If you’ve run out of money and ideas of what to do with the kids, don’t forget about the library. We had a spare hour this weekend and spent the time browsing and reading at our local branch. I’m embarrassed that it had been so long that we’d taken the time to do that. We carted away quite a haul of books with a guaranteed return visit planned in two weeks.

My daughter, a bit enthralled with the idea of Paris, as many young girls can be, chose several books on Paris including travel guides and a couple of VHS tapes on planning your perfect Parisian getaway. I chuckled, but don’t like to discourage. She’s nine, and if she’s going to go to Paris, I’m going to find a way to get there, too.

After we were home for awhile, my husband spied our pile of library goods on the table, one stack clearly mine, the other, possibly my daughters. He scanned through titles and started to laugh. “Is she planning a vacation?” he wanted to know.

I believe she’ll get there, one day. And darn it, I wanna go, too!

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