Library Day

Today we went to the library and then picked up the kids free pizzas and took them to the park. Note to homeschooling moms, if you go to the book it program they will send you a reading incentive kit with free personal pan pizza coupons! It was a great day to be at the park, cool, sunny, breezy. I love, love, love fall weather. The last time we went it was so hot that all of the equipment was scorching and after the kids stood around looking longingly at the slides for awhile we went home. But today was fantastic, great books, great pizza, ice cream from the ice-cream truck, lots of playtime. Doesn't it sound like the perfect homeschooling day? I will say though that we have a love-hate relationship with the library. We love them they hate us. We're loud, we take up all of the computer stations, we always need help finding the books we need even when they are right there on the shelf, we put books on hold and then never ever pick them up, we neglect to bring back books that other people have put on hold. As a matter of fact our books are always late despite the librarian (god bless her patient soul) printing out a list of our due back books and highlighting the due date. We put it on our calender but never quite seem to make it in on that day or the next or the next. You get the idea. I half expect to find a photo of myself at the checkout desk, WARNING DO NOT LET THIS WOMAN CHECK OUT ANY MORE BOOKS. For months after I read the story of a woman who was arrested for not returning a book  I tensed up every time a police car drove past our house. We are trying to do better but I'm still waiting impatiently for amnesty day. That's a day when you can erase fines by bringing in canned food or toys to donate. It's amazing what a guilty library patron will do to get back in her librarian's good graces.

 On a sadder note our little dog Freddie was killed. We think he got hit by a car or by a mowing machine working in our area. Freddie was a member of our family for 8 years, we're gonna miss you little guy.

 I'll leave you with a funny Cute Kid Saying:  Betsy was talking about the "bugs" in her mouth. Mahaley explained that they are called taste BUDS not bugs. Betsy thought about it for a minute and then  "Oh, I know why they're called buds, because they always hang out together and they like the same stuff !"

Books we're reading:

   Mom-  Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 
               Watership Down - Richard Adams
               The Dome - Stephen King
                Being - -Kevin Brooks 
( I like to start more than one book at a time)

Mahaley-  Liar - Justine Larbalestier

Jamie-  Animorph series - Katherine Applegate
            
Emma- Daniel  X series - James Patterson

Leah- The Young Soccer Player - Gary Lineker
            Dexters Lab-Magnets - Anna Capeci

Betsy- Two way To Count To Ten - Ruby Dee
            What Can It Be - Stephen White