Well after all my talk, I ended up not using my gift card today at Barnes & Noble, lol! Another case of all talk and no action, I fear. Well, there was a little action (a magazine and Bookworm picked out a journal), but that gift card is still safely tucked in my wallet tonight.
I'll call this a reconaissance mission, I guess. I looked at a few things - clip-art CD-ROM's and pretty stationary sets and I perused the religion aisle for a while. I was looking for this, but I couldn't find it. (The service desk was packed.) My small Catholic gift shop has a much better selection; of course, I don't have a gift card (nor a discount card) for them. Still, I like to buy things from that small and helpful shop when I can - even if it sometimes means paying a bit more. I like supporting them with my business (and there's a lovely chapel next door). In fact, today they had the 2007 Lenten Companion in stock so I snapped that right up (I was picking up this for my grandmother's birthday tomorrow.) Bookworm, asked to spend some of his Christmas money on this, which I allowed him to do. He and Crackerjack had a lot of fun with it this rainy afternoon. We even had our windows open it's so balmy and breezy here, too ... it feels like March and puts me in an early spring mood ...
But I digress - wildly!
In the end I had to admit my reading stack at home is already very high, so I really don't have to rush things just yet. And I really should be grateful and mindful of what I have already. I think I'll take my time, follow up on some of your suggestions and probably end up ordering online.
Now, I did come home with my book bag filled to the brim - with library books! And while I'm here, let me tell you what filled our bag up this week!
- DK Castle Explorer (CD-ROM)
- Hoot (DVD) (Remember we saw this last June?)
- All About Owls (Arnoksy - love him)
- Crinkleroot's 25 Birds Every Child Should Know (Arnosky again - this one for Earlybird)
- Medieval Holidays and Feasts: A Calendar of Celebrations (I couldn't find a link; it looks to be old.)
- The Easter Story
- Backyard Birds of Winter
- Knights & Castles: 50 Hands-On Activities to Experience the Middle Ages
- Castle at War: The Story of a Seige
- A Medieval Castle
- Discovering Castle Days
- A Gift of Gracias (our Catholic Mosaic title for this week - it is LOVELY!)
That's the wonderful thing about the library. You don't have to hem and haw. You don't have to ponder endlessly over your selection. You can just fill up your bag to your bibliophilistic heart's content. (It's a real word - I checked.) All you have to do is hand them your card and you have weeks over which to savor all your goodies.
So thank you to everyone who has left me ideas and suggestions. I appreciate them very much and hope you'll keep them coming. For now, I will make my way through those lovely selections on my nightside table. I have two Katherine Valentine's waiting in queue, and Little Women right behind them!
