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Secondhand Shoes

A Back-to-School Story in Six Acts Epilogue: the reason that every shoe gets a size label is so that I can throw these in a larger box if I need the boot boxes .  Also the next two sizes-in-waiting don't go in a boot box, they go into a hanging shoe organizer .

Overnight Camp - Part 2

In Overnight Camp - Part 1 , I discussed some uber-early organization you can do for overnight camp, not counting the mental preparation involved in sending your kid away for a week and gearing yourself up to stay awake late and press refresh on the pics page until the day's photos are posted and you can thumb through each one, hoping to catch a glimpse of Junior, even if it's just, "I think I recognize his shorts from behind, that's a good sign, right?  HONEY, COME LOOK!  HE'S WEARING CLOTHES!" In this Part, I'd like to take on the actual Drop-off Day apparatus. I mentioned that the facilities at most overnight camps are very bare bones.  A cabinet, a shelf, a bunk bed,  a subtle sense that crawling bugs were around not too long ago and would return shortly. Over the years, I've gathered some bits and bobs that make drop off easier.  Full disclosure: despite the fact that I can get DS set up and abandoned in about 10 minutes, we never, ever get ...