Friday, August 31, 2007

librarian no more

the closing party for the summer reading program was a blinding success.here we have the champion reader: over 6,600 minutes this summer. attaboy!
some of my favorite children. but not all of them. two of the girls just showed up for the party.
on my last day of work the librarian wrote me a poem. here it is, in all its glory!
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Just a little note of thanks
For all the work you've done
Your Summer Reading club of "Lost Worlds"
Was second to none!

Whether it was helping out of town visitors
To get on the Internet -
Or being very knowledgeable for Morgan
About Thomas the Train set!

For Olivia, Madeline, Ryder, Calvin, CJ, Carlee, Shannon, Alex, etc...
You went exploring with Gus and read lots (and lots) of stories
And never complained about weeding the (entire) bookshelves
And found most of the missing inventories.

You used your creative juices to design floats,
book and window displays
Crawled into a tent, had puppet shows, got dressed up
And survived the Albkinz craze.

But the summer couldn't be complete
Without giving you a tease
Dear Rachel...
"WHERE ARE YOUR KEYS?"
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She also gave me a present consisting of seven key chains.
All in all it was a wonderful summer, and I loved being a librarian. But I am exhausted. Who knew it was so much work? and i owe the library $5.40 in overdue fines.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

brand-new

shades. cut. color. all new. improved?

beach bums



the moon.

in June. is a balloon. the moon, in August...

but what rhymes with August?

Thursday, August 23, 2007

exhibition!

a highlight of the summer. everyone loves the exhibition. I took in the excitement with two lovely little girls and my brother and sister. There is something intricately old fashioned about the whole thing, and I wouldn't miss it for the world.






the model boy looking up to the sky is my brother.



victory under a clearing sunset sky.