Hey, It's Okay

I got this idea from Glamour magazine. You can link up any day of the week. All you have to do is make a list of what you're okay about. Simple! Please do not link up a post that has nothing to do with Hey, It's Okay. It's rude and I'll delete the link.

HEY, IT'S OKAY....

.....to be happy I got to see Natalie for a few hours over the weekend. She had to work on Halloween, but she at least got to celebrate after with friends. Then Sunday she came home and we saw a talent show at Mom's retirement home. I probably won't see her until Thanksgiving break since she'll be busy in theatre. 

.....to have bought tickets for the new Hunger Games movie Sunrise on the Reaping. I read the book, so I know it'll be gut wrenching. 

......to also have tickets for the opening weekend of Doomsday. I worry I'll be crying over that film too. 

......to hope Tuesday goes the way I hope after all the votes are tallied. Please, please, please. 

......to be excited for all the new holiday treats coming out. I had to pick up these gingerbread cakesters--I love gingerbread goodies.

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Public Libraries Aren't Free Anymore In San Antonio

Cutbacks. Cutbacks everywhere. 

And guess where another cutback has hit?

My beloved library. See, I love to read. I'm at the library weekly. I always have a book on hold because I'll see a review of a novel that sounds amazing, so onto the list it goes. 

And now?

Well. 

I got this:

Since I'm outside city limits, I have to pay $30 a year for a library card. And yeah, okay, maybe it's not a ton of money, but it's offensive.

Libraries should be free. A place to go into, settle into a chair, and savor the quiet with a fabulous book. 

It's a shame it has come to this. 

I can afford to pay. But think of all the other families who cannot. And I heard it's $30 per card, not per family, so the kids who proudly brandished their own card will most likely not have one anymore. Everything will be combined into one card, because who wants to pay over $100 for everyone in the family to have their own card?

I am hopeful this will stop at some point. Punishing folks for wanting to read is never a good thing. 

I am unsure if all libraries are doing this. I do not think so. I believe it in in select states. Or heck, maybe it's just Texas. 

I'll fork over the $30 with gritted teeth and attempt to forget about all the millionaire and billionaires who could easy make this go away. 

So do you have to pay an annual library fee?

Cat Blanc Halloween Costume

Miraculous is this fabulous animated show created by a French guy. It's about secret superheroes in high school, and my daughter Natalie has been a fan of years. It's set in France, and Natalie has been there before, so she gets excited when they go to spots she's visited. 

She went to a convention in town and the voice actor of Marinette was going to be there, so she was determined to meet her. 

Dressed as Cat Blanc, a character from the show.

She's on a budget, so she had to come up with the costume with stuff from her closet. Thankfully she shops at Goodwill often, so she had everything. 

She didn't have a white face mask, so she just used her face paint. 

Oh, and for reference, here's Cat Blanc:

She did get meet the voice actor Cristina Vee at the convention and said she was friendly:

If you want to watch Miraculous, it's on Netflix.