Back to School

Ok, I know they've been in school for a month, but hey, I've been busy. Plus, anything to keep from talking about politics, AC0RN, and the coming redistribution of wealth ("from each according to his means, to each according to their need"--now, where did I read that??) (Warning: the use of copious amounts of duct tape around your head is advisable before watching the above-linked video).

Sooo...here we have S & A working on S's bucket.
In lieu of backpacks, her preschool uses buckets. Much more user-friendly, plus they get to bling-up the buckets--what's not to like? Did you know buckets are tough to find?? I didn't until I went looking. At The Wal-Marts, all they had was the paint kind. I didn't think she'd go for the 5 gallon kind. I'm just intuitive that way--plus think how many stickers it would take. Then I spoke to my favorite feed n' grain guy--whom I married 16 years ago--and he said he'd look in the office, and asked what color I'd like. How's that for friendly, shop-at-home service? I said she'd like pink and there was no chance of that, but at this stage, any color would be fine. He brought this one home! Can you believe they had a Perfectly Pink bucket in a feed store?


And here she is at school. She loves it, and one of her special friends is D, who happens to be a second-cousin.
The older ones also were looking forward to school. They were anxious to be back with their friends again.
Seeing them off are their shadows, who will miss them terribly, but who are also more than a tad happy for the opportunity to sneak into their rooms and monkey with their stuff--if only Mom doesn't find out.
On their way to school. We believe our children should walk to school like their forefathers did. It builds character. Helps to make good conservative, hard-working citizens who will be "given the opportunity to share their money" with the people who didn't walk to school as children. Oh great...I almost made it through a whole post without going "there."

*no, actually they're not walking the five miles to school. Just outside this shot is Daddy on the golf cart, coming back to take them to the end of the lane to catch their ride----But they'll still have to give their money away.

Clarification: I am not advocating hoarding or not giving to charity. Indeed, giving is part of what we've been taught is good, wholesome, godly, and a way of life since we were children, and what we, in turn, teach our children. Giving, as in, outside of what is required by tax laws. That is what I believe is going to be mandated if the left has their way in reworking tax laws to blur the line between taxes and charity. I still believe in the inherent generosity of middle America--I've seen it first-hand in our home communities and with the adoption community when someone needs just a bit more to have enough to travel for their children. If social awareness is shifted to a government "re-gifting" I believe spontaneous generosity will become a thing of the past, as less and less disposable income is available to give. I do understand why some on the left welcome these changes. There's no better example than the Democratic Veep candidate, Joe Biden, who apparently needs to be forced to "contribute" if it's going to get done.