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Whew! We made it through the first day of school today...and it was wonderful. How was it for you and your little ones? Today was much better than yesterday when I was in a really funky mood that I just couldn't shake. It was one of those days when little thing were annoying...like school supplies. I was annoyed that we hadn't bought 36 sharpened … [Read more...] about Back to School: Sadness turned to joy

We have slowly but surely been getting ready for Michael's first day of first grade tomorrow... On Saturday, we bought the backpack. Of course Sean had to get a backpack too. Guess which backpack belongs to which child :-). On Monday I bought Michael's first day of school outfit. My husband thought that I was a crazy woman to go … [Read more...] about Back to School Nerves (Michael’s and Mines)

NYC public school students finally joined the rest of the country and went back to school today.... My youngest son Sean still enjoys taking back to school photos. Meanwhile, Michael tolerates me being the parent paparazzi. (I'll take it!) 😊 I hope that all of your kids had a smooth re-entry back to school...and that ALL of our … [Read more...] about #BackToSchoolNYC

Recently I attended the GMA/NE-YO CONCERT that I had mentioned in the Famous Footwear Summer Concert Series (and cute shoes!) post. I ended up getting a totally different pair of shoes than one of the tan pairs that I was anticipating. I actually ended up getting a pair of black strappy sandals from Famous Footwear instead. You can see a glimpse of … [Read more...] about 2013 Back-to-School Fashion Trends for Less
(Featuring shoes from Famous Footwear)

Earlier this week, I attended a Back-to-School event that was hosted by Staples. My family already does a lot of shopping at Staples both for my kids and my (teacher) husband, so it was fun to hear about some of the 2013 Back-to-School supply trends. I also learned a bit more about some of Staples’ savings and charitable programs over lunch. At the … [Read more...] about Top 7 Takeaways from Staples’ #StaplesHasIt Back-to-School Event