Back to School Blues

This post is not about me being sad that my little girl starts Kindergarten in a few weeks. I'm excited for her to go on this adventure, though I'm sure i'll be a little teary eyed on the first day.

This post is not about Angie not wanting to go to school. She's so excited she can hardly sit still.

No, this post is about shopping for Angie's school things.

We only needed to purchase some glue and crayons in the typical school supply area. However, we needed things like swim gear, a backpack, flip-flops, etc.

Chas determined that she needed a new raincoat. Which one did Angie choose? The one with blue and green flowers. She also got the matching hat and umbrella. She wanted the matching boots, but Chas drew the line at the umbrella.

What color did Angie select for her backpack? Cobalt blue. Chas and I had a good chuckle at the sight of angie walking around wearing a 17 inch backpack. We purchased the "junior" size instead.

What was the color of the swim gear bag selected by Angie? Navy blue.

What was the color of the only pair of flip-flops in Angie's size? Blue.

Her current favorite color is blue, if you couldn't guess.

Her favorite color usually changes with the seasons. She starts with orange in the fall, changing to purple then green in winter and spring.

The love of blue this year came from Eve, our neighbor's granddaughter woh visits every summer. Blue is Eve's favorite color. Angie asked me one day, "Mommy, do big girls like blue?" I said, "Well they like all sorts of colors: red, pink, purple, orange, green or blue."

I think blue may be here to stay.