Tuesday in the Rain

So, another library trip to put on record.

Today's stats (after the trip): 35 items checked out, 5 on hold. We returned 2 CDs and 3 books, and came home with 2 DVDs and 3 books. El Burrito specifically requested the garbage trucks "CD" (DVD, actually) that we had checked out, oh, about six months ago. We didn't find it, but we did find one about buses and planes. It's part of the same series, which unfortunately means a slightly irritating host, but I'll survive. There have actually been two hosts for the series, both named Dave. They're both a little too goofy for my liking, but kids seem to go for it. They need to work on their facts, though - I know definitely that a seed drill doesn't have a third bin for dirt to scatter over the seed and fertilizer. That's what the little wire finger-things are for.

We returned:

• Chant
• Chant Noel
• The Whistling Season (this year's OneRead book, which I never finished)
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy
• Hollywood Science

We also went to the book sale; this was the first sale of the month, so it's the bigger sale that El Burrito's buddy's usually working at. She was there, and glad to see El Burrito as usual. She'd forgotten the book she had for him, so she let him (or me) pick a book out for him and she paid for it. She's a really nice lady, and I plan to have El Burrito draw a picture for her. We'll take it next month and give it to her.

We found some good books today, and spent $26.50. Part of that was for my books - the big finds were two Will James books and a nice copy of Frog, the Horse that Knew no Master, from the Famous Horse Stories series. I paid $8 for it, but it's gone for more on eBay, and the cheapest copy on Amazon right now is $14, so it was a good deal. I'd like to have the whole set, but that'll take a while to collect. Otherwise, El Burrito found some Pooh and Clifford books, among other things. And there's an autographed Marguerite Henry book in the silent auction that I drooled over briefly.

Then we stopped at Office Depot and the dry cleaners, and made it home at 2:00 for a very late lunch.