My Last Summer Play Date

Sadly, today was my last summer play date with my sister. Her summer vacation ends this week.

But, what a wonderful play date it was!

Great sales at both of our favorite thrift stores! One of them is having 50% off everything in the store Th-Sat and the other has hardcover books for 25 cents and children's books and paperbacks for 10 cents.

I picked up a like-new paperback copy of Peterson's "The Message" for 10 cents for Youngest Son. I found another paperback for him, but the name escapes me at the moment.

For myself I bought two hardcover short story anthologies, one from the 30's and one from the 90's.

I also got "Black Mutiny" which was the main historical reference for the movie "Amistad". I've been wanting to read it.

For the curious historian in me I bought "Anne Frank Remembered" by Miep Gies, which brought back a lot of memories of me taking Oldest Son and his friend Laura to see the documentary in the theater. I loved it. It was so well done. I don't think they liked it at all, even though Laura has relatives who were actively involved in the Dutch underground. I also found John Hersey's "The Wall" which is about the Warsaw Ghetto. I own several copies of Leon Uris' "Mila 18" which is on the same subject and is one of my all time favorite books. I'm interested to see how they compare. I also found "Until We Meet Again" which is a Scholastic book on the same time period. I do have to be careful reading these. When Oldest Son was in 9th grade we read everything our library had on children and the holocaust. Both of us became SO depressed that I'm surprised we survived three more years of homeschool.

I also found "Words from a Fearless Heart" which is a collection of quotes taken from the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I have all the books these come from, but it's nice to see what someone else pulled out of her writings.

Lest you think I am through, I found a small blue copy of the Apocrypha. Since I was young I have been impressed that there is a book in it baring my name.

And, I found a teeny tiny black embossed hardcover copy (the 37th edition) of John Wesley's "Christian Perfection". This one has many many things underlined in the first few pages, and then the original owner must have either become perfect himself, or given up on it completely, as nothing else in the book is underlined. I wonder what John Wesley would say were he able to see England today?

(is anyone still reading this rather dull account?) I was also able to pick up a replacement book for one that was stolen from our church library. I get really happy when I can replace books this way. Oh, the people I know who have gone on to mission work in foriegn countries whilst harboring books not belonging to them!

I bought a few random volumns of fiction too. And, two delightful books for Baby Boy.

I'm nearly on my way to bed. Too tired to carry all of these with me (on the recommendation of Daughter-in-law, my oldest sister and Heather I am presently reading "The Poisonwood Bible").

Those are just the books I bought. Easily purchased with my meager pocket change.

My sister and I had our last summer lunch at Hunan.

Play dates are over, until next summer.