How Many Shopping Days Until School?

I enjoyed reading this survey about back-to-school shopping, although I was quite surprised that the average family spends more than $500. I guess that number really shoots up as your kids get older. Mine are just 3 and 7, so the supply lists include lots of gluesticks and crayons. We have tax-free days in GA as school gets closer, so we'll probably make a big event out of shopping that weekend (and save a whole six dollars or so!).

Call me a geek if you will, but I luv back-to-school shopping. and I'm sure I'll pick up a few things for myself!

I recently learned about a new website "inspired by Barbie:" http://www.webelieveingirls.com/. It claims to be "a new global online forum" -- "the first to give parents a voice ...and an opportunity to actively engage in a discussion about the state of girls around the world today." They picked a good name -- who could argue with it? The dialogue doesn't appear to be too rich so far, and not so different than other sites I've been on. Check it out and let me know what you think.