After far to much time and money I've finally paid off the library and returned the books that kept getting misplaced only to turn up randomly to haunt me with my misdeed. I admire the grace of the three librarians I dealt with today in our return to being respectable users of the library.
I do feel like an ass, and have, for letting this thing get so bad, but at some point fines piled up to a point, and the two books were misplaced, and the fines got worse, and feeling at the time as if I just couldn't afford it. With school about to start again I know that the library will come in handy soon enough, and I'm just tired of not having a book to read.
Between the books at Momma's and those I still have left I've read nearly all of what we have that I want to read. There are a few of the boys' books I may or may not read, and most of what I have I've definitely read. I've even reread. I even almost read the Whoopie Goldberg book that I think might have come from Momma's grandmother. I got stuck on the fart chapter.
Box Turtle Bulletin has been posting a Daily Agenda featuring current news as well as bits of LGBT history. For instance, I learned a few days ago that James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924. I should mention that I also learned then of James Baldwin, and though he isn't the reason I so suddenly decided to finally take care of my library tab his first book, Go Tell It on the Mountain, is my own welcome back gift from them.
So far Big Brother has read two of his three books. He too has been rereading books, so I can only imagine how much he's wanted something new. I'm sometimes jealous of his ability to find time to read until I realize that's sometimes all I see him doing, and still I don't mind. He's now taken to having at least two books going, one at Momma's house and one here.
The Boy has long had two books going, but these have always been the books that Momma or I are reading as his bedtime book. There it's Farmer Boy, while here we're on to A Horse and his Boy at mine. Having begun to slowly start reading more on his own The Boy has a couple of books with bookmarks sticking out of them between here and Momma's, and he got two more books today, both of which he's read some of. They're also both about dogs. He also got a library card. Yay him!
I also depopsited my check, bought stamps, failed to find a wallet at the one store I bothered to visit, and did not even think about bicycle tires till too late to do anything. I definitely need to get into action about the tire. I've got a spot on my front tire that's ripped down to the bead, and though I think I'm okay for the most part, in reality I know that it won't take much to get through that.
I also took the boys for Mexican. We went to a local favorite and filled ourselves with all sorts of beef and tortillas and beans and cheese and salsa, and Big Brother even got a ceviche tostada but didn't eat the tortilla. I don't know what's wrong with that kid sometimes. Also I don't care for ceviche.
Then we came home and were lazy, and I've suddenly remembered that I was supposed to go to the store for cereal. It's now too late to bother with that, so I'll just have to get up in the morning and do something about it.
That's been my day so far. The boys have been quiet enough for long enough that I have to assume they're asleep. They should be, though they didn't do anything more today than ride around and wish I'd buy them something.
