A typical weekend in the life of a children’s librarian:

– met my friend Gayle at Daniela’s for a yummy dinner and catching up – decided to forgo El Presidente in favor of a Dos Equis (no need to put a DUI on my record)

– watched “The Pursuit of Happyness” after dinner

– took a field trip to Hutchins Farm to buy some bedding plants (Hutchins has the best bedding plants anywhere – it must be their organic growing methods) and to revisit one of my favorite spots in the whole world, looking out over their fields towards the Concord River

– ripped the vinyl siding off of the living room side of the house; or, at least, helped Jim rip it off and stack it

– measured for a new living room window, and took a trip to Concord Lumber to order the window

– weeded and mulched our perennial beds. Much as I dislike mulch, I hate weeding even more. Lesser of two evils.

– had cocktails on our front steps, enjoying the soon-to-be-demolished view of the derelict building next door

– took a walk down to the village, and made a spontaneous decision to go see “The Nerd” at Theatre III (they did a great job, and it was a fun evening)

– scoured the house and did the laundry; Mother’s Day is next weekend, and we’ve invited Jim’s mom to brunch

– paid those bills that have been sitting around

– wrote this blog entry while getting my second migraine of the day (blame all typos and grammatical inconsistencies on my inability to see)

– reading? Did I do any reading? Isn’t that what a good children’s librarian does in her free time? Hmmm, let’s see: I read the bills, and the playbill for “The Nerd,” and the bank statements; I read the Integrity by Marvin window catalog; and I read my reminder post-its stuck above the kitchen sink as I washed the dishes. As for books, can’t say that I’ve touched a book other than to dust around them. Life is so short, and it’s really hard to sit still on the weekends to read a book when I sit still all day every day at work. Does that make me a bad children’s librarian? I sure hope not.