DAY 2

I took college boy to urgent care this morning. He has influenza B. He is pretty miserable and is quarantined to his room. That is nothing new for him because he self quarantines on a regular basis anyway. He is miserable. I am sure he would feel better if he had Covid-19.

We live across the street from our local library. We spend a lot of time there, checking out books, reading magazines, attending the many interesting events that they offer. I am almost more disturbed by them closing than I am about the schools! It would be great to be able to send Miss Nine Year Old over for an hour or so over the next few weeks.

However, we have a Little Free Library in front of our house.
https://www.facebook.com/peytonslittlefreelibrary/?ref=bookmarks
We set it up several years ago. Our first library, built from an old kitchen cabinet, started to fall apart after a couple of years. We made a new one out of an old dorm sized refrigerator, and this thing will last forever! There is a fair amount of foot traffic on our street, and many visitors to our library. We have a bench next to it in the yard for folks to rest and relax while they choose a book. It has been so much fun to see how many people stop and take or leave a book. We generally have far too many books to fit in the Little Library, so we keep a supply in the front entry way for restocking. We are actually starting to run low on books for the first time since we set it up. Please stop by with donations if you have them. You can leave them on the porch if there is no room in the library.

The Little Library also offers Book Buddies, little stuffed animals that children (or adults) can take with them. These are very popular! We used to find them for a quarter at the Salvation Army, but lately they don't seem to have them. We would welcome any donations of stuffies (think beanie baby size) if you have them.

Just this morning a couple stopped by and perused our selection of books. Miss Nine and I went out onto the porch and had a nice chat with them. After they left we went out to restock. It is fully loaded and ready for visitors. If you are having withdrawal symptoms because you can't access the public library, stop by for a visit. Here is a link to other Little Free Libraries if you would like to find one in your area. https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/

We will be wiping down all surfaces regularly for your safety and ours.