Two Kid Schoolhouse

• Aug. 4, 2007 - New rule

Posted in Books

A new rule I'm instituting in our house: for every book that comes into the house, 2 have to go. This includes textbooks, which will not thrill the seminarian. But we are drowning in books, and we don't have the bookcases or storage space we used to.

We cataloged most of our books so we know what we have. But there're about 8 boxes that never got cataloged because we dithered about them, or were too lazy to deal with them, till it was too late to do anything but box 'em up and toss 'em on the truck. I should have taken them to Goodwill on the last day. I bet we'd never have noticed they were gone.

The kids have as hard a time getting rid of books as the parents do. We are keeping many of our special picture books and of course all the classic children's tales. But every book is not a keeper. Really, I don't think anyone here truly understands that.

Unfortunately I can't think of any incentive to give up books except... the promise of new books! What to do, what to do

• Aug. 4, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by homeschoolingmommaof4

I have a horrible addiction to books also. It is something I'm working on. I've been trying the wait a week and see if I still want it thing. I'm also trying to use the library more. But it doesn't help when I have family that helps feed my addiction. My sister just brought me a box of books she got at a garage sale.

Have a great weekend!
JoAnn

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• Aug. 5, 2007 - It's so true...

Posted by fallinglikerain

...not every book is a keeper. I avoid buying books I know I can get at the library, with the exception of classics. Sooner or later we all have to decide how much living space we're willing to give up for our books; as much as we love the books, we stil need room for the people, lol. As the kids get older many of the books sit on the shelves unused. I've purged lots of books in the last year. It's a change in thinking, but good for us, I think.
Sandy

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