I know - it’s only the 12th and it’s but a month away - but i guess the “asian” mentality - although having been in Canada for 10 yrs now - i still very much believe in getting everything ready before it’s too late and we might miss out on something. So a few weeks ago - PB and I set out to Walmart with Chloe and picked up all her school stuff - from pencils to files and even new shoes. So that’s all done - i’m now debating on whether i should order some fancy labels for her. I know it is not necessary - afterall, who label their pencils right? not like she is in an elite school and a marker which cost less than $1 was good enough to label her book bags and shoes for the last few years.

But that’s not all we are doing to get Chloe ready for school - we are also preparing her for next year’s syllabus - like addition and subtraction and going thru’ a list of words we got from the school website to familiarize her with them. The good thing is she said she misses her school routine - so emotionally we are all set? One can only hope eh! crossed our fingers and crossed our toes! so are you and your kids ready for school yet? yes, i too have to prepare myself for school and not be over-zealous and do the unnecessary (if you know what i mean).