Books Are My Friends

On Friday a book that was meant to be a Christmas gift came in the mail. But me being me couldn’t wait and immediately opened it up for Evan to enjoy. I was originally excited when I found A Child’s Garden of Verses at PaperBackSwap and swiped it up. I expected to get an older book, well used from years of reading. Instead the book I hurriedly pulled out of the package was brand new! The book had never been opened as far as I can tell. We spend a big part of the afternoon curled up on the couch reading the poems one after another, breathing in that new book smell.

With each book we add to the collection the more I wish for a sudden lump of cash to fall in my lap. I could easily spend a few thousand dollars on gently used books and still yearn for more. Especially during the winter months when it is cold and grey out. There’s nothing like curling up to hot cocoa and a good book after flinging snowballs. Make that a doulbe of hot cocoa after being the sole target of the snowballs the entire time.

Hopefully the snow isn’t so bad as to cancel the homeschooling moms meeting tonight. We had to postpone it last Monday because of the ice that covered everything. I’m looking forward to getting out tonight. Ahhh, adult interaction!

Tags: books, A Child’s Garden of Verses, children, Winter

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Published by: Summer on December 17th, 2007 | Filed under books, homeschooling, kids, life

3 Responses to “Books Are My Friends”

1. feefifoto Says:
   December 17th, 2007 at 10:30 am

   You said it! Even though my kids have outgrown picture books I still find myself buying some that are so extraordinary that I feel I MUST have them in my library. Have you seen one called “When Pigasso Met Mootisse”?

2. Tara R. Says:
   December 18th, 2007 at 3:24 pm

   I loved that book as a kid. Both of mine kids are in their teens, but I got them “Dangerous Book for Boys” and “Daring Book for Girls.” I can’t wait to read them myself… I can’t get enough books either.

3. justfrank Says:
   December 24th, 2007 at 7:16 am

   Friends?! They are masters of conspiracy, and know perfectly how to access my wallet and suck it dry
   Seriously, the two things I absolutely cannot resist spending money on are garden perennials and books. It’s lovely if you can find them in thrift stores (not perennials, of course). I recently found two beauties by Leo Leoni for 50 cents each.

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