tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61874212012-01-29T08:58:06.159-05:00"What we learn with pleasure we never forget." - Alfred MercierCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661146086943795408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187421.post-50746753464939331452012-01-29T08:51:00.002-05:002012-01-29T08:58:06.170-05:00

I write this post with the sound of Lion King running in the next room. I can't tell you how many times I've watched this movie. The first time I saw it was on my birthday in 1994. My sister took me to the movie, and I was pregnant with Simon. I was nearly sobbing before the title even came onto the screen because of the pageantry of the birth of that cub! Throughout Simon's childhood, Lion

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This is one of those weeks that was way too eventful. To keep from being dramatic, I'm simply going to list 3 hard things I did, and 3 good things that happened.3 Hard Things:Signed the dissolution papers with my soon-to-be-ex.Drove back to Cbus from my mom and dad's by myself, thinking about all the scary things I'll have to face in the year to come.Undecorated the tree and sorted our ornaments

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As we start into a new year, I am starting on a new adventure. I've been out of the blogging world for a while because of personal drama, and it's time for me to take back my life and get back to being who I enjoy being. I enjoy thinking and writing and sharing, and even if no one reads the blog, it's cathartic to me and that makes it enough of a good thing.Of the 3-5 people who read the blog

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This Blog is not in use at this time. Please check back later in life, or don't. It's totally up to you.

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Wondering what would it be like if I were in a different profession.Remembering when I had really long hair.Wondering how I can best help my kid succeed and be happy in life, and, now that I write that out, wondering which is really most important to me, deep down. I hope that I want contentment, not actual happiness, and that success is measured in making a difference as well as financial

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I've long admired this collection of cabled squares made into an afghan, and in January, using gift credit from my darling MIL, I decided to purchase the book of patterns and get cracking! My goal is to make about one square per month, which means it will take nearly 2 years to complete the blanket.I'm using Knit Picks Bare, superwash merino. It's great yarn, feels good and squishy, and I think

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The Book Rat is doing a celebration of Jane Austen in June - care to join?

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Yea, so I got sick of my daily poems. You too, I imagine! I'll post again soon with some real-life content - this time I'll put some pix of Simon in the show that was this weekend. It's been a very busy week!

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A few years ago I was fortunate enough to volunteer to help out COSI for the festivities when the OSU studios were moving to share space with them. Part of the family days included storytimes by a few librarians like me. The big, fancy event the night before, however, included one of my heroes, Caroll Spinney, who created Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. I got to speak with him at that event,

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Haiku 4/5/11He missed the school bus!Hurry hurry get yourself dressed!Drive the kid to school!Yup. It's one of those days.

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daily routine, 4/4/11dreams interruptedgrumbling acceptancestumbling descentawaken youthmumbling engagementbumbling breakfastgrateful acquiescencerushing preparationsobligatory kissdreams pursued

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Hoppity

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I'd like to pretend that I didn't write and post a poem yesterday for some deep, meaningful reason, but honestly I just didn't get around to it, even though it was my day off. So here is yesterday's extemporaneous poem:4-1-11I had a Princess DayMy sis and I did playwe had ice creamlike in a dreamand time was whiled away!Today's poem:4/2/11: haiku for youserving the people#Saturdaylibrarianall

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Well, I'm a day late on the last list, as I've been a day late for the last couple. The to-do list is funny because I just made myself one that I hope will actually help me get stuff done when I am on breaks at work. We'll see! Currently, I have 2 lists that cover today . . . one just for today and one that will spill over into tomorrow since I have the day off.Things I must do today:talk to

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Oh boy! This is almost as tricky as the list of books I want to read!sashimi (like sushi, but w/o the rice and stuff) and sushipizzasteak - thick, rare and grilleddark chocolatehomemade mac and cheesehomemade browniescheesecakebiscuits and sausage gravy (esp the gravy my brother makes)palak paneerchicken mole'vegetable biryanishwarmafalafelhomemade soup and thick warm breadcircle toasthomemade

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Grand Canyon (this summer, if it all works out!) and the area that Tony Hillerman writes aboutHawaiiAlaskaFrance - Paris and the countrysideItaly - Rome and the countrysideScotlandIrelandLondon and other spots in EnglandNorth Eastern China: Harbin, where my friend, Bu-ying is fromBeijingAustraliaBrazilNew OrleansMaine and Eastern Canada, Prince Edward Island, etcOregonSingaporeIndiaSwedenPlaces

