School Supplies

OK, I admit it. I'm a school supply nerd. I love cruising the aisles of office supply stores this time of year- touching and feeling all the new 'stuff'.

Today was 'Teacher Appreciation Day' at my local Staples. Teachers were given a binder filled with looseleaf paper, a pencil case with some markers, pens and cool Avery 'note tabs' (I LOVE those things- little stickies you can put on book pages to make notes for yourself, save passages you want to refer to later...I keep trying to convince my college son of the fabulousness of these and that he NEEDS to use these when studying. He just looks at me and shakes his head...obviously he didn't inherit the school supply nerd-ness gene).

In addition to the notebook, they had Dunkin Donuts munchkins!!! There were jelly donut munchkins on top, so I popped 'at least' one in my mouth in record time...I really think when snacks are so tiny there really aren't any calories in them. (I know, let me live in my jelly donut dream world haze just a bit longer...)

I checked out all the new supplies and shopped for a few supplies for the aforementioned college son (he DOES like mechanical pencils!!). As I was walking to my car in my 'happy jelly donut and new school supply euphorium', I encountered another teacher on her way to her car. I smiled and seeing my fabulous free notebook in my hands, she said "Teacher Appreciation Day was so much better last year. We didn't get too much free stuff this year." I gave her my best 'teacher look' (I have to stay in practice, afterall, school does start in 2 weeks) and said, "It's an uncertain economic climate. We should all APPRECIATE being appreciated in any way. I'm thankful for my goodies." Then I smiled and wished her a happy back to school in my best 'read-between-the-lines-but-still-sound-sunny-and-happy-voice'. I don't think she got it.

To the rest of you, (in my 'most-meaningful-sincere-voice'):

"I would send you a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms."

(From 'You've Got Mail')

:) Cza