August 19: Gaines Township Library -- Take Two

The Kentwood District Library was still closed for this week, so the plan was to head back to the Gaines Township Library.  This visit went just as smoothly as the last visit, which, if you recall, did not go smoothly at all. 

Tysen located his blankie and paci and announced he wanted to go to his bed just minutes after I told Koen we could head out to the library.  So while Koen and Brielle waited patiently in the van, Tysen and I had a WWF-style wrestling match to get his sandals on.  During this event, Ty hid behind the couch, a lamp fell off the table, his kicking knocked Brielle's 8x10 picture off the table and shattered the glass, and I was kneed a number of times in a variety of areas.  I think we could have charged admission and people who enjoy these kinds of events would've walked away happy.  So I finally wrestle him into the carseat without shoes on (you can't win them all, right?) 

So off to the library we go.  Ty sonics the whole way there and again starts fighting when I try to put his sandals on (he's now mad because I didn't take his racer shoes --aka tennis shoes).  So I figured he could walk on the hot, scratchy parking lot and he'd be begging to have his sandals on by the time we reached the door.  Nope.  He was just fine in his bare feet.  Of course, the librarian who saw us as we entered the library was not "just fine" with the situation and asked that his shoes be on his feet.  I said I'd try but that she could expect some screams from the children's area. 

So I told Ty that the library lady said he had to have his shoes on.  He whimpered the word "no" about four times and then was totally fine...sandals on.  He made me sound like a moron after telling the librarian she could expect screaming, after all, that's all I'd heard for the past 30-45 minutes.  I think I'm going to start using this logic at home -- "Ty, the library lady said you have to pick up your toys."  "Ty, the library lady said you need to get dressed now." etc.  Maybe it'll reduce the number of battles we have.  Who knows?

So after all that, we had a lovely time at the library.  Maybe trips to the new Kentwood Library (open next week) won't be quite so dramatic.  I'd be OK with that.