every year school starts sooner and then they get out around the same time they have always gotten out. with all these extra days of school, what are they learning above and beyond what they were learning a few years ago? test scores continue to be low, so one can assume more school days is not the answer. tho who am i? just your average every day dad with three kids in school. i know nothing.
shopping this weekend for school supplies was horrendous! schools want them to bring so much to class every year and they use maybe half if that much. this year we are playing it a little safer. only buying what we think they will need and then wing it for the rest. save a little money and not waste a bunch of paper and odd things supposedly required.
todd and i were going to go kayaking this weekend up clouds creek and back, but it rained all day sunday. needless to say we couldn't go. have to try again next time we have a free weekend. i was really looking forward to paddling a little as i have only been once in the lake.
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