What do you remember about preparing to go “Back to School?”
MY LIST:
1. My August birthday seemed to always include school clothes & supplies – It didn’t seem “special” since everyone was getting new stuff.
2. We began shopping for supplies at the beginning of August – though school didn’t start until the day after Labor Day.
3. My favorite school supply was crayons – I pleaded for the big box with 64 colors (it included my favorite color – magenta.)
4. We didn’t have backpacks – but we did buy pencil boxes.
5. We always got a new coat and new shoes. One year I choose a coat that looked like the kings crown on Imperial butter commercials. It was made of red faux fur, trimmed with a white fur with black spots, and had large gold buckles.