Library Notes
March 12, 2005
By Pansy Hundley, Librarian.
I am about to tell you about some wonderful person in Farmersville. Yeah, I know there are a lot of them. But this one stands out right now.
A card arrived in the mail at my house yesterday, addressed to Cheyenne, in care of his Grandmother, Pansy Hundley. That envelope opened to reveal an Easter card, with bunnies and sparkly Easter eggs scattered about on the front. Inside was a note to Cheyenne about the coffee table and the teeth and a brave boy. Inside also were three one- dollar bills. And that note was signed "The Farmersville Tooth Fairy". Now, we were not aware that Farmersville had its’ own Tooth Fairy, were we? But, just goes to show ya!
Cheyenne was so excited – three more dollar bills, and he didn’t even have to have any more teeth pulled either! He said he could just go buy him another toy. He was explaining which one to us, when Mama interrupted him and said if he would save it (and then went into detail about what "save" means), he could get enough money to go buy Sponge-Bob Square Pants video he’s been wanting to see and then it would be his to keep. He thought that sounded like a real good idea. However, the first time he goes to Wal-Mart and sees the toy he had in mind, that may be a different thing entirely.
So, whomever the Farmersville Tooth Fairy is, thank you so much for bringing a light to the young man’s eyes, and a warm, fuzzy feeling to the hearts of the young man’s mother and grandmother. That was such a thoughtful, lovely thing to do.
Cheyenne’s gums are healing nicely, with no problems developing. He had dissolving stitches, which Suzanne had not mentioned to him. The other day he said to Mama that something was hanging down in his mouth. So, she explained the stitch situation to him, telling him they would go away shortly or come out gradually. They are doing that, coming out gradually, with just a few left.
He is not self-conscious about the missing teeth. The first day he said to Mama that he couldn’t smile now, because he had no teeth there. But Mama assured him that it was fine to smile. Other people, even grown people, don’t have teeth sometimes and they still smile. His big teeth would come in later, so he could just go ahead and smile and not worry about it. So, thank goodness, he has and he did.
Now, I don’t know if this Farmersville Tooth Fairy flitters about town, with sparkly wings and a wand that sparkles too. But, if you see such a one, would you direct her to the library, please.
While I wait on her, not holding my breath, however, we will proceed. We will proceed with Michael Crichton’s "new, exciting and provocative techno-thriller", "State of Fear". We are assured of Crichton’s "unique ability to blend scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction to bring disparate elements to a heart-stopping conclusion." We-l-l-l-l-l, now, you have to read it, just to be sure that the publishers know what they’re talking about.
"State of Fear" takes the reader from the glaciers of Iceland to the volcanoes of Antarctica, from the Arizona desert to the deadly jungles of the Solomon Islands, from the streets of Paris to the beaches of Los Angeles.
In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor.
In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications.
In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters off New Guinea.
And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means."