Library Trips

We've been to the library twice this week, and sadly, I haven't managed to get any computer time yet this week.

Tuesday, we returned 2 books, checked out 3, I think, and spent $6 at the sale. El Burrito got lucky and found Little Lamb's Easter Surprise - it's one of a set of 4, and we have 2 of the others. I was hoping to pick up the next Lois Meade book by Ann Purser, but it's apparently been misplaced on the Hold shelf, since they couldn't find it today, either.

Today was Storytime day. Last week, El Burrito played with another little boy, and they actually shared and swapped toy cars for a while. Surprised me, because he hasn't played a lot with other kids (except for older cousins), and he was very good about letting the other boy play with Miss Sally, his favorite car.

When we stopped at the library on Sunday, he was asking where his little friend was. Had to disappoint him and tell him that the other boy wasn't going to be at the library every time we were there.

Today after Storytime, his buddy was there again. And they played happily, swapping cars, for about half an hour before we had to leave. Another car-crazy boy came over to play too, so it was pretty fun for them all, I guess. It was hilarious, though, when El Burrito was walking around calling his friend's name (after I reminded him what "That Boy"'s name was), and he was looking right at him. That's my boy - good with names, lousy with faces. But I'm glad he's found some kids he likes to play with, and seems to be okay with the sharing.

He's actually doing some unprompted sharing, too. He was sitting with me in Storytime, holding his two cars. Pushes his cars over toward the little girl sitting next to us, and says something along the lines of "Here, Little Girl. You play with them." He may have called her Baby, because he's been calling every little kid Baby instead of Girl or Boy. (There's also some gender confusion - everyone's a Boy lately.)

Plus, El Burrito found a nickel on the floor at the library. He's on a roll - found a penny at the library last week (and held it in his fist all the way home, even with a Post Office stop), and found a whopping 86 cents at the grocery store last week. Three quarters, a dime, and a penny, all by the floral department. I never find quarters. :(