I just came back to work from Hell-mart....where I spend $93 on school supplies (including paint shirts, beach towel(kindergartner), socks and underwear, 2 new lunch boxes, plus boxes of Ziploc bags and boxes of Kleenex.....that is for two kids.....I still have not got Aaron his gym shoes and book bag....
I stuck to the list....100%..I may have gotten extra pencils, crayons and glue, but generally, we have to replace those anyway....of course, I had to get them both the cool Spider man/Batman folders and notebooks....I can't have them go off to school without the latest in "cool" school supplies.....
Still....I was not extravagant at all....yet, I am still shocked at the final bill...and I still have to pay book fees tomorrow, plus the remainder of Max's $1800 all day kindergarten fee....
I am lucky in the fact that I have hubby, who has a great job...his Mom helps out with Max...(she doesn't do anything for Aaron or my other two boys)....they are not technically "grandchildren" to her, since they are not blood grandchildren...(don't get me started on that)..but, she does help with Max, and that is a big big savings...of which I appreciate it very much....but, it makes me wonder...how do the single parents do it? Especially those that don't get child support..even for those that do, I imagine it is still very hard.
We are going to try and save some money this year though...by packing the kids lunches, instead of spending $30 a week for both of them to eat breakfast/lunch at school...we did it for Aaron, as just a matter of convenience...but, with both of them this year, it adds up to a little too much. So, I will be shopping this weekend for supplies to make lunches as well.
Do any of you Mom's out there have any cool lunch box ideas you can share? I need help, as both of these two are very picky little eaters....
Ideas, suggestions? How many of you and your kids are ready to start the new school year?
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