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Always have books and music to listen to in the car and change it up as needed on a long car ride.Be sure you own more underwear than your husband and he'll end up doing laundry more often ;-).The house doesn't have to look perfect to be a welcoming, friendly place that people like to visit.A smile and a willing ear for listening are often the best things you can offer a friend (without offering

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There are a lot of books on my "to read" list on Good Reads. In fact, one of the reasons I like that website is that it lets me keep a very long list of books! The most recent additions to my list are:And Furthermore - Judi DenchKnit Along with Debbie Macomber: A Turn in the Road - Debbie MacomberHeresy (giordano Bruno series, #1) - S. J. ParrisGraceling (Seven Kingdoms Trilogy #1) -- Kristin

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readingknittinglaying in the warm sun on a distant beachlaughing with my son and husbandplaying dominoes with my familymaking music with friendsholding a baby - no, I don't have a particular baby in mind - lolhanging out with knitting palsnapping

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work to-dohome/day off to-doshoppingerrandsplanning partiesplanning vacationswhat we see on vacation (keeping track of what we've done/seen)packingblogging (as you know, I love making lists on my blog)reminding myself that life is good3 Beautiful Thingsprogram planning (work)meeting agendas (for meetings I'm leading)home to-doWhat do you make lists for?

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Definition of GUILTY PLEASURE : something pleasurable that induces a usually minor feeling of guilt First Known Use of GUILTY PLEASURE1907 (FROM MERRIAM-WEBSTER)Survivor - I used to hate this show on principle, but I've been sucked into the mindless vortex. I comfort myself by saying that I really just watch it for the fun challenges, but I know in my heart that is like saying you only get

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The Daily Show: watching it on our DVR is a nearly daily ritual for my son and I before he goes to school. It is so funny, whether I agree with his politics or not.my hair get poofy with styling, and then be flat-ish again in about an hour - typicalthe top surface of my desk - a miracle of cleaning and organization begun!a young man (20 something) who is a new Area Commissioner with me, teaching

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My Spring TO DO:clean up front yard (get son to help)clean up back yard (get son to help)clean guest room out, including blue dresserfinish and make 3 baby giftsDH's neice's wedding (next weekend!)Seriously, I think that's enough. There are so many parts of my house that need to be organized/cleaned it's pathetic. We are not very good at this sort of thing at my house! LOL

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Hmmm . . . this changes a lot, but it's just a silly list, right? One caveat about this list for me is that "crush" for me doesn't necessarily involve a lust for sex. I know, I'm boring, but honestly, I've always had crushes on people just because of their talent and gifting, and it isn't really always about their "hotness" factor.So, right off the top of my head, here are the celebs I'd like

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This is a tough one to list out because I've been cooking and baking a while and I generally will try stuff I want to try as soon as I get the chance! One thing I've really been enjoying lately is playing my own version of the show Chopped. I go into the kitchen and make dinner out of whatever we have and see if it ends up all going together. So far it has pleased the hubs, and usually the son

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You get a bonus list today! That last list got me jonesing for some vacation planning. Here is what we've done so far to plan our vacation for June:picked destination (Grand Canyon!)looked at maps in our national road atlas and onlinechecked out the National Park websiterequested vacation time at our jobsensure that those dates will work for everyone (so far so good!)order maps and books from

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I love road trips! We are just getting started on actual planning for our next family road trip, so this list is exciting to think about! Here are my must-haves for a road trip:drinks (water for me, soda for the guys)snacks - something sweet, something salty, fruit, veggies, combos, cheese for proteinmaps and guide books (no Garmin for me, thanks, although I will admit that we used our laptop

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This topic makes me laugh. Sometimes people get funny notions about Librarians, like we should know everything, or like we have read (and can remember) every book in our library . . . and being a good speller is expected of Librarians. I suppose I'm a fairly good speller, but I am by no means excellent! I've known some Librarians who are horrible spellers, and some who've won spelling bees (

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Interesting topic for today! I'm going to list the places I always take friends when they come to visit me. This may not be a typical list, but I'm not a typical tour guide!If you were to visit Columbus, I'd show you:Main Library of the 2010 Library of the Year! Built around a refurbished building originally built with money from Andrew Carnegie, it is truly a beautiful library.The Deaf School

