We got new school books the other day.

Please excuse the lonely little cotton stem; he needs friends.

Yep.  In January.

Adds a little excitement to the drab days of winter.  I mean, who doesn’t need a little sparkle amidst the gray?

We’re conditioned to think that our students must begin a new textbook in September and be finished with it by May.  And sometimes it works out that way…

sometimes, it doesn’t.

The reality is, a child might speed through a book because they love it and be ready for the next level.  Right now.  Why wait 6 or 8 months til “next year” when they can go ahead and start the next one now?  Let ’em soar!  Or they may move more slowly through a book and need more time to finish it. It’s okaaay.

Packages in the mail are always fun…
even if it’s a box of school books.
Or, if you’re me, especially if it’s a box of school books.