I remember my second daughter loved to read, and was determined to get some kind of an education. She was about 14 I think, and we were in a Home that was pretty close to a public library. We used to take a "get out walk" together every so often and we'd go to the library, she'd check out books, we'd "smuggle them in" and she'd stay up late at night reading with a flashlight under her covers! This worked, because I was a single mom and so of course slept in a room with all 6 of my kids, so she could get away with it. (This is the same daughter who this week started her student teaching at the local high school, will be getting her teaching degree in May with high honors!...couldn't resist a little proud parent talk).

The things we all did that should have been unnecessary.... but on the positive side, this same daughter remembers the "sneak library trips" to this day with fondness as a special "mother/daughter moment", ha!

Laura

> That is so cool, that you would go to the
> library to get books out, I didn't even
> think about it, sigh, I was so
> brainwashed.lol

> I had to laugh about the
> "Pollyanna", thing, I get the same
> thing, I have so much hope for the kids I
> work with and always am upbeat at work. (Can
> drive people mad) But I guess after what we
> came through, I tend to think that there's
> hope for all, that no matter the
> circumstances changes can happen. Hope means
> so much more to me then it used to!

> I lost my Dad about ten years ago, and I'm
> pretty scared about getting a phone call
> saying my Mom is gone. It's hard because the
> distances are so great. I guess that's why
> my kids mean so much to me, and my friends.
> I'm really thankful that I've been able to
> make some really good girlfriends.