Monthly Archives: September 2008

It’s tough

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Abby

It’s hard to be peppy and fun and sing with abandon when you’re exhausted. The babies are arriving, and I’m trying really, really hard to get psyched up for their arrival.  Wake up, Abby, wake up.  Time to be perky!  … Continue reading →

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No better feeling

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Abby

Five minutes before closing yesterday, a young man (4th grade) came up to me and asked, “Do you have any recommendations for me for realistic fiction that’s not depressing?  I really liked the last book you recommended to me, The … Continue reading →

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Chipmunks and chickadees

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Abby

The cats and I observed the weirdest thing this morning:  a chipmunk was sitting happily on one of the semi-rotted fence posts by our living room, just minding his own business, cleaning his face, being generally chipmunk-mellow. And then the … Continue reading →

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Sick

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Abby

Just when I’d gotten back into the blogging groove, I got slammed with a nasty cold that laid me out for a few days. I’ll try to post an entry of substance tomorrow.  There’s certainly plenty to share!

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Nerves, part II

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Abby

Storytime went ok – not great, just ok.  The thing about being nervous is that it can wreak an otherwise great storytime:  I’m not having as much fun, I’m doubting myself…and then everyone else doesn’t have as much fun, and … Continue reading →

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Nerves

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Abby

Storytimes start again today, and I’m ridiculously nervous. I’ve done this particular storytime (Toddler ~ Babies) before; I know more than half of the kids and parents who will be attending; and I stayed a half hour late on Saturday and … Continue reading →

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How I know summer’s really over…

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Abby

…I started tutoring again last night.  It was great to see M. again (she’s my only student this year, with two lessons a week), and to have my ego pumped by finding out how much she disliked working with another … Continue reading →

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Again?

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Abby

Now that I’m about to start back up with the Toddler Storytimes (a week to go and counting…), I’ve been going back to the first lesson plans that I created last year.  And, well, they’re substandard.  That is to say, … Continue reading →

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Bookplates

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Abby

This summer (my third at the library, and the third summer with the hybrid summer reading program that I implemented), I noticed a definitive switch in thinking among the kids who participated in the reading program.  Though I bought a … Continue reading →

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Angie Sage

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Abby

I posted several entries in July about the letters that the 5th grade book group members and I wrote to Angie Sage, author of Magyk and its sequels.  I told the girls in the book group to not get their hopes … Continue reading →

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