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Spirit Week is coming up, and one of the days is twin day. Two years ago, a 6th grader and I dressed like "twins", and for fun I bought a wig at Party City to replicate her hair. She had another teacher that year, who is across the hall from me, and we invited her to form triplets. The other teacher and I have continued the tradition during spirit week, but this year we are upping our game. She has a limited wardrobe, with a kid in high school and a kid in college, not much discretionary fashion spending available. She usually starts with what she has (black pants, white shirt, or whatever) and then I confirm that I also have those items. This year we decided that we would go to Kohl's after school one day to spend her 30% off coupon and find outfits in real time shopping.
We have similar hair, eye, and skin coloring, but physically we are built very differently. Just for fun, last Sunday I perused the Kohl's site looking for things that came in sizes that we would both fit into, with reasonable prices. I also wanted things that we could wear at other times, either to school or on the weekends, and basic pieces that we could recombine for future twin days. I texted her photos of the items, and we decided to order online.
We found this jacket, from Chaps-
This Sonoma tank-
and these Chaps jeans-
I was able to find the jeans in store, so I tried them on and purchased them on Sunday. The tank and jacket I ordered online. The tank was too big, but was not available in a smaller size, so I altered it myself. The jacket should arrive this weekend.
She is not as "fancy" as I am, and what she doesn't know is that I also ordered us accessories. We are going to wear navy shoes, so I bought us these socks, from Jockey-
I bought two of these Mudd stretch bracelets, but one arrived damaged so I returned it in store and had to order another online. It has not arrived yet.
I also ordered a long turtle pendant for us, which has not arrived.
We will probably just wear the bracelet this twin day, and save the turtle for the next one.
Our 6th grader is now in 8th grade, so I am excited to see if she notices our "stepped up" twin outfits. 
Fingers crossed that everything fits when it arrives, for both of us!
Her dad has been very ill, with a degenerative condition and comorbidity , and he is in another state. She tries to go back once a month or so to help rotate the care with her two sisters.
If you look up "sandwich generation" she is the classic definition.
I became acquainted with her about four years ago when I was assigned to her as a testing buddy, whose job it was to get all of the computers up and running and logged in for the "high stakes" testing.
Later, I had to move rooms, and I was located right across the hall, so she was designated as my "emergency" buddy; when we have drills or other alarms, we are supposed to check and verify that each has evacuated the building.
She teaches another subject, and so we have opposite schedules, but we are both early birds. She drives about an hour to work each day but it still there at 7, and often times stays later so I see her then as well.
Recently her mother-in-law moved in to their house, because she is not able to reliably take care of herself. (I think there was a substance abuse problem, and she is in recovery?) Her brother-in-law is single, and lives next door, but for some reason is unwilling to house his mother, so everything falls onto her shoulders.
I feel like she is stretched very thin, and so if this brings a little bit of joy for one day, I am glad to be a part of it.
Of course, many of our students will not notice when we are standing together in the hall that we are dressed alike, but about five months from now, when one of us is wearing the jacket/jeans/tank/bracelet/necklace, a student will probably say "Mrs. X has a jacket like that too!". 
@roeroe1005 wrote:We just had Spirit Week at our school 2 weeks ago. Our students really get into it, as well as the teachers.
Love what you picked out!
Our Yearbook Advisor gets everyone together to take a picture for the yearbook.
Have fun with it!
We had our picture taken when we were triplets, but I don't know if it made the final cut for yearbook. 
@lolakimono wrote:Her dad has been very ill, with a degenerative condition and comorbidity , and he is in another state. She tries to go back once a month or so to help rotate the care with her two sisters.
If you look up "sandwich generation" she is the classic definition.
I became acquainted with her about four years ago when I was assigned to her as a testing buddy, whose job it was to get all of the computers up and running and logged in for the "high stakes" testing.
Later, I had to move rooms, and I was located right across the hall, so she was designated as my "emergency" buddy; when we have drills or other alarms, we are supposed to check and verify that each has evacuated the building.
She teaches another subject, and so we have opposite schedules, but we are both early birds. She drives about an hour to work each day but it still there at 7, and often times stays later so I see her then as well.
Recently her mother-in-law moved in to their house, because she is not able to reliably take care of herself. (I think there was a substance abuse problem, and she is in recovery?) Her brother-in-law is single, and lives next door, but for some reason is unwilling to house his mother, so everything falls onto her shoulders.
I feel like she is stretched very thin, and so if this brings a little bit of joy for one day, I am glad to be a part of it.
Of course, many of our students will not notice when we are standing together in the hall that we are dressed alike, but about five months from now, when one of us is wearing the jacket/jeans/tank/bracelet/necklace, a student will probably say "Mrs. X has a jacket like that too!". :catsurprised
Lola, I swear you have got to be one of the nicest people I've ever 'met' and not just because of this thread/post either!
You're always so kind and helpful to others!
Just wondering if the house next door to yours is vacant, I'd love to be your neighbor, LOL!
(edited for typo)
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