Two Steps Back

Library not only does NOT have the book, no affiliated library has the book.  Reserving/requesting it would be utterly pointless. 

Figures.

And it wasn't at the book store, so...

Should I buy the book online?  Husband really doesn't want me to, but the title just seems so exactly what I need.  To tell you the truth, I'm a little afraid of encountering my husband's usual response, which would be, "Well, you can, if you really want to...but it will be one of your Christmas presents."  Which always makes me feel like I'm a kid being warned against bad choices.  But this book isn't for ME.  And it goes in the NEED category, not the WANT category.  Seriously, Friends.  I can think of many, many more enjoyable ways to spend book money.  It's practically my specialty.  I guess we will start with finding out how much the book costs.

Okay.  We are looking at 12-16 dollars.  I'm not opposed to buying it used.  I think I will try that, after consulting the husband guy.

In other news, Grant was mad at some boys in gym yesterday, and vented his frustration by pushing some girls. 

What I said, "Grant, that was not a good idea.  You can't take your frustrations out on people.  Those girls won't understand why you are pushing them.  If you keep that sort of thing up, they are likely to just think you are mean.  Try something different next time."

Not very good, is it?  I'm sort of waiting to read the book before I suggest the "something else".  Probably a bad plan.  But that was when I still had hopes of getting hold of the book today.  :(

Also, Abbie got in trouble again, for not paying attention.  Again.

*sigh*

Funny Abbie story:  Abbie has been given one of those bookmark coupons for Dairy Queen.  If you write down titles of a certain number of books that you have read, you get a free treat.  She was reading a giant hardback collection of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  When she got the bookmark, she suddenly switched to reading a little Candy Fairies book. 

In a way, it was another one of her manipulations.  I almost didn't allow it.  However, another of her problems is not finishing things she starts, such as books.  I've decided to reserve judgment.