the keeper of the books

After finding out how absolutely wonderful Daviess County Public Library is, I have been putting my library card to good use.  I love to read, and am not picky about what I read.  But no not harlequin romances! 

 Wait, or science fiction. 

 Ok, so I'm a little picky.

Anywho, I have recently been making my way through all the "Ya-Ya Sisterhood" and "Shopaholic" books. They are all easy, quick reads and make me laugh!

And this week I have been reading Ya-Ya's in Bloom.  

I know that the last time I saw it, 

it was sitting on our desk.

For the life of me, I could not find it anywhere! 

 I thought it had literally disappeared!

 I mean, I had looked everywhere (or so I thought!)  

I looked in the bedroom, bathroom, closet, even the kitchen. 

 I know I had it 2 days ago!

Our apartment is only about 950 square feet, it couldn't have gone far. 

 As I dug around frantically, I heard myself mumbling phrases that my mother used to say "....couldn't have just grown legs and walked away...."

And then I pouted for awhile.  

And tried to calculate in my head how much I would owe to the library.

Finally, in a moment of sheer desperation, I asked Lauren "have you seen mommy's book, Lauren?!"

Lauren: "yeth!"  (yes)

Me: "Oh, good! Where is it, Lauren?"

Lauren: "Hold my hand, mommy....." (this is her new thing, she likes us to hold her hand so she can take us and show us something)

And, sure enough- there it was. 

 In her toybox.  

In her room.  

In her closet, in her room.

 ( I really should have taken a picture, sorry!)

WHY was it in her toybox, in her closet, in her room? Hmmm...

Me: "Lauren, why is mommy's book in your closet?"

Lauren: (proudly)  "ah-cause I keened up, mommy!" 

              (because I cleaned up, mommy!)

:)

Well, at least she has learned to clean up- finally!  

Although today when I told her it was time to clean up toys, she said,

 "daddy comin' home?"  

Ha!  

I guess we only clean up twice a day (otherwise it's a lost cause...)

 once before nap and once before Jason gets home!