It’s that
time of year where store shelves are filled with spiral notebooks, crayons,
pens, erasers, and backpacks. It’s an unspoken notification that it’s Back
to School time. Although my cherubs are done with school, I stumbled upon a
photo that drew me into a memory.
Along with
the start of a new school year, comes picture day. During my sons second grade
year I hadn’t decided whether I would purchase a package. We still had photos
left from the two previous years. He hadn’t changed THAT much.
Well, the photography
company took photos of all the students and sent them home for parents to
preview and decide on a package. Great marketing on their part. The
presentation was nice and included a plastic sheet of keychain photos.
The keychain
photos were assembled in a way that they could be detached by snapping them
from the plastic sheet. The sheet stated Do Not Detach unless you want to
purchase. Can you guess what happened? I won’t keep you in suspense. My son
detached each one of the six photos. There they were scattered on the table
like a jigsaw puzzle.
The decision
was made for me…we purchased a small photo package, and the detached keyring
photos. Fast forward fifteen years – one of those keyring photos is still in
good shape. It never made it onto a ring with keys, but found its way into a
photo box, tucked away with other memories.
Parenting is
full of ups and downs, but it’s the fond memories that make it all worthwhile.
What is one fun,
back to school memory that you can reflect upon?
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