Today is the first day back to school for my girls. Just for the record, I hate public school. I have already been given my first "homework" assignment. Since the only people that think this is cute are the teachers, they are just going to have to give me an incomplete for the year. Really, working full time, raising 3 daughters on my own, shopping, cooking, and cleaning, taking 5 animals to the vet and the kids to doctor, dentist, counseling and ortho appointments - I was hoping someone that had the summer off would think up ways to give me more to do.
It is now 7 a.m. and 2 of the 3 left 15 minutes ago for their bus. The other is ready and annoying the bloody heck out of me. At least for a few weeks it will be daylight at the bus stop.
Yesterday we hauled the groceries to the school so A wouldn't have to carry them on the bus. I'm fairly certain this is an Indiana phenomenon. The free education that my children are provided involves a minimum of $100 per kid for textbook rental, at least $50 of required school supplies, and then a shopping list to stock the classroom: Kleenex, Clorox hand wipes, Ziploc baggies. Each year I keep expecting them to add toilet paper to the list.
Yes, I understand that in the past teachers paid for this out of their own pockets, blah, blah, blah. Why not let our property taxes pay for this and, I don't know, get rid of the HD flat screen TV's in each classroom?
Oh well in 5 minutes it is time for me to get up and get ready for work. Let the games begin.
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