Monthly Archives: August 2007

Where to begin?

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Abby

I kept hitting the snooze alarm this morning.  Not because I really wanted to sleep any longer, but because I wanted to delay the start of my day.  Last week, while on vacation, I realized that I could easily retire … Continue reading →

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On vacation

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Abby

I had hoped to catch up with blog entries this week, since Jim and I are on vacation, but our home improvement projects are taking up a bit more time than I had anticipated.  (Today we worked on installing new … Continue reading →

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Almost done – a bit of a wrap up

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Abby

Only two days of summer reading remain – yay!  I don’t think I’ve ever been so ready for a vacation as I am right now.  Last night Jim pointed out that I haven’t had any “down time” at work since I … Continue reading →

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Poetry in Motion

Posted on August 10, 2007 by Abby

David Zucker came to the library yesterday with his performance of “Poetry in Motion.”  David describes his program as “an exhilarating tour-de-force,” and that’s actually a bit of an understatement.  The kids who attended, some of whom were quite young, were an absolutely … Continue reading →

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Back entries

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Abby

I have some time tonight to work on reinstating back blog entries that were lost to cyberspace a few months back. Please note that I’m taking the easy way out when it comes to entering comments for these older entries: … Continue reading →

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When things don’t work out…

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Abby

I got fired yesterday.  No, no, no, not from my full-time gig as a children’s librarian: from a new tutoring job that I had taken on for this month.  I had agreed to tutor this student, who is going into … Continue reading →

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Still catching up…

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Abby

Just a quick post today; I’m still catching up on those reviews that got backlogged during our move and transition to the new library, which is putting a serious damper on my ability to write blog posts (unfortunately, there’s only … Continue reading →

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Catching up

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Abby

I’m working a split shift today because of tonight’s movie night, and have decided to make use of the few in-between hours to catch up on my review reading.  My goal is to wade through all of those un-read review … Continue reading →

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