Good Morning, afternoon, or evening, whenever you stopped on by.
Today is bittersweet.
We are sending our boy off to summer camp for a week.
He’s a handsome little rascal. Looks like his Dad. He has a heart of gold, talks a mile a minute and I love every single thing about this child.
However, it is about this time, the boys starts getting bored with summer.
Jack went to camp last year for the first time and had such a wonderful experience he asked to go back this year.
Why of course you can. Considering they go back to school here on the 18th of August, this was the perfect week to send him off packing.
This past week Jack and I were productive around the house. He cleaned out all our freezers, refrigerator, helped with the garage and finally cleaned up his room. Don’t worry, all these chores came with a price.
I of course paid him…although come to think of it, he still hasn’t asked for the allowance, so maybe he forgot.
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Biggest challenge of the week was his book case. I believe we had every single book from toddler years on.
It was time to clear the book case out and make room for more.
I was actually sad going through the books. I remember so many of them. Bed time stories were big in our home.
Both our boys don’t care for reading much. However, they do like a good story and if I read it to them, they were always delighted.
One of my favorite books ever was The giving tree. I actually saved that book..perhaps even for me to read again.
I thought with school starting, reminiscing of days gone by
I would make a back to school printable. This is great even for a teacher gift, or just to print and put in your child or grandchild’s bedroom on their night stand.
It’s a quote by Dr. Seuss, and those books were also my favorite, and the boys. I could read those over and over to them and they never said Stop.
FREE Dr. Seuss printable
8 x11
Print here
Thanks for stopping over today. If you are not a regular I should would love to have you back again.
XO
If you like Dr. Seuss I also made this free printable back in the Spring.
Glenda Meehan says
August 3 at 10:39 amThanks Debbie, this brought back memories for me with kids!
Heather says
August 3 at 12:38 pmThis makes me teary! I have saved some favorite books from each of my girls from when they were younger.
debbiedoo's says
August 3 at 4:55 pmI know it is sad!
jessie says
August 3 at 1:26 pmAwww..This brings back some fond memories..thanks Debbie
Debbie says
August 4 at 6:51 amYou are so blessed that your boys don’t go back until the 18th! That’s a reasonable time to go back IMO. Around here, the kids are already back. I hate that. (Not that it matters to me anymore, but…) I love Seuss quotes and love the printables you made. I think I want the second one. If I saw it earlier in the year, I don’t remember it.
Christopher says
August 4 at 12:06 pmOh, The Giving Tree! I am a 46 year old man and cry everytime I read that book!
debbiedoo's says
August 4 at 2:41 pmHow can’t you, it really is the most touching children s book I know!
Sharon says
August 4 at 12:42 pmGreat quotes! I love “Oh the Places You’ll Go” A friend gave it to me when I graduated college, and I used to read it to my students at the end of the year as a send off.
Can you send Jack to camp at my house?? I need help cleaning! 😉
Shirley@housepitalitydesigns says
August 4 at 2:21 pmI remember long ago when my son went off to his first “away camp”…. Love that book, “Oh the Places You’ll Go”…my still has his copy that he received when he graduated from High School….we missed seeing the Dr.Seuss museum when traveling in Southern Cal…next time…Hang in there Debbie!…the house will be a bit quieter!
Claire @ A Little Claireification says
August 4 at 3:30 pmSuch a sweet post, Debbie. The books are the hardest thing for me to get rid of as my boys get older. So many memories! Pinned this!
Amy says
August 4 at 11:07 pmI could relate to everything you wrote in this post, Debbie! It’s amazing how looking at old books can take me right back to when my son was so little! We loved Dr. Seuss, also! Great printable – I love the quote!
Cyndee Christman says
August 5 at 11:33 amThank you for the printable. Your son, Jack, is a very nice looking young man. Hope he has fun at camp!
Cyndee
Jeanie says
August 7 at 11:45 pmVery handsome young man!
debbiedoo's says
August 9 at 12:23 pmThank you!