NEW BACKPACKS ARE HERE, NEW BACKPACKS ARE HERE!

The boys' new backpacks just arrived from LL Bean. See the monograms? You have to squint to see them - they are not as big or as bold as I would have liked, but, oh well.

While Mom was online, she bought a back-to-school bag for herself. Her bag also features initials subtly displayed within a circle:


Yeah, yeah, they aren't my initials . . . and I'm not going back to school. Listen, people - getting two kids ready for school is hard work. I deserve to be compensated, right? RIGHT?