The school year looks VERY different in my house this year. Our oldest son graduated high school last year and has chosen to take some time off from learning (he did dual enrollment throughout high school, so it’s understandable). He’s working a good bit, but he’s still home a lot during the week.
The youngest is a junior this year and is also doing dual enrollment. Since he’s already completed most of his high school credits (with the remaining few covered by college courses), he only needs to take college classes from now on.. Two of this semester’s classes are online, so he only has to physically be in class twice a week, Mon and Wed, for just about an hour and a half a day. That means the long, quiet, peaceful days of being home alone while the boys are in school are over…and I’m not managing that very well!
I used to rely on those kid-free hours to get my work done. Now, instead of being productive, we’re binge-watching Big Brother, playing with the cats, and I hear “I’m hungry” about fifteen times a day. Suddenly, it’s Friday, and I have no idea how we got here with so little accomplished!
Some of my fondest memories while they were young was back to school shopping and school day pictures. The backpacks, the crayons, the tons of smiling faces in my phone’s camera roll. I loved it! *sigh* These late teen years are great, but boy do I miss the little boy years, too ❤️
Those memories, and scrolling back through years of First Day of School photos on Facebook was the inspiration for this week’s new release: Bright Idea
Packed with vibrant colors and hand-drawn school themed elements, Bright Idea is perfect for capturing all those unforgettable school memories. From first days to last days, celebrate and remember the joy of learning and growing. Get creative and make your school memories shine!
Take a peek at these super cute creative team layouts:
Digital Scrapbooking Day will be here before you know it (and probably before I’m properly prepared for it!)
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