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The official topic for today's list is what's on my shopping list, but honestly, I just don't wanna talk about that. So, here is a nice list ofThings I Like About Our Cats:they're snuggly, each in their own waythey're independentthey're warmthey each have their own personality (Sam is always hungry and usually lazy, Rosie is always checking things out, making sure things are safe for all of us)

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Things I like about SPRING:sunshine!leaving the windows and doors open to the fresh airbudding and blooming flowerssunshine!no ice!safer drivingsunshine!needing fewer layers of clothing/blanketssunshine!I generally feel better about life when Spring comes!Things I like about my JOB:helping peoplesmiling kidsworking together with staff so we all work betterseeing change that helps people and

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Today's list topic is "DIYs you want to try" but honestly, I have so much going at this point, and I've done so many things already in my life, that I really just want to concentrate on doing what I'm doing. I'm a crafty sort of person, though, and I have a lot of things I like to craft, so here goes:more sculpey - this time I won't burn it (oops!)beading - I have a ton of really cool beads I'd

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What do I do each week? Well, here's a typical list in rather random order (because that is generally how I live my life):spend some time in the house with my son when we're both awake and actually engaged in doing something together in the same room, maybe even involving conversing (this used to be easier before he was a teen!)work work work work work work workI work Monday night, which in my

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What things do you enjoy doing with your time and friends? Today's list shares some of my favorite things to do with DH, friends, son, etc. (dates, in a broad sense):out for a meal! I would list fave restaurants in Cbus, but often I like to try places I've never been before just as much as going to old favorites, so a list is hard here. Maybe that will be it's own list before the month is

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Today's challenge is to make a list of wishes. I've been thinking about this, on and off, all day. I've also spent most of my day in a meeting with people from all over the state talking about what the ODE plan for literacy, birth - grade 12, should be even if we have no money to use. Ironic? How much of my work day is spent wishing I could do something that is impossible to do? I often find

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Favorite websites is a fairly easy list to compile, and I'm sure some of you will have very similar lists! These are the sites I visit most often (on sites which require accounts I am usually caterwaul1):The Library!My library's intranet for work stuffMy Credit Union (where I do all my money stuff, pay bills etc)FACEBOOKRavelry (where I try to track all my yarn projects - knitting, crochet - and

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What is in my bag?!? I carry around a wide variety of little things each day, and I am known to change bags based on what I need. Sometimes I carry bags within bags to help myself stay organized. This week, I have just one bag, and I'm using it because I have a nifty new knitting project inside it that will require a lot of nearly-mindless knitting (good for knitting in public, or KIP times)

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The official blog list topic for today is to list your blog goals, but I thought I'd rather give an assessment of the goals I set for last weekend and how I did on them. Pick up a prescription from Dr. office(done!)Visit LYS to get help with provisional cast-on and winding the lace-weight yarn for a new project (done - and I even avoided buying more yarn, despite the huge sale!)Cast-on said

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This is tricky because I know a lot of words, but here goes:racial derogatives words spewed out simply to hurt someone else"beginning" because I lost my classroom spelling bee on this word in 4th grade"never" because it seems so final and hopelesssome of the dirty words. I have to admit that I find some comfort in cussing at times, but there are a few words that I find just too vulgar and nasty

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My weekend is odd because I'm working today (Saturday). So I'm including some of Friday's day-off goals in this list.Pick up a prescription from Dr. office Visit LYS to get help with provisional cast-on and winding the lace-weight yarn for a new projectCast-on said projectFinish square 4 of Great American Aran AfghanAppt. with orthopedic surgeon (follow-up from Jan surgery)Order a replacement SS

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Here are the songs I've sought out this past week:I Know What I Know - Paul Simon1, 2, 3, 4 - FeistOne More Day - David M. BaileyThe Story - Brandi CarlileFix You - ColdplayThe Angel of Death Came to David's Room - mewithoutyouPictures of You - The Cure, sung by PS 22Big Yellow Taxi - Joni MitchellCome to Jesus - Mindy SmithNew Soul - Yael NaimYou Can Call Me Al - Paul SimonIn One Ear - Cage the

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another family vacationknitting with my peepsretiring somedaylearning more about the "Business of People" training and becoming a trainerSpringSimon graduating from HS (but not looking forward to an empty nest)next time I get to visit my parentsMike's niece's wedding because my in-laws are funplaying music with the gang again - hopefully soonseeing what amazing things my son accomplishes in his

