Garage Sale Books Make My Day

I love finding old books at garage sales. Especially sappy romance novels! I have found some of the very best ones for 25 cents at garage sales. My recent find was at a neighbors house about eight houses down from us. She was selling a bunch of books and I noticed one of my absolute favorites in the pile. "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. I have always kept my copy and could not imagine selling it at a garage sale EVER! It is one of those amazing books that I go back to every couple of years and re-read it. I have read it three times now and each time I have walked away in total awe.

So I see one of the favorites there and I ask my neighbor if she has ever read it. (I guess I expected her to say no because if she had then she surely would never be selling it at a garage sale!) But she said it was part of the stuff her friend had sent over to sell. She did however confirm that she had a copy, had read it several times and loved it about as much as I did :) So I asked her about the other books and she suggested one called "The Mermaid Chair" by Sue Monk Kidd. I had never heard of it (probably because it was written the year I was born!) So I decided that based off of her good taste in books I would try it.

I forgot how much I love to read a good book. I started in on it just because she had suggested it and I am once again sucked in to sneaking any chance I can to read. I read at nap time, during free play time and every night before bed since I started the book! I have always been that way with reading though. If I find a good book I know within the first 15 or so pages and I will not want to stop. A good book can most definitely be addicting!

I have not finished it yet, not enough hours in the day. But I will let you know when I do. In the mean time I thought I would mention that Tyson's Valentine present that he made for us(me and daddy) was a book mark. Perfect for my re-discovered love for reading. It has a sweet little message followed by Tyson's precious little handwritten name. On either side are little hearts made out of his fingerprints. It makes me smile every time I read!