Back-to-School

Some people love the smell of

 perfume...

or fresh cut grass...

or the inside of a new car.

I happen to  love the smell of the store,  Staples...

 

especially this time of year.

 

                                           

There's nothing like the smell of

back-to-school supplies

 

(exception: a fistful of cash.)


I’m not sure what ingredients give Staples it's unique scent.
Maybe it’s the combo of notebook paper and No. 2 lead...

but I swear if they bottled it...
I would wear it.

 

 

 

'Eau de Staples'

Anywhooooo......

 

As a kid, I looked forward to the first day of school...

just for the school supplies. 

I loved choosing new pencils, pens, markers, paper…
and organizing my notebooks with subject dividers.
So when our kids started school…
I happily skipped into the nearest Staples with their lists of school supplies.

 

I've always liked getting organized in the paper, file, index sort-of-way...
so I couldn't wait to help my kid’s organize their piles of supplies for school.

 Big C and Wishy, however, preferred to do it themselves,
so I forced myself to sit on my hands…
and longingly watch from atleast a ruler’s distance.

But…
Colinboy never minded my assistance.

Heck, Colin delegated the job to me as though he was 

CEO

and I was his secretary.

 “Go ahead Kat,

organize my notebooks,

sharpen my pencils...
and get them all back to me

by the end of the day.

Oh, and I take my coffee "Black."

I think Colinboy pretty much invented the Staples mantra:
“That was easy.”