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Wow - this one might be challenging for me, because I generally don't like to do things like this, but it's probably a good exercise. Also, I've been having a challenging week, and reminding myself that there are things I do well will be helpful. (don't worry, friends, its just been a lot of little things that bug a worrier)Things I'm Good Atknittingsinginglaughingtelling stories/jokesbaking (

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If you've read my blog before you've noticed I like lists, so it's no surprise to you that I can't resist doing the 30 Days of Lists journaling challenge! Also, if you know me, you won't be surprised that I'm arriving just a little late to the game. Contrary to my MO, however, I do intend to finish the challenge . . . maybe even on time!List 1: A Few Things About MeI have been known to start

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I've never been reliable at doing holidays the same each year. Valentine's Day is one of those holidays that's always a crap shoot for me. Coming so soon after Christmas, and in the midst, often, of bad winter weather, it often gets overlooked while I'm busy avoiding the world. Yesterday, though, was my first day back at work after a brief medical leave, and I found a fun gift that my mom had

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We had our traditional Gingerbread House Decorating this past week at our friend, Vicky's house. Vicky and her 2 sons, A and J, my sister, Linda, and Si and I. 3 houses, lots of sugar and candy, great fun! We've been decorating our houses together for many years, and we all look forward to it! Vicky and I have each tried our hand at making the houses from scratch, but have found that the kits

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Well, it's been a whole month and I've posted something every day. I enjoyed the discipline of it, and there were only a few times when I just got it in under the wire. What I am most proud of is that there were only a couple of times when I put up a place-holder type post that was just "hey, it's another but I don't have time to post". I like getting back into this kind of journaling. I've

Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661146086943795408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187421.post-63154861610742306522010-11-29T08:01:00.001-05:002010-11-29T08:01:00.862-05:00

Here's some pictures of the piles I have. This first is the pile of knitting that is done or almost done . . . minus a few items. I won't call out anything or anyone specific, but you can see that there are several lovely yarns and some interesting stitch patterns! Hehehe! It's so much fun to be making things for people. I feel like I'm my own little Santa's Workshop!Next are some of the

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Christmas Knitting is filling almost all of my spare time these days, and my plan for today includes going through all of my finished projects (FOs) and works in progress (WIPs) to compare them to my recipient list and determine what I still need to do and prioritize. This morning, however, I woke up thinking about cast-ons. Last night I asked Si to try on a knitted cap I made a few months ago.

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I have been reading, you know, just not as much as I should be. With all the holiday knitting and crocheting I've been doing (and wanting to do), it's hard to fit books in. Thank goodness for recorded books and my car's CD player!Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen, 2009.This memoir is delightful! Janzen talks about her more modern life while still being respectful (albeit with

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Well, despite my long posts the last 2 days, I'm still recovering from bronchitis today and can't come up with a good post. See ya tomorrow.

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What I'm thankful for this year (like 3 Beautiful Things expanded):Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for me (and you)wonderful, loving parentsa great husband who also happens to be my best friendthe coolest kid in the universe happens to be my sonloving and generous in-lawsa great brother and sister and their spousesfriends, those who live near and those who are far away, even if we don't get

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Today is my big brother's birthday! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am going to share the things about my brother that I love and respect.He is always there for me. We don't talk on the phone or write letters much, but I know that whenever I need him, he is there for me. It's comforting and stablizing.His sense of humor. There have been times, when we were younger, that his sense of wry,

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I'm still feeling crummy, physically, but in checking Facebook this morning, I read this great article posted by Mashable. I get so excited when I think about the possibilities of using technology to engage young people in learning! There are so many possibilities!I particularly enjoyed this vid:Another article in Mashable today talks about a new project of Tim Burton where you (yes, you!) can

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Short post today. Feeling yucky. See ya tomorrow.

