If school hasn't already started in your area then it will be soon.  My oldest starts Kindergarten in 2 weeks and while I'm excited for her to begin the adventure into the public school system (ours is good, thankfully!) I'm also a little sad because it just proves that she is growing up, very quickly! But it's happening so I must deal with it.  And that includes shopping for back to school items.  I remember heading to the mall in August when I was young with my parents and my brother to buy cloths for the new school year.  It's just what you do!  I was excited when I was contacted by a representative from TJ Maxx & Marshall's asking me if I'd like to do some back to school shopping...

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