Back+to+School at Starbucks
B ack-to-School shopping was always a big event in our house. New notebooks, backpacks, school clothes, new tennis shoes, file folders, 3 ring binders, calculators and etc etc. The upcoming year offered our children a clean slate, a new start. All of their gear was new, the teachers were new, the classroom was new. All the difficulties of the past academic year seemed long gone. The lazy days of summer were over. A fresh start awaited. And in anticipation...we waited. This year is no different; however, now we buy used furniture for apartments, sheets for new beds, tires for cars and college books! Yikes, the price tags have increased but the process remains much the same. It's a new start for my kids and for me. We're each anxious, excited and anticipating what lies ahead. It's like a New Year celebration. I'm ready for new year. One that I dream new dreams. One that let's me start over with a newne...