Today Anastasia called me from the Library. She told me she had to serve full day (detention) because she forgot her library book that was due before the Christmas break. I asked her if she knew where it was and she told me she did and that she just kept forgeting it.
I said ok, I will remind her when she gets home to put it in her back pack and all will be good for tomorrow. She told me that the Librarian wanted to talk to me also. I told her no problem, put her on.
The Librarian got on the phone and had I not known what the issue was already I would have thought Anastasia burnt down the entire school and all the surrounding houses forests ans entire states!
This librarian was ready to explode on me about the book Anastasia forgot to return. She tells me that Anastasia would server full day until she returns the book and that she should have served full day the day before. Then she tells me she forgot her name and that it didn’t matter because she needed to serve full day. I started thinking I needed to tell this lady to try counting to ten and then start talking all over again. I was nice though. :)
Any way, Anastasia came home, we put the book in her back pack for tomorrow and all will be right in the Library once more. Phew….catastrophe avoided!
Yes, the library book search is over! Last night as I was putting my daughter to sleep she tells me she got a “no” card today. That means if she gets one more she needs to serve detention again. Ugh. I told her she was not allowed to play until she found her book. I mean, for two weeks this book has been missing. So, now I need to put my foot down.
Miraculously the book was found this morning! It turns out it was in one of her other backpacks that she doesn’t use. (So, WHY, was it in there?!?) I will not go there.
The morning moves along smoothly. Until I go to make her lunch. No lunchbox. I asked her where she put it yesterday since she did not put it away where it was supposed to go. She looks, and looks, and looks, and looks. Nothing.
Good trade off! I am thinking, no detention, we found the book. She can buy lunch today and we can look for the lunch box tonight, and there is no detention for lost lunch boxes! :D
Fast forward to the bus stop. Bus pulls up, we go through our typical goodbye ritual, a kiss on the head, a hug, a kiss goodbye, then the constant waving and the “I love you” sign language we have been doing for years. As she gets on the bus though, the bus driver stops her, and guess what, hands her a lunch box that looks EXACTLY like hers!
All is right in the world again, even if it is only until the next fun situation unfolds.
My daughter forgot her library book today. She decided to call me from school and let me know she forgot it last week and this week also. I am on the phone with her searching her room and she is directing me to where she *thinks* it is. Then she tells me to look in her closet. I opened the door and a bunch of things fell, she has clothes, papers, toys and stuffed animals thrown in there. No wonder her room looked so clean yesterday. Guess I need to start checking the closet.
Any way, back to the book. I didn’t find it. She told me she would look for it when she gets home. Umm, YEAH. And clean out your closet, room and put all this stuff that fell out away. I didn’t tell her that though, I could tell she was already upset she couldn’t find her book. I didn’t want her day starting out thinking I was mad at her too.
Oh well, I know what chores she will have when she gets home!
