Public Library

The public library rules!

Today Kristen told me she went to the library. She often goes there to get books for Jacob. Well, I got all excited when she told me. I thought, "All right, 'The Prisoner of Azkban' audiobook!". She informed me they didn't have it, but she had another surprise for me. Yippie! What could it be?

"Wild Ducks Flying Backwards: The Short Writings of Tom Robbins", droopy likes reading Tom Robbins books, I've read them all, some of them twice. Yes, I'm going to read a book in my "free time". Looks like I'll be staying up late as it is only a 14 day loan.

She also picked up a bunch of books for Jacob. We read to him before bed. We started reading the books and they were all good "bedtime" books, until we came to one in particular. (I don't have the name of the book, but I remember the author, Nancy Carlson) In this book the older sister has a snow day and is going to play outside all day. Only her mother tells her she has to bring her little brother. They go outside and she calls the little brother stupid and worthless, because he can't make snow angels and such. Her friend shows up and starts saying the same things about her little brother, Walt, I think. At this point Kristen and I start snickering, we can't believe we are reading a book were the kid is being called all these names. At one point the sister tells "Walt" to wait near a flag pole, and whatever he does don't stick your tongue on the flag pole. Of course he does. We find this incredibly amusing. Imagine, Kristen and I cracking up trying not to laugh while reading to Jacob before bed. I think we had to add an extra two or three books after that fiasco.

and then there is the SPOT book...