I remembered!

Hooray! I remembered!

I had to go to the library today and return things, as well as get some new books for the kids. I knew my library card was expiring and that I’d have to pay another $70 to renew it for the year. I considered switching libraries, since American Fork is actually closer than Lehi, and a bigger library; but that would mean I’d have to find and return all the books I currently have out, and I wasn’t quite up to that today, so I just paid it.

The good news is, I actually remembered to go to the city office and turn in my receipt so that I could be reembursed BEFORE months and months had gone by and I lost the little tiny reciept. I went today. The same day! Wow! And they paid me in cash. So, with the $50 they pay me to reemburse me for the library cost, I feel like $20 a year isn’t that bad. I definitely use the Library $20 worth. Too bad I can’t go and get a card for the AF library and get reembursed for that one, too. Then I could use both libraries. But I’m guessing they wouldn’t reemburse me again.

And the other good news is: I managed to find a swimsuit. Black skirted things with a major built in bra pink top two piece “skirtini” or whatever the heck you call it. I did have John with me, but I distracted him with an entire single serve package of goldfish, and quickly tried things on cowered over in the corner. It will have to do. I mean, how good can I expect to look in a bathing suit when I don’t exercise and I like food. But at least it’s not the totally stretched out and sagging suit that I’ve worn on two cruises and have had for at least 3 years, now. I won’t even joke about putting in a picture here. (Well, maybe just a picture of the suit layed out on the ground without me in it–no, no-just kidding!) And although it started out expensive, it was on sale AND I used my extra 15% coupon at Kohl’s (I will try not to go on and on about how much I love that store, since I can hear you saying, “I know, I know, we’ve heard you say it about a thousand times how much you love Kohl’s”), so it didn’t break the bank too badly. Plus, I got the cutest jacket that I’ll give to my mother-in-law for Mother’s day if I can manage to part with it, and it ended up costing $4. Oh, and a way cute new purse for me! Maybe I’ll let my kids wrap it up and give it to me for Mother’s day. If I can wait that long to use it.

Oh, and in a totally unrelated train of thought, here’s my small boy at his first Father’s and Son’s campout:

And here’s my big boy at the same campout. He’s the small figure that you can barely make out on top of the large pile of snow: