I see school buses being gassed up, school signs advertising a new school year, and the stores are filled with back packs, pencils, rulers, and all the supplies kids need for a new school year.

Its been too many years for me to recall having to load up on all of that stuff. Back then it was supplied by the school, or I think it was.

I recall my Mom sewing us a new dress to start the year using the chicken feed sacks that we would buy chicken feed in at the feed store.

“Oh yuck!” I can hear this younger generation exclaim if they heard that. They have it way too easy these days, as far as I’m concerned, but what am I getting at?

Parents are spending a fortune on clothing and supplies right now and I doubt very much that there will be extra money for…