful, loving, and blessed day!!
May you have a wonderful day nhoward.Enjoy your weekend and God bless you.
tshepherd24
Aug 8, 2022
Hello leia7. I was starting to wonder what happened to certain people, as I have not seen different people on here for a long time. It's good to see you around here again. I know I was gone from here for a long time due to dealing with the before and after issues of a loss in the family. I've been back for a long while though and very happy to be back. May you have a blessed day as well and God bless you too.
As an educator, for much of my career I had to work two weeks after school closed and two weeks before it opened in September (always the Wednesday after Labor Day.) Inevitably, before I had my vacation, there were ads for "Back to School"!
Most of New England was on the same schedule. I can't get used to the Illinois early return to school in early August. But then ---- they start vacation early.
Most of New England was on the same schedule. I can't get used to the Illinois early return to school in early August. But then ---- they start vacation early.