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I've been in my jammies all day. Sometimes I do this just to pamper myself for no real reason, but today it is because I'm not feeling 100%. You know how when a sinus infection or head cold starts to move south into your chest, and you get that nasty big cough? That's me. Ick.In honor of my jammie day I am posting a few pics of the best napping cat in the world. Samwise likes to nap on top

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This has been a busy day! I'll go backwards . . . dinner with T and J at Otani's - love that sushi, and the company was delightful! This afternoon we went to an Eagle Court of Honor for one of the young men in Simon's troop. Very nice ceremony and reception.This morning we went to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt 1. Here are my first impressions (without giving any spoilers, I

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I've tried all day to think of something cool to write about, and it just hasn't come to me. So, as a last resort I've gone to the NaBloPoMo website and gotten the prompt:Friday, November 19, 2010Write the first paragraph of your autobiography.The big trucks pulled onto the lot right on time. The foreman was waiting, ready to direct them in digging the basement. The plans had all been made and

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I am very excited to see the new Harry Potter movie! It is premiering tonight in our town, in just 1 hour and 40 minutes! Thing is, we've all vowed to wait until Saturday morning to see it so we can all see it together! Ahhh! Waiting! I hate waiting! In order to amuse myself (and perhaps you), I give you The Harry Potter Puppet Pals in The Mysterious Ticking Noise . . . . .

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I love to get tagged! For those of you who don't know, it's when someone in another blog or social media site connects your name to something they're doing. Sometimes it's just to get your attention so you'll look. Sometimes it's because you're in a picture they've posted. In this case, it was so that my friend Faith could post her list of random facts and then get others to post similar

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This poem was posted by PBS, and it has given me a lot to think about today. Would she remember her childhood with such fondness if she had never become famous and successful? Do the children I see every day have this kind of peace and joy in their lives? Should I respect that culture and no longer fight against the poverty that is pervading our society? I think it feels more like a challenge

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With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, we are entering into the scariest part of the year for dieters . . . BAKING SEASON. This is especially challenging if the following factors are present:you are sick of your dietyou have hit a "plateau" (code word for not losing weight for a while and maybe gaining a few lb back, which totally sucks)you love to bakeyou equate food with loveyou equate fresh

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There are many aspects of knitting that are attractive to me. I enjoy the visceral pleasure of the yarn passing around my fingers, sliding over my skin and looping around the needles at my command. I love the creativity of choosing patterns, choosing fibers, choosing colors, combining them all in unique ways to create practical and beautiful items. I love veering off the patterns to customize

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Very busy day at the L today! We set up the virtual football tournament in the teen area, we had board games on nearly ever table in the branch, and the Wii was set up in our meeting room. I have a very small library, but at one time we had over 70 people in the building! It was exciting!I'm exhausted!

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I love having every other Friday off! With public service, we have some odd hours compared to the "typical" 9-5 workers. We work evenings and some weekends, and it's different from week to week. After 23 years of this schedule, it seems quite normal to me. I work every other Saturday. The weeks that I am working Saturday, I generally have Friday off. I've come to cherish these

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Today is Veteran's Day. It is a bank holiday, a national holiday to honor all of our country's veterans from all wars and conflicts. This is the anniversary of the day that Armistice began in 1918 to end World War 1. There is an interesting history of the holiday here.I appreciate but realize that I don't fully understand the sacrifices our veterans have made and the horrors they've seen. I

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How am I going to find the time to do all of the Christmas Knitting that I want to do? Ack! I've got about 5 projects on the needles right now, but I've got oodles and oodles of people I'd like to knit for. Problem is, I also have a full-time job AND I need to sleep sometimes! Let's face it, some people are going to have store-bought things this year. That's just all there is to it. I hate

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I have 2 things on my mind today - how to schedule my staff during the holiday season and how to schedule my family time. These are tough choices! I don't have much time to post today, but I will say this - I work for a fabulous library. We provide excellent customer service, and that includes around the holidays. We do, however, close for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New

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I've been busy with knitting and even some crocheting (gasp! That's me crocheting on the left!) lately, although my pace has slowed down a bit from years past. Being Fall, I am well into Christmas Prep. This is always a tricky time because I tend to be overly ambitious and want to knit more things than I have time for. I mean, a hand-made gift is always so much nicer than a store-bought one,

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As many of you know, the last 18 months have been full of ups and downs for me . . . many of which have involved downs through which I could not do much physical work. I guess it shouldn't be surprising, then, to hear me say that it has been a wonderful weekend of doing simple things around the house and with my family. Here is a brief list of things I've done this week and weekend to keep the

