tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post5591152074799215263..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Back-to-schoolGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3265989837104200532010-08-23T15:08:09.293-04:002010-08-23T15:08:09.293-04:00There's an easy way to resolve this back to sc...There's an easy way to resolve this back to school shopping business. Since the store is right across the street from your office, you could ask your secretary/receptionist to order it out of a catalogue for you, and have it delivered. You could use your business account and give yourself the invoice. No line ups, and no worries about other crazy parents stealing items from your cart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21345992674677199472010-08-22T21:28:54.096-04:002010-08-22T21:28:54.096-04:00Last year my 4 year old was entering Junior Kinder...Last year my 4 year old was entering Junior Kindergarten (in Canada). I spent $30 at the dollar store, I think $12 for his lunch box at walmart, and used a backpack he already had. $42 total. You can usually find name brands (like Sharpies and Fiskars) at the dollar store.<br /><br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76377602868650540392010-08-22T04:49:46.314-04:002010-08-22T04:49:46.314-04:00Sounds like hell. We get out class order list befo...Sounds like hell. We get out class order list before school breaks up and hand it straight to the sales person at the nearest stationary shop who fills it and packs it with the childs name and class. We pick it up a week or two before school begins the new year. No muss, no fuss. Just hand over the cash and rest easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55812262620896359202010-08-20T00:20:56.667-04:002010-08-20T00:20:56.667-04:00Ha Ha Ha. I can't drive due to recent hip sur...Ha Ha Ha. I can't drive due to recent hip surgery so I sent my husband this year for our 3 kids. It was such sadistic fun watching his complete meltdown when he came home. Although now we're out of scotch.Threeundertwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841404786048246834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85604135868655952182010-08-19T10:35:24.953-04:002010-08-19T10:35:24.953-04:00We preordered in June from our PTO. The package g...We preordered in June from our PTO. The package gets sent directly to the kid's classroom. No mad rush for us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56205888762298741162010-08-19T09:24:16.441-04:002010-08-19T09:24:16.441-04:00Bulrush, I have no idea why they specify what bran...Bulrush, I have no idea why they specify what brands, but they had to be the Expo LOW ODOR dry erase markers. Also, on the bottom of our supply list it actually says, "Because of allergy issues, please purchase the brands specified." We're not buying any FOOD items - what, are some kids allergic to pencils? They probably shouldn't be leaving their house then. We don't have the pre-packaged supply thing either - don't I wish we had that!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2592136044577536972010-08-19T00:34:35.711-04:002010-08-19T00:34:35.711-04:00Ours are mostly for the whole class to share, 16 g...Ours are mostly for the whole class to share, 16 glue sticks, three boxes of kleenex, hand sanitizer, wipes, expo markers (fine and wide tip), Ticonderoga pencils (had to be that brand, so I had to go to 2 stores to find them), two roll of paper towels, all the markers had to be Crayola brand... I spent about $200 for two kids, kindergarten and 1st grade. My 1st grader did get her own two notebooks- with Buzz and Woody from Toy Story on them. I think when I was a kid the girls all had Strawberry Shortcake, or maybe Scooby Doo, and Star Wars was fashionable for boys. That would be the original Star Wars, btw. Not that freaky stuff with Lego creatures running about with light sabers. I tried to order all the stuff from my office supply guy at work, but he said I would end up paying a lot more for it. Next year, I think I am going to suck it up and have Staples deliver.Rothasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10788477183793586602010-08-18T22:22:09.477-04:002010-08-18T22:22:09.477-04:00My sister just spend about $300 per kid and one is...My sister just spend about $300 per kid and one is just going to pre-school and the other 1st grade. She's a single mom too and she was considering returning some of the supplies and telling the teacher she can't afford to contribute to the communal stock of school supplies. I thought school supplies were for your kids only - but she tells me that the supplies are for everyone in the class/school. Really were are those tax dollars going towards...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-34456804179313982182010-08-18T21:08:21.615-04:002010-08-18T21:08:21.615-04:00Why do kids need dry erase markers at all? How ma...Why do kids need dry erase markers at all? How many kids are up at the whiteboard at any one time?