Wordless Wednesday- First Library Card
Time is Ticking
(Image from morguefile.com) It's been a weird week. The kids had Monday off and that turned my space/time continuum into sheer confusion. Each day began with the normally allotted hours, but somehow, they ticked themselves off at a rapid pace. Breakfast folded right over into the yells of, "Mom, I'm home!" Those precious minutes, I'd like to have pinched them, held them, for just a bit longer. Laundry piled and no sweet smells waifed from our kitchen. The Handy Man arrived from his day of work and I looked back at mine. Where did it go? I need a schedule. I realized this sad fact weeks ago. I've tried. I downloaded calendars, blocked out time for each and every task. But, I've lived too long in spontaneity. For two decades, my time has been spent on the whims of my children. The price didn't seem high, but now I find my account is unbalanced. School and appointments, shopping, homework. They constantly make withdrawls, but rarely p...
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DeleteYou've got yourself quite the future heartbreaker there - with BRAINS!!
ReplyDeleteHe's also quite charming. My husband and I worry about the teenage years!
DeleteHe's SO cute! Nice. The world is wide open when they can read. Getting a library card is such a great milestone. Congrats to him!
ReplyDeleteReading has been a struggle for him. I'm so glad he's starting to find how amazing books can be.
DeleteI remember my first library card! How exiting!!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I don't remember going to the public library much when I was a kid. I got my books from the school library. Remember the card catalog? I always wanted one of my own. All those little papers in cool drawers.
DeleteI still want a card catalog. Think of all the cool stuff I could put in it!
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