Foiled! Then Rescued!

Boylee and I went to Target to find a lunchbox...and discovered that it is way, way too late to buy a lunchbox. The huge section of shelving had about ten lunchboxes left, and none in any pattern or design that would appeal to a six-year-old boy.

So we went back to last year's supplier: lunchboxes.com. It wasn't nearly as much fun for Boylee -- he'd rather look at everything in person, not just see pictures on a computer screen. But he finally made his choice: Pirates of the Caribbean insulated lunchbox, and a Spongebob Sigg water bottle. I insisted on a Sigg bottle because they're non-toxic and they hold up really, really well. Boylee's bottle last year was destroyed at the very end of the school year, but before that it had been dropped a million times and really beat up a lot. (We're still using it for cold water in our fridge, but I'm afraid it can't hold up to another year at school. )

He is happy. Now all I have to do is find some non-toxic food containers to go inside and we're all set.