You know you are a mom when you spend 90 minutes and go to four stores before work to find Ticonderoga red erasable checking pencils in order to complete the school supply shopping list. You know you are a mom who has cracked up when you do a victory dance at 9 a.m. in the middle of Staples upon finding said pencils and care not about the stares and giggles that ensue. Let the lerning, learning commence. (Picture the edit in Ticonderoga red for full comedic effect).