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I've been awake since 5:30 this morning. For those of you who know me well, you know this is completely unheard of as a general rule. I'm not a big morning person. It's true I did have to wake up a little extra early today in order to drop Lyra off for boarding as well as go to the doctor's. But still...5:30? Come ON!

But, there's a reason for the insanity! I awoke to find no dog in my bed. This is significant because Lyra never leaves the bed before I do, unless she's sick. So that was my first thought. Luckily that was not this issue this time. However, I did walk into the living room to find a very unfortunate situation. As I stated previously, I dropped Lyra off for boarding this morning since I'm leaving town for a couple of days. In order to drop her off, I have to pack up her food. To save time, I did this the night before and hung it from the coat rack, inside of one of my reusable grocery bags thinking this would keep it safe from the 2 smaller beasts. (I think you can see where this is going.) I walked into the living room to find the entire bag of food eaten (mostly by Lyra but also enjoyed by the cats), because Lyra had chewed through the both bags.

I hate dogs.

This

is almost as bad as

this

It's a tough call...

Best Books of 2008

In case you're interested, Library Journal published an article in its latest edition of the best books of 2008. (these are mostly adult fiction and non-fiction)

School Library Journal also posted the best children's and teen books of 2008. I have so much to read it's overwhelming. :)

Not to mention the best graphic novels of 2008 also from School Library Journal.

Sigh.

A very sad day

Indianapolis just lost two wonderful people.

I feel blessed to have known them, even for a very short time. I'm keeping the family in my thoughts.

The last resort for any library

Philadelphia Closing 11 Branches

from Library Journal, Dec 2008

In Indiana, a Consolidation Battle

from Library Journal, Dec 2008

This is when you know it's hard times.

My favorite Christmas pictures

From ASPCA

The Best Holiday Gift For Pets: Keep 'Em Safe From Accidental Poisoning

FYI...

Another fabulous weekend!

Overall it was a lovely weekend. I was glad to have at least a little downtime followed by some fantastic babysitting, knitting and then round one of the Fried Chicken Taste-Off. Three friends and myself all drove to Metamora, IN to check out the chicken at the Hearthstone Inn. It was deelish, but I still say the restaurant in Nashville will win this contest. However, it's to be determined. All in all it was a very fun day with lots of laughs and lots of carbs. We even talked about visiting regional and nationwide fried chicken places and coming up with some sort of system to rate said chicken. We would then share this information to the world via blog or some sort of book. But I'm not sure any of us like fried chicken THAT much, nor do we hope to gain 150 pounds. Then again, it is for prosperity....hmm...

On another note, Lyra is doing much better. Apparantely she has a parasite called Giardia. Gross. That is why we had to boil all of our drinking water during the Boundary Waters trip so many years ago...warm Tang. Mmmmm. She's on these giant horse pills and will have to get re-checked later on down the road. Such a little trooper. I was worried about Sammy on Sunday, he was acting listless which for him is WAY out of the ordinary. He perked up by the end of the day so I'm holding back on a vet check for now. I think he probably ate a pencil or my piano or something and now it's upsetting his fragile tummy. Such a weirdo.

Above picture is Lyra waiting ever so patiently (for about 2.5 seconds) for the vet to come into the room. Luckily strangers don't make her pee anymore. Phew!

Dear Library Patron Who Left the Half Eaten Chicken Wing On The Bookshelf,

GROSS.

Please don't do that again.

Sincerely,

Your Local Librarian

P.S. You made me throw up a little in my mouth.

and one more thing

To the person who just wanted to know who keeps checking out that one particular book, I will NOT tell you who it is, no matter how rudely you ask me. And no, I do not care that you are the author. It does not under any circumstance give you privileged information. Ever.

So go away.

And happy holidays.

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Dear Patron Who Is Always Here,

1) Once again, no, I will NOT type your paper for you.

2) No, I will NOT help you find a girlfriend.

Sincerely,
Your Local Librarian

P.S. Ew.

A couple reminders

Dear Library Patrons,

1) PLEASE STOP MUMBLING. It's hard to answer questions I can't understand.

2) There IS, in fact, a difference between biographies and autobiographies. Trust me.

3) No, I cannot and will not type your paper for you.

Sincerely,

Your Local Librarian