Thank goodness for FORGIVENESS FRIDAYS!

I wasn't going to post about this because it's embarrassing.

BUT I'm feeling so incredibly relieved that it feels okay now.


Here I am, in front of our local library. It really is me. I'm just in disguise.

Why? Because I owe a SMALL FORTUNE in library fines. I owe the MOST I've ever owed to the library in my ENTIRE LIFE. On my card. AND on Child #4's card.

So, I'm sneaking into the library, incognito, to inquire if this is, indeed, a Forgiveness Friday.

Yay! It is Forgiveness Friday! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!

I whipped off the wig and unloaded my bag of books.

The library clerk was kind of mean. Not that I didn't deserve it. I couldn't stop blushing and apologizing. Plus, I promised to make Returning-Library-Books-On-Time my NUMBER ONE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION. Which I will totally do. And you are my witnesses. Starting Jan. 1, for every book that is late I will donate $10 to a charity. I guess it should be a charity to do with reading? Or maybe librarians' retirement funds? Suggestions are very welcome.

I must say I think this whole situation is a little bit like the shoemaker's son having holes in his soles. Poor Child #4 hasn't been able to borrow library books for a while now. She was thrilled to bits to have a clean card today.

I'm thrilled to bits too. And here's what I'm reading: Fine Just the Way It Is by Annie Proulx