Monthly Archives: June 2007

You’d think as a library student I would have no stress at all.  And lately it has felt blessedly that way.  But yesterday and today I’ve been trying to get ready to leave town, my sister is in from NJ … Continue reading →

Anything and everything can be a minefield of emotions.  Going to the grocery store opens me up to all sorts of sudden and painful memories.  Today in the produce department were fresh apricots.  Decades ago we camped at a state park in … Continue reading →

Free at last!  Yesterday was the last day puppy Katie had to be a cone head!  Last night I took it off and she was SO excited!  She rubbed her ears for a long time and then began to prance … Continue reading →

Tonight Katie is going on day 8 of wearing the cone that keeps her from licking the stiches she received after being fixed last week.  She’s OK with the cone.  I’m really tired of it.  She wants so badly to play, … Continue reading →

Yesterday Katie was a puppy, wearing her cone, the result of being spade last week, if not happily at least enthusiasticaly, and racing around the house.  This morning as she sleeps by my feet I glance down and realize she … Continue reading →

I made it through Father’s Day yesterday without spending too much time dwelling on the fact that my father is no longer here.  I’m pretty sure he knows I thought about him, and I’m pretty sure the rest of “us kids” … Continue reading →

It’s been almost two weeks since I last wrote!  People say time moves more quickly as you get older.  People also say time passes more quickly when you’re having fun.  I think I’ll just go with the second idea. Library … Continue reading →

I survived my first shift alone at the reference desk!  And better yet, it was fun!  Granted, it was Friday night and slow.  Not a lot of people with burning reference questions on a Friday evening.  But there were enough … Continue reading →

I’m sitting on the reference desk.  Alone.  I have a four hour shift here.  Alone.  It’s my first experience alone here for any length and it’s a bit daunting.  But I have completed an hour and a half and so far … Continue reading →