Why the 7th???

I have declared the 7th of each month National Book Buying Day. I'm not certain if I have the power to declare a national day of anything. Does it take a presidential decree or an act of congress? Maybe. I'll look into at another time.

So you may be wondering why I selected the 7th. Here are some great reasons. Some good reasons. Some fair reasons. And some ludicrous reasons. (I will not label them as such and allow you to decide for yourself.)

1. Charles Dickens' birthday is February 7th, 1812. I'm currently reading Great Expectations. My first Dickens novel and while I struggle, I am impressed. The man was funny. Side note: I read an abbreviated version of G.E. in high school. I was in remedial English. My numerous grammatical errors and spelling mistakes still plague me today.

2. Stacy McAnulty's (that's me!) birthday is in the 7th month of the year.  My favorite number was 4 until a few years ago when it became 12 (if you are a Packer's fan this will completely make sense) but my lucky number has always been 7. I can't tell you how many cake walks I have won on the number 7.

3. Thanksgiving will never fall on the 7th. Neither will New Year's nor Christmas. As for Federal Holidays, we won't have an issue until Labor Day 2015.

4. Seven is a prime number. I have a thing for prime numbers. They are loners and travel through this life without depending on others.

5. Seven is perfectly positioned in the month. Any sooner and the date is likely to sneak up on me. Is it the 5th already? And I think anything after the twentieth is too close to the end of the month. Then you're saying, where did the month go?

6. Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday is February 7, 1867. I just learned this fact in a desperate search to find another "good" reason for selecting the seventh. This reason is dedicated to my sister and her girls, who love, love, love Little House.

7. There are 7 Harry Potter books, 7 wonders of the ancient world, and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. So I think WE WILL BUY BOOKS is in very good company.