<br />Let the teacher do all the writing on the board with his/her own markers! <br /><br />For drawing/colouring just use felts from the dollar store (90% of the list can be found there)Sunynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66915724740476378092010-08-18T21:07:49.898-04:002010-08-18T21:07:49.898-04:00Buy the school prepack bundle.This was funny as he...Buy the school prepack bundle.This was funny as hell.POOHPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599452138632535698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25109626395601110502010-08-18T20:00:28.030-04:002010-08-18T20:00:28.030-04:00So where is all the money from our school taxes go...So where is all the money from our school taxes going, if not for supplies? Oh, wait. . .lbparkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63791344426343239382010-08-18T16:11:49.463-04:002010-08-18T16:11:49.463-04:00At my kids school we can order all the school supp...At my kids school we can order all the school supplies in June, saves a lot of hassle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-14479663664761237732010-08-18T16:06:55.020-04:002010-08-18T16:06:55.020-04:00In AZ, all school supplies are optional. It's ...In AZ, all school supplies are optional. It's state law that the schools provide all necessary supplies.JoAnna Wahlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942928659520676271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53318283251205988352010-08-18T15:24:10.035-04:002010-08-18T15:24:10.035-04:00Why are schools so specific about which brand of d...Why are schools so specific about which brand of dry erase marker is used? Do they use cheap discount whiteboards? <br /><br />And what's the deal with all those markers and Sharpie's? Does the teacher or school own stock in the company? Markers should never be in the hands below 9th grade, they stain clothing.Just a little snarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682886206059221096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-35561602603969390792010-08-18T15:09:28.400-04:002010-08-18T15:09:28.400-04:00It's called 'Treasure Hunt' for mummie...It's called 'Treasure Hunt' for mummies and daddies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32321936377356219772010-08-18T14:18:03.610-04:002010-08-18T14:18:03.610-04:00I don't have kids and I just have to ask why y...I don't have kids and I just have to ask why you can't order all of this stuff off of the website and have it shipped to your house?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38936970862756055382010-08-18T12:54:13.212-04:002010-08-18T12:54:13.212-04:00I had to do this at two different stores over the ...I had to do this at two different stores over the weekend. School doesn't start for us for two more weeks and still some of the shelves were bare. There were just two pink erasers left in the entire Target -- and my list, of course, said four.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87568061106452871002010-08-18T10:45:22.764-04:002010-08-18T10:45:22.764-04:00Midnight, the 24 hour Walmart, an Americano from D...Midnight, the 24 hour Walmart, an Americano from Dutch Bros. smooth sailing. Come on over to the left Coast, I'll show you how it's done. You can even get a Diet Coke before you shop.Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36755639853431327642010-08-18T09:14:49.436-04:002010-08-18T09:14:49.436-04:00"It's the most wonderful time of the year..."It's the most wonderful time of the year!"Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312207507936646771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-9168484942012782672010-08-18T09:14:18.077-04:002010-08-18T09:14:18.077-04:00If you had followed my advice, you wouldn't be...If you had followed my advice, you wouldn't be in this mess.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22490759544618060902010-08-18T09:13:23.832-04:002010-08-18T09:13:23.832-04:00I cannot agree with this post more. I haven't ...I cannot agree with this post more. I haven't shopped for supplies yet, but I was walking through a drug store last night and saw the exact package of thin point, low odor Expo dry-erase markers that we needed, on sale for 1.99 (marked down for 4.99). I got so crazed I bought 4 packs. I don't know why. Something just came over me...........Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68269293782149985922010-08-18T08:21:15.630-04:002010-08-18T08:21:15.630-04:00Ah yes, I was right.
You still bear the scars...
...Ah yes, I was right.<br /><br />You still bear the scars...<br /><br />Who is doing the school supply shopping this year?<br /><br />>:pDorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338749527126447129noreply@blogger.com