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My son went to the Fall Formal at his HS last night. I was really proud of him for going stag, too, because back in my day it didn't happen much. Apparently, kids do that more often now, but I'm still proud of him. We don't have many times in our lives when we wear formal clothing. I suppose I dress up most often of the three of us in our family. My husband usually wears jeans and golf

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I love cereal. I've always loved it. I could eat cereal every meal of the day sometimes. In fact, I'm sure there have been days when I have! There are times when I like the sugary opulence of Captain Crunch or Cocoa Puffs, but usually I prefer the plain cereals; Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Corn Chex, Oatmeal. I also like Raisin Bran, granola and Grapenuts. My dad is the same way - he eats the

Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661146086943795408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187421.post-82629737048235793982010-11-04T11:00:00.001-04:002010-11-05T08:54:15.235-04:00

I'm not feeling well today. It's nothing big, dramatic or serious. I'm feeling over-tired and weak. I went back to bed after calling in to work and slept an additional 2.5 hours, and I know that soon I will go back to sleep again.What makes some bodies more resilient to illness than others? Health seems like a gigantic Cribbage game to me. You ever play Cribbage? Well, if you're doing well

Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661146086943795408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187421.post-62377866788369083502010-11-03T08:14:00.001-04:002010-11-04T08:15:29.562-04:00

The levy passed! Woohoo! So very happy, and very thankful to all of the voters, our loyal customers, who value what we do. Thank you!

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I was awake pig-stinkin' early today and, in fact, I didn't even really resent it. I'm seeing a new side of the elections this year. You see, I have voted in every election since I turned 18. I may have missed a few primaries, but I have never missed a November election (that I can remember, anyway). I was raised in a politically active family. My father was (maybe still is?) a Precinct

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I know it's not cool to love your job, and I have to admit that I can very easily get into a gripe-fest with the best of 'em, but I have to share a story today about why I love mine. I was walking around the floor around noon today, just looking around to see if anyone needed help. A woman called me over and said "Hey Miss Cathy! I'm glad you're here!" which is heartwarming, to say the least (

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Think for a moment about what your community would be like without a public library. Do you use your public library? What do you use it for? Don't use it? Why not? Are you glad it is there for others, even if you don't use it? Remember when I wrote about how proud I am to work for the Library of the Year? Want to read research about how libraries produce incredible return on the

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My dear son has been on the Current River in Missouri all week with the Boy Scouts. They paddled 92 miles over 5 days, camping each night. They just arrived home an hour ago, so I haven't heard all the stories yet, but I wanted to share a few pics and highlights. 1. Simon wrote some limericks about his fellow paddlers (mostly about the capsizing events!),2. Simon has an amazing paddler's tan,

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It's been a long time since I've talked about my crafting! Today I share brain cells! I'd found 2 different kinds of brain cell patterns online, one for knitting and one for crocheting. Being primarily a knitter, I was fascinated to find the Knit a Neuron Project. Based in England, these are brain researchers who are using knitting as a way of sharing information about brain science and also

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Well, my library system has been chosen as the 2010 Library of the Year! It's a huge honor, and I'm so thrilled to be able to say that I've helped bring us to this point . . . me and hundreds of other dedicated staff and volunteers over the years. We do have an excellent library system, and we have been blessed with great leadership, both now and in the past. CML has long been on the cutting

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I should have done this yesterday, but I was too busy wrapping up the travel blog. Happy Father's Day to my dad, my dear husband, and my father-in-law. You guys are great!

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We are home from our Epic Road Trip . . . and the blog is more or less done! Mike is still working on uploading his pics, but I'll let you know when they're ready for viewing!

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A few weeks ago we visited my in-laws in Marietta, OH. It's a lovely little town on the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, and they're wonderful people so we enjoy visiting. Si and Mike also love to get a few bags of their favorite potato chips, Mister Bee's. They love them above all other chips, so when we saw a delivery truck parked a block away from Grandma's house, I just had to get Si to pose for

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So far so good . . . our planned day of vacation start is getting pretty close now, and no one has to have surgery or be on medical alert or anything, so I am starting to think we might actually get to go! We've been wanting to take this epic road trip for about 5 years. We've been talking about visiting the Royal Tyrell museum for longer than that. Something has always gotten in the way (

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School Library Journal has created a list of what are considered by their readership to be the Top 100 Children's Novels.One of my favorite Children's Lit blogs, written by two teachers, typed up the list and asked what books we've read. What a great idea (and thanks for doing the typing for me, my friends!)I'm going to put the titles in PURPLE if I've read them! I've read a lot of really great

