This and That......

A few random tidbits:

* Our library branch is closing for 6 months due to renovations.  When I mentioned this to Luke, I was surprised by how upset he was at this news.   I guess I should not have been.  Ever since he was a wee thing, we make weekly or biweekly treks to the library.  The librarians know him.  They pretty much rock.  But our branch IS overdue for a rehaul.  And so while we will miss it for the next 6 months, we'll look forward to its grand reopening.  I have a feeling we'll just have to have a Celebration Dinner to celebrate! We truly are book nerds in that way. 

But because Luke was so upset at losing his library, I took him to a branch that we'd never been to before - and its almost as close as our regular branch (just in the opposite direction)!  We made an afternoon of it and we were VERY pleased!! The children's section is bigger and cozier!  Luke was mollified - especially when he asked the librarian at the childrens desk to show him where the books on ancient China were, and she talked to HIM (and not me) and spent quite a bit of time showing him around.    I think we've found our new second home for the next little while!


*  Luke has already received some donations for his fundraising Project!!  Several of his friends have already given him money towards his project.  He's so excited and is busy drawing  and coloring "Thank You Pictures" for everyone who is contributing to the cause! At this rate, we will be making a visit to our local Children's Hospital very soon with our donation.

*  In my little goal to write more handwritten letters, I've gained 3 penpals!  I've already received two letters in the mail that I'll be responding to this weekend.  I can't tell you what a joy it is to receive letters in the mail!  We need to start a letter writing revolution!

*  I just finished reading Mary Emma & Company and what a delightful little book it was! I knew right from page 41 that the widowed heroine of the story, Mary Emma, would be a kindred spirit. This is a story about a family who uprooted and moved from Colorado to Massachussets in 1912 and how they industriously made a new life for themselves. It was a VERY inspirational read.

And about page 41? Mary Emma was quote on that page as saying to her children: "Until you are all grown and ready to have homes of your own, I will not be separated from you children for a moment longer than is absolutely necessary. That means that we must find some way of making our living in our own home."

Highly recommended book. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the Little Britches series.