The smell of freshly sharpened pencils....

I do love the "back to school" feeling.  Learning is fun.  Getting all your supplies in order equally fun I especially do love the smell of freshly sharpened pencils, and the feel of a nice new pen that writes smoothly.  Gel pens are among my favorites and we got them in several colors this time!  We're working hard to get back in the swing of things.  Another year of four kids, four different schools (five if you count homeschooling).  It's busy but good.  I've been to two PTO meetings, and the "Open House" season is upon us.... not sure how we'll juggle it.