Real World Mom

Paul and I went through four years of high school together.  He helped to make many a boring class bearable.  He drew hilarious cartoon images of teachers, other students, and various other things.  No matter how bad my day was going, he could always make me laugh!

We took–and failed–a COBOL class together.  What a bore that teacher was!  We consistently pissed the teacher off with our laughing and talking, but, that was the only way we could find to get through that period!  Mr. Krout would be shocked to learn that Paul is now in the IT field. 

We lived only blocks apart, so not only did we see each other at school everyday, we rode the bus together and would often bump into each other around our small town.

We even worked at the same retail chain store, though I lasted only a month or two, and Paul ended up staying there for ten years.

I can’t remember a time during high school when Paul and I weren’t friends.  He was always there for me.  He was a true friend.

Sadly, as so many high school friendships do, we eventually lost touch.  I’ve thought of him often over the years, and wondered how he was, where he was and what he was doing.

When I signed into MySpace the other day, there was a new friend request.  Much to my surprise, it was Paul! I couldn’t believe it!

We’ve exchanged a couple of emails so far, trying to catch up on the last twenty-plus years of our lives.  Talking to him again, after all this time, is so cool!  I can’t tell you how happy I am to be in touch with my friend again!

*In case you’re reading this, “Hi, Paul!”*

Recently, I became aware of a website that makes shopping for back to school supplies super easy! EZ School Supplies offers a wide range of quality items–and they’re delivered right to your door!

Oh how I wish this website was around when all four of my kids were in school! Some years, the four of them would be spread out over three different schools, with multiple teachers and a variety of required materials. Driving from store to store to store, trying to find everything was like a full-time job!

If your school is registered with EZ School Supplies, they will receive a 10% donation when you shop! Teachers can also publish their own supply lists, so that you can simply log in, and order what your child needs.

As an additional perk for my readers, EZ School Supplies is offering a 10% discount when you use this promo code: EZMB065.

The folks at EZ School Supplies sent me a sampling of their items so that I could see the quality for myself. I was quite impressed! The prices are reasonable, and, really, when you add in the convenience factor, how can you go wrong? Go check ‘em out, and tell them Real World Mom sent ya!

Last week’s edition of Wacky Wednesday was so much fun, I thought I’d do it again.

Here are this week’s entries for wackdom:

Not just a plane wedding for the British couple who exchanged vows while strapped to the top of separate airplanes. I want to know how they convinced the Reverend to join them…

A slot machine ’stole’ this guy’s money, so he called 911–not once, but twice–to report it. Said idiot is now in jail.

During the same week, another Florida dumbass man called 911 because a restaurant forgot to put the sauce on his sandwich. What the ?? If this was my biggest problem, I’d be celebrating!

“The Culprit”