Quote by CarrieTNmom
Back -to-school shopping, ugh! It feels rewarding and emotional because it marks a fresh start to the new school year for her. At the same time, it is also stressing me out from the cost, crowded stores, long lists, and the reminder that summer is ending. I got it done though!
The summer is not ending – unless you live in the American South, where it starts in August.
Up here, summer ends on the first Tuesday after Labour Day.
But I feel your pain. We start getting ads for the Canadian National Exhibition (a glorified state fair) on August 1st, it opens sometime in the middle of August – and ends the day before school starts!
Ugh.
Oh well – such is the Great Mandella.
And part of that Greatness is great caffeine!
Lights are on, Lady Dryad has cleaned up and we’re ready to go.
Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Yorkshire and English Breakfast teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.
Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now perkin' away.
Today we're using Kick Ass coffee blend, from Kicking Horse Coffee Roasters, to KICK start the week!
I've put out donuts. woo-hoo.
Plus I've got some rugulach for y'all.
Take care out there, 'K?
