Thade has his first backpack! All week he has been practicing zipping and unzipping the backpack, and putting it on and running around the house. We’ll soon start packing his first backpack with all of his school items, as school is just 13 days away.

How I adore backpacks. I  had my very favorite backpack in High School, and I took it everywhere. It was a simple solid color, that I found at Office Max, and I decorated it with my favorite patches and pins. My backpack was obsessively organized, half for schoolwork, and half filled with my gear for shows. I even carried my beloved backpack to my second job. I was commuting twice daily, so I needed work items and after work items, and my backpack followed along.  I haven’t seen my backpack since our second move, so I have no idea where it is today, but seeing Thade’s first backpack brings back happy memories of mine.

What about you, did you have a favorite backpack when you were in school?