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The B Man Goes Back To School & A Giveaway!

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****GIVEAWAY CLOSED – WINNER IS GRACE OF FORMERLY GRACIE****

The B Man started school yesterday.

First grade.

FIRST GRADE!!!

Okay, I know it’s not THAT big of a deal to be in the first grade but he is my first child to go to full-time school and each grade is new and exciting! Each year he just seems to get bigger and wiser. This morning there was no complaining or anything of the sort. He ate breakfast, put on his uniform outfit, made sure he had everything and Tim took him off to school.

Like A BIG boy. *sigh*

He’s still my precious baby though. Always will be!

Yesterday I met his teacher and I really liked her. Although our meeting was brief, her classroom was beautifully organized and she just seemed so fabulous. And, I ran into his Kindergarten teacher that morning, walking her dog (she lives one street up from us!) and I told her who his teacher was and she said I was going to love her. So…

Anyway, I know he was excited to go and part of that excitement always comes from getting his school supplies.

Last week I received a “goody bag” of school items from Staples, including some of their “green items” made from recycled materials as well as some notebooks and folders from their new “Do Something” line, which encourages kids to get involved in volunteer projects around their community, including school supply drives.

The boys favorite items included were a pencil shapener – “It’s Green!” and a calculator that looks like a little dude playing soccer. It has “feet” that help it stand up and everything. The B Man kept doing “calculations” on it and adding numbers over and over. He thought that is was really cool and even took it in the car several times to “play” with!

Hey, the kid was kinda doing math, in the Summer. Works for me!

And since Back to School is still around the corner for many, it’s wonderful that Staples is kind enough to offer one of you a $25 gift card and help out with the Back to School shopping that you need to do!

If you’d like to win just leave a comment telling me who you are sending off to school this year and what they are most excited for when going back.

For a second entry simply tweet about this giveaway and leave a separate comment saying you did so.

Giveaway ends next Friday, August 20 when a winner will be picked via random.org.

Good Luck and happy Back to School-ing!

elaine

*Disclaimer: I received a complimentary good bag of supplies from Staples through Mom Select but no other compensation for this post. The opinions and comments here are my own. Staples is offering one of my readers a gift card through Mom Select.

Comments

  1. Well I think 1st Grade is a HUGE deal – you can count on me sobbing like a baby when I send Tommy off for his first day!!

    I would LOVE to win the gift card – Tommy starts preschool this year, and while he doesn’t need too many supplies to bring with him, I would like to have our home better prepared to keep him learning when he isn’t at school.

  2. I am sending my 8 year old daughter and my 5 year old daughter back to school. They are really excited about seeing their friends and they are actually close to the school staff as well.
    Thanks for the great giveaway 🙂

    mrsjohnson1982 at yahoo dot com

  4. My son is starting his second year of Pre-K in a week and he’s totally talking about it like it’s senior year! I guess in his little world, it is. Hope the boys’ first days were awesome!

  5. First grade? That’s just craziness, right?

    My pre-Ker is actually most excited about doing ballet at school, does that count? But, really she is loving it all. She was super excited this week about her Spanish lessons!

  6. I am sending my almost 12 year old baby off to 7th grade this year. Not as big a deal as last year, when it was her first year of middle school. This year she’s an old pro!

    They grow up way too fast…

  9. I’m sending off my daughter, she is going into Kindergarten! She is excited to play with her friends, she’s missed them so much since preschool ended!
    Thanks!

    fineinsanity {at} live {dot} com

  11. He is too cute! And every year is a new year full of fun and exciting things!

    And even though I’m not *sending* someone off to school, my kids love when their box of books shows up via the UPS on the porch. They are so excited to see what books they are going to be using for the next year. And in our house? We all love office/school supplies!

  14. I’m not sending anyone off to school this year, but I could definitely use this GC for a new ink cartiridge. Thanks for the chance!

  18. myself actually. what i’m excited about for school? Hmm…well, i think I’m going to really like a couple of my classes so I’m excited to see. I hope I’m right!
    -Lauren

    lauren51990 at aol dot com

  22. I’M ACTUALLY WATCHING MY NEPHEW THIS SUMMER AND I’M ABOUT TO SEND HIM OFF BACK HOME TO GO TO SCHOOL. HE MISSES HIS FRIENDS =)

    …..SO I GUESS THAT’S WHAT YOU’D CALLED WHAT THE MOST EXCITING THING FOR HIM IS… kytah00@yahoo.com

  25. Luckily my nephew-I am hisguardian- is born in November, so I get to hold onto him for another year. I will probably be bawling that first day.

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

  26. My sweet Emers is starting Kinder this year! And to make me a little more sad, Calvin is going to be attending preschool 2 days a week 🙁 They are super pumped, but mommy is wondering where my babies went to??? I think I might use the $25 to help us get some supplies at home ready for HOMEWORK! We are sooooo not prepared for that world. spjunk at embarqmail dot com

  28. My son will be starting grade six this year. He is most excited to get back and see all the friends that he has not seen all summer long

    bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com

  30. I’m sending my hubby off to school (classes at our local technical college). He’s going to take a writing class … something outside of his comfort zone … and I think he’s most excited about being in a learning environment. 🙂

  32. My three big kids are off to school. Third grade, second grade, and first grade!

    I’m so boring, so my kids are excited to go to school just to be doing something. Of course they are ready to see their friends too.

  34. 1st grade is totally a big deal so no need to downplay it! Hope the B man has a great year. My girls start kindergarten today-OMG! I think they are most excited about bringing their lunch to school. Me? Not so excited about packing 3 lunches every night-LOL!

  36. I’m sending my 13 year old, my 16 year old and two 19 year olds. A middle school, a high school, and two different colleges. I may have already spent a million dollars at Staples:)
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com

  39. I’m sending my oldest boy off to first grade this year and he is so excited to “see my friends and eat the school lunch again”. Apparently my cooking is not as gourmet as our school’s is!
    winnieayala at yahoo dot com

  40. This is the very last time I will get to say this…I’m not sending anybody to school this year. Well, Alexis is going to preschool, but that doesn’t quite count. Next year, though? Kindergarten. HOLD ME.

  41. Well I don’t have anyone currently going off to school, but I do hope that when my kids start going off to school, they’re excited for art and music classes. I’m a sucker for the creative arts and hope my kids will be too!

    junkforcarmen at gmail dot com

  42. I will be sending my 3 grandchildren back to school, oh so soon, too soon! They are young enough to still be excited about going back with their brand new backpacks filled with new books, pens, scriblers, and pencil crayons!

    Thank you for hosting this timely giveaway!

    terrymac1a at hotmail dot com