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First impressions are important, yo.

My two oldest kids are in elementary school, which - in the fine state of Georgia - started last week. My middle kid, Thing Two, was a bit dismayed early on when she was given homework by her teacher. It consisted of a bag and a note stapled to it that said: What's Your Bag?? Attached to this letter is a lunch bag. Please fill the bag with three to five items or pictures that tell about you. Bring the bag back to share during the first week of school. Here are some ideas: something in your favorite color the wrapper from your favorite snack the best book you have ever read something you collect something that tells about your hobbies a picture of your family I asked her if she wanted any help and she said, "Nope! I've got it covered, Mommy...I know exactly what to do!!" And then I thought nothing else about it. After all, sticking 3-5 things that say something about you in a brown paper bag is a piece of cake, right? Today I noticed that she had brought it home with a