I am not real pleased to be here. It has been a hectic week and I think I should of/would of stayed home and rested (my stomach) but, alas, it was not to be ( Read more... )

And it is so super to have ones own personal techie who will slave away on your machine and ask nothing for it but a cookie ( Read more... )

Yesterday my favorite day of the year, Highland Festival in Alma. I was at the first one, the one held in 1968. I have missed a couple over the years, when we lived in the U.P. but not too many. Dave questioned me yesterday. I must like Christmas more, or my birthday. But I think not. Those days are nice but they have a lot of work involved, ( Read more... )

I am feeling very special today, what with Minderz calling this morning and asking,"We're in the state. Do you want to meet for dinner in Lansing?" So I got to have dinner with both, (no all three) of my children. It was fabulous. And now I know where my Erika lives. (I waved as I went by. DId you see me?) I think the last Mother's day that we ( Read more... )

One of the best things about being a children's librarian is getting to know the authors. My girls have autographed sketches by Bruce Degen that he drew after he took us out for ice cream. (He was very excited at the time about a little ditty he was just starting the illustrations for, a ditty called Magic school bus.) We also have a totally ( Read more... )

Somehow, it always seems that I plan my year around spring institute and Easter. Well, they have come and gone and I guess the next big thing is summer reading. (No huge cheers here ( Read more... )

The first cake is out of the oven. It smells amazing. It's a hummingbird cake with pineapple and banana and pecans. I haven't quite decided if I am going to do Easter cupcakes this year. They would be for the neighbors. Maybe I'll skip it ( Read more... )

Not so much this year. I have to say black capris and a purple and black block maternity top do not equal an Easter outfit and that's what is being shown this year. It's especially hard when I've lost enough weight that I could fit into a cute Easter dress. Alas, none available this year ( Read more... )

A poetry post ( Read more... )

and I am NOT ready to go back to work tomorrow. At least I did sleep last night after a week of kick ass insomnia. Church this morning and then off to pick up Suzie to take her to the St. Patricks day parade in Bay City. It was too cold for a parade and it wasn't a great parade. It usually is but I guess the economy has affected everything even ( Read more... )