I don't know why that is- she isn't adopted or anything. Flesh of our flesh and bone of our bones- everyone else in our family LOVES book sales. They are #1 choice of family outings for our family(well maybe #2 behind vacations or out for supper or something, but pretty fun) Lily has never appreciated them. She likes to read and will read the books we choose for her, but she complains The Whole Time- her feet hurt, she is tired, she is hungry, she is thirsty, are we almost ready? etc. Lest you think we are in the habit of catering to these complaints, ask her- we aren't usually compassionate just annoyed.

Friday we went to one that was ok, not fantastic. She got several hardcover Narnia books(she is very hard on Narnia books, I bought her a paperback set so she would quit toting the family hardcovers all over kingdom come with her. She doesn't seem to remember she owns them) to keep in her room and travel where she wishes. She chose a hardcover copy of PollyAnna- she has read it and loves it but ours is just a paperback. A copy of Elizabeth Enright's The Melendy Family , Understood Betsy- another of her all time favorite stories(we only already own 2 hardcovers but this was a small paperback in excellent condition, hard to pass up),The Best-Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill, her original copy perished in the fire, and an American Girl book But *she* chose it!

Overall I think she had not-too-bad-a-time, maybe that was because she had a hot pretzel and got to pet the cutest puppies at the pet store on the way out.

But the truth is that Lily does not like book sales and I Do Not Like Colds. But we're a family so we share those things.

Thanks, Lily. Now we're even.