I found a little note

 

on the computer tonight.  I believe it is what some call a hint though others may prefer the term "giant clue".  Caitlin apparently does not have enough books, and is in desperate need of more stuff to move next summer.   Now, ignore the punctuation and grammar errors, I think she is just tired from homework, and, oh, cooking us dinner tonight (yes, it was wonderful!). 

Dear diary, I wish I could ask my mom for the sisters Grimm book 7 and 8 but shes dealing with so much now it’ll have to wait. Sigh. I want it so badly and I can’t go on Amazon and all the libraries ive been too don’t have it. Maybe Bay Books. I doubt mom will lend me money to buy them.

       Truly yours  Caitlin dinoia

 

Dealing with so much now?  Oh, the girl really knows how to lay it on thick.  Really, if I could just get more than 5 hours of sleep a night, I would be a happy camper.  Getting more sleep is my honest-to-God New Year's resolution, and I am failing miserably.  So what on earth am I doing at the computer?  Good question!

Since I have little else to say, and really should try to get some sleep, I will simply post a picture for today and take my leave.  It is Nicholas climbing a rock (which he does extraordinarily well) at Osage Park in Danville during his Bay Area Outdoor Playgroup meet-up.  It is an off-shoot of my walking group, and our kids meet weekly or more often at one of the many great (mostly) outdoor play places (parks, fields, museums) in the East Bay area.  Given we have so little time left here, we are all over the idea of discovering (or rediscovering) the many great regional parks and other offerings.

By the way, I am not that mean, I would gladly take Cait to the bookstore (or she could walk herself to Bay Books!), but the issue is that neither book has been released.  If she can hold her horses, Book 7 is available in March, and Book 8 in May.  She can put the many Christmas gift cards to good use then!