A new school year has begun for my youngest. I've somehow misplaced my charger for my DSLR camera batteries, so I pushed her towards the tree for our usual back-to-school photos and used my iPhone.

Is this really my last kid in elementary school? Do I really have two kids in Junior High now?

It's the year of the Pink Monkey accessories, apparently. Ooh ooh ah ah. And also of the big-kid desks. No more mini-chairs! (My butt thanks you, third grade, come back to school night and conference week.)

Next Wednesday, all three yahoos will be in class. I'm wondering if it is too late to coordinate a parent flashmob in the middle school parking lot in celebration. Probably.