Redartz: "Back to School". Three innocuous words, but boy, did they have impact when I was a kid. By late July, when out shopping with my Mom, you'd start seeing the dreaded signs, "Back to School Sale". It was kind of like the judge handing out a sentence of impending execution. Ok, perhaps that's overstating things a bit. But "back to school" certainly meant the upcoming return to homework, early days at the bus stop, earlier bedtimes for "school nights", and most importantly, the loss of that Summer Vacation freedom.
Of course there was also some amount of anticipation for the return to school, as well. It was fun to get some new school supplies (especially if they included a Marvel Mead notebook). There were the new school clothes (sometimes more curse than blessing; I still cringe recalling the red plaid pants I got stuck with in fourth grade). And there was the opportunity to catch up with all those friends who you hadn't seen all summer.
Ok, your homework for today: share your 'back to school' memories....