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We can mark the progression of Simon's life through visits to the Zoo. We have had a membership there for as long as we've been married. I remember . . .Going to the zoo while pregnant to get to know another couple better. Husband was a co-worker, and they were new in town, and his wife was preggers, too.Taking babies to the zoo on "play dates", and seeing all the other children sound asleep

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I've been pondering decisions for a few weeks/months/years. Should I go for that next new job? Should I seek a promotion? These questions always lead me to re-evaluate where I am, what I'm doing with my life. I'm firmly middle-aged now (at the very least) and I have had a lot of health issues over the past several years. What is my purpose in this life? Why am I here? It's all tied in

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THE HELP, The Movie, May Shoot this SummerPosted using ShareThis

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They're not great photography, but the images make me happy.Exhibit #1: Samwise, trying to get as far under the shelf as possible to feel the heat from the vent that's under there on his face.Exhibit #2: Cheese Souffle. We had this for Sunday breakfast a few weeks ago, and I had meant to post the pic then. It still looks delish. Think I'll make another one this weekend. Exhibit #3: Rice

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I came across this article today with 10 tips for staying happy at work. All good advice! In honor of this list, I'm doing all 3 BT's about work today (I know, yesterday had 2 of them about work - weird, huh?).1. My office window is now decorated with huge retro flowers in bright purple, pink and lime green!2. I went to help the Ready to Read Corps at the Free Store today, and Abby was so

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1. Reading with 3 little boys today, they all crowded close so we could talk about the Spiderman Villains together. I am thankful that my own (not so) little boy educated me well on this topic!2. A young girl came in tonight and said "I read those books you left for me last week. They were fun. Do you have any more?" Do I have more? Seriously?3. Finding a new song on the radio that

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1. Seeing the results from a photo shoot of me and thinking "eh, not so bad as it could have been."2. The smell of Spring-ish rain on the city streets makes me love the city, even though I still have to pause at the shininess of the pavement, thinking it might be slippery.3. My teenager saying "don't I get a hug?" Cynicism doesn't always reign supreme.

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Do you have a bucket list? I don't have one written down, but I do sort of have a list of things I've always wanted to do and would like to accomplish in my life. One of those things involves music.I have always loved making music. I'm told by my family that I pretty much started singing right when I learned to talk. My sister complained that I would wake her up in the middle of the night (we

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My SIL has asked - again - that I post more often, and it just occured to me that posting 3BT would be a great way to lift my spirits and post more (win-win!).1. Seeing the scale stop one number sooner than last week - finally breaking the plateau I've been on for 3 weeks.2. Sliding through the warm water of the pool with flippers on reminds me that my muscles work, that I am Blessed, and that

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My friend Amanda posted a list of 10 things that make her happy and said that anyone reading it should consider themselves tagged and make their own lists. Then I went over the Cheryl's blog and found I was tagged there, too! Here is mine! (these are definitely NOT in priority order)10 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPYLISTS: Lists can really be useful for those of us who are easily distracted. A

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I'm thinking today about what is important in life. What makes something important, and what level of sacrifice would you be willing to give for those things?Oh yes, there are some "easy" answers to those questions. I would venture to suggest that each of us has at least one person, but often several persons for whom we would sacrifice a great deal. What I'm talking about now, though, is what,

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I have to admit that I've had a really hard time focusing today. I often have trouble focusing, especially when I have to do some writing. Don't get me wrong - I love writing, even when, like today, it's all about writing Performance Appraisals for my employees (faithful minions, all). I just have a hard time getting all of the distractions of daily life out of the way so I can get down to

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Simon finally removed all the wrist bands he's been wearing and adding to for about 3 years. It was momentous. Look at the difference in his wrists! I'm surprised he didn't need physical therapy! He removed several months ago, but . .. well . . .you know. I'm just getting caught up!Mike and I got away for a few days to go up to Lake Erie in October. We love it up there, and had a great time

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I have finally uploaded pictures! Come to find out, I had 262 pictures on my camera that hadn't been loaded onto the computer yet. Yikes! I think I'll start with the most recent events and work my way backwards. We had 3 Christmases this year. This is not unusual for us, since we end up traveling to my in-law's and then my family's, and we all love having multiple celebrations! First Christmas

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