I’m a geek. Or a teacher. Or someone who loves school. Or maybe a combination of all three.

About two weeks ago I was at Wal-Mart one night picking up a few things, and I noticed they were getting ready to put out the school supplies. Giddy! So I called my mom to share the news.

I love the Spacemaker pencil boxes, and this is the best time of year to buy them. They are 97 cents right now. I always buy several each year, watching for the new colors. And I never buy enough. I always need more the next year. I keep all kinds of things in them. They stack. They are partially see through so I can tell what is in them. They are sturdy, I haven’t had a single one break on me yet. So I bought four Saturday because it was my birthday on Sunday. I’ll probably by some more before the end of August. I don’t even know what I need them for yet, I just know I’m going to need them.

I’m also a Crayola snob. I will only buy Crayola crayons, markers, and colored pencils. And I love them. So yesterday, when I was back at Wal-Mart, I bought a box of 8 crayons to keep in my purse, because you never know when you are going to need to color something.

I like getting rulers and scissors and glue sticks and crayons and notebooks and pencil boxes this time of year. It’s so much fun.