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Chaos Among Order: Back to School Time
It may look like everything is neat and orderly as you look at the kids’ backpacks after the first day of school. It is now, but you should have seen the kitchen table an hour ago. Day one. Let the chaos begin. Now, I don’t know about you, but this whole “back to school” thing is getting a little out of hand. First, we have to spend–wait a minute. I’ll get right back to you. (Writer pauses to call to husband.) “Honey, how much was that bill from Staples?” “One hundred eighty-four dollars,” he shouts back. (That was 184 in case you’re in disbelief. Nooooooooo—kids aren’t expensive.) (Writer continues blog…