school supplies

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the kids' school supply lists this year:

• 1 box markers (12 count)
• 1 dozen pencils (Ticonderoga is preferred)
• 1 box crayons (16 count)
• 6 glue sticks
• 1 1” 3 ring binder (blue or white please)
• 2 large boxes of tissues
• 1 package Band-Aids
• 3 packages of wet wipes
• 1 ream of copy paper
• 1 box watercolors
• 1 pkg college rule notebook paper 12 pre-sharpened #2 pencils
• 1 hand held pencil sharpener
• 6 ball point pens – black or blue
• 1 eraser
• 1 clear plastic 12” ruler with standard and metric measurements
• 2 college-ruled composition books
• 1 composition notebook with grid pages
• 6 pocket folders - pocket on bottom
• 1 8 oz bottle white School Glue
• 1 large glue stick (22 gram)
• 1 pair scissors
• 1 box 12 count colored pencils
• 1 box 8 count washable thick markers
• 1 box 8 count washable thin markers
• 4 different colored highlighters
• 2 extra fine point Sharpie markers (black)
• 3 black thin-tipped Flair type pens (no Sharpies) 
• 1 graph paper composition book
• calculator
• a novel of the student's choice
• refillable water bottle
• 1 package of college-ruled notebook paper
• 1 bottle of Elmer's glue
• 1 spiral notebook (college-ruled - 70 non-perforated pages)
• 5 Peechee-type plastic folders with pockets at the bottom
• 2 dozen #2 pencils
• 2 large containers of disinfectant wipes
• 1 ruler - twelve inch, clear plastic
• 1 bound, college-ruled composition notebook - 100 pages
• 1 box of colored pencils - 12 to 24 count
• 3 highlighters (different colors)
• 1 school supply zipper pouch (no boxes please)
• 2 large boxes of facial tissue
• 1 16-color watercolor paint set
• 1 3-ring binder (pencil pouch suggested)
• 1 pencil sharpener with shavings trap
• 1 transparent tape
• 1 package of eraser caps
• 1 box of sandwich bags (Ziploc)
• 1 box of quart-size bags (Ziploc)
• 1 basic calculator
• 6 glue sticks
• $10.00 for homework planner and science board 

I actually thought some of the specifics were kind of funny... like a 22 gram glue stick.  I might just go for the 24 gram kind and see what happens.  And extra fine Sharpies, along with thin-tipped Flair pens that better not be Sharpies. Picky, picky, picky.