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May flowers and such
So, after a March full of bad news, things are looking up. An article I wrote with a colleague (Now it's Necessary: Virtual Reference Services at Washington State University) was selected as a featured article in the Informed Librarian's May issue. And I seem to be making progress on my good old library anxiety article that has been many years in ( Read more... ) -
Bring on the wassail, already.
I know, I know. It's the very beginning of the holiday season, but I have already feverishly decked our home in colored lights (the new rental has an ideal porch for this. In the end, I didn't even need a ladder, which is good because we don't own one), dragged N and wee Dot to the tree lot last weekend, and am now spending bits of free time ( Read more... ) -
Friday
It's Friday. I have finalized revision on my (accepted) article. There is sunshine. Bea let me put pants AND socks AND shoes on her this morning without screaming, crying, or running away.
And I stumbled onto this video:
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Storybook love
I remember being in Betsy Hearne's children's literature class & hearing her talk about William Steig's The Amazing Bone. I found it, read it, and thought something along the lines of "Well, I guess it's okay."
But we checked it out from out public library this past weekend, and, oh, my.Bea sits, rapt, as I read her this tale about Pearl and her ( Read more... ) -
Minor headdesk moment
Whoever it was who directed the very nice, hopeful person with the large National Geographic collection to me, it's a bit outside my area. I will let the poor guy down gently, but you do know that this is the sort of gift query that automatically gets a "Thanks so much for thinking of us, but our collection is already complete!" response, right? -
Brief pre-holiday check list
Holiday packages that I'm in charge of - 80% sent. And the ones to littles are all sent, so I don't have to worry about any wee folk not getting their presents ( Read more... ) -
Language acquisition vignette
Bea ran around last night saying, "sad, tired, hungry ( Read more... ) -
I should be...
1. Cleaning toilets ( Read more... ) -
Grumble grumble
The neighbor kids came over into our back yard a couple of weeks ago and dragged the kittens (squirming and biting) over to their house. We haven't seen them since, and I worry. Not that a garage is the best place to be if you're a kitten, but at least they had a consistent source of food and water, their mama's protection, and reliable shelter ( ( Read more... ) -
Choppin Broccoli
Bea's first word to me this morning, spoken in a an very sweet, wistfully questioning voice, was "Broccoli ( Read more... )
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