Sinkcat is not pleased

This is my weird cat, Sammy. Sammy used to love laying in the sink...but he was about 10 pounds lighter. Now he's not so small, but nevertheless, here he is, in all his furry glory.

Of course he always does this right when I need to brush my teeth. It's ALWAYS fun figuring out new ways to get him out of the sink!

I'm not sure...

But I *think* I just overheard a kid say,

"...more crap to read."

Delightful.

It's not *just* Cinco de Mayo!

It's *also* Free Comic Book Day! FCBD is an annual event promoting comic books and graphic novels all across the country. We were lucky enough to have comic books donated from Comic Book World, a local comic book shop with some of the greatest store owners ever!

Another day, another cutie

Here's a good one. I'm walking up the stairs and I run into an old friend I haven't seen in a while. He's about 8 years old and a super goofball...we're kindred spirits. His mom and sister opt to take the elevator but he says "I'm going to walk up the stairs with you." Here's how the conversation went:

Him: "I'm going to walk up the stairs with you. Do you know why I'm going to walk up the stairs with you? It's because you're my favorite person in this library."

Me: "Oh my goodness that is just so nice. I always look forward to seeing you too!"

Him: "Do you know why you're my favorite person in this library? It's because you have blond hair!"

Me: [thinking: Um...I don't really have blond hair, kid] "Oh, that's great! You have blond hair too!"

Him: "AND because I always like your shirts."

Me: [thinking: Um...] "Well that is just so nice, thank you for the compliment!"

Him: [suddenly walks away...probably saw something shiny]

I LOVE my job!

Mah girlz

Three hot librarians out on the town!

Ego boost

Today I overheard a boy tell his mom about his favorite librarian Sally. Yay! I'm his favorite because I helped him find a Batman book.

Awesome.

Weekend

This weekend, I went to visit the Indy crew for a little familial distraction. It definitely served its purpose (thanks for letting me come over guys!) and I left with some great moments.

Upon seeing my jeans (which have holes in them), Lucy stated, "Sassy's pants broken!"

Later, we decided it was time to do some reading. Lucy went straight to Mommy and Daddy's novels and picked out "Jude the Obscure" and "Jane Eyre." After "reading" each of these, she continued to pick up every single novel on the shelf, look at it, exclaim, "oh so cute!" and throw it at me. :)

Gross 2

Monkey threw up...on my piano.


Seriously? Come ON!

Some kids should know better...

But I know they don't.

A kid about 11 or 12 years old was trying to get my attention. His comment, dripping with sarcasm and disdain went a little like this,

"Psst. Psst. Hey. PSST! Hey lady!"

I recognize his need for help.

"Hey library lady. I mean SALLY." (he said my name very loudly and slowly once he saw my nametag.)

It was fine, kids are kids are kids. Just some days are better than others to get on my wrong side. Grr.

Yumyum 2007

Ready for a morning stroll!

Mama Kaye considers jumping in for a swim.

Beautiful grounds!

A few more join the stroll.

Yumyum 2007

Can you believe it? We stayed in this mansion!

Not far away were the pretty horses. Aunt Kim was grateful the fence was NOT electric.

A nice stroll down the lane...

I am Sir Lawrence the lobster. I pinch!

Pick it up, I dare you!

Yumyum 2007

Um...Mama Kaye, are you SURE it's not going to rain??

Chillin' with the peanuts.

Group shot!

Two tired babies...good thing only one has to drive home!

Aerial view of the gorgeous living room.

A compendium of cute

Lucy took this one of Mama!

Gross

While at the library today, I watched a toddler walk around the library, bend over, spit on the floor and rub it in with his sneakers. ...multiple times.

Maybe he was cleaning. Gross.

Ah kids

At work, I have started to incorporate more and more music into my programming. One of my favorite things to do is a program with a co-worker of mine called "Family Sing Along." Everyone I work with insists on calling it "Sing Along With Sally" but I have resisted this name. ...but I have to admit...it's kind of growing on me.

Anyway, one of our regular songs in this program is "Throw it Out the Window" from Wee Sing Silly Songs. I grew up with this song and it is hilarious. Essentially, you take regular nursery rhymes and in the middle of the song, "throw it out the window." For example,

Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went...
She threw it out the window, the window, the second story window,
Everywhere that Mary went she threw it out the window.

It's really funny! We always ask the audience to contribute some nursery rhymes to try and stump us (not all nursery rhymes fit this rhythm and it can get really tricky). The last time we had this program, we had around 70 people show up so when it came to audience participation, it got very funny. When we asked for nursery rhymes from the kids, apparantely we had an audience full of kids who didn't know any nursery rhymes. For example, one girl kept yelling out Christmas carols. Um...Frosty the Snowman isn't exactly a nursery rhyme. We, of course, didn't say anything and ended up using "Humpty Dumpty" and others.

I suppose it's both a mixture of silly and kind of sad. Nursery rhymes are so wonderful and they're such a great learning tool and it's unfortunate that a lot of kids just don't know any. But then again, maybe she just really wanted to sing "Frosty the Snowman." Can't say I blame her. I love Christmas carols myself.

Beautiful nieces

Please excuse the quality of the following pictures. I don't yet have a digital camera so the pictures are burnt on a CD and leave something to be desired. They don't even begin to capture the beauty in Lucy and Lainey, but at this point they'll do until I can get a digital camera.

OLD pics of Dex and Jax!

These are from just about a year ago. They've grown so much! This was the weekend I was *just* beginning to tell them apart, but I can't in these pictures. At this point, I feel somewhat confident. But either way, they're both gorgeous little boys!!

Mah Boyz

a good one

A good buddy of mine (an 11-year-old frequenter of the regular "Yu-Gi-Oh" monthly program) had to call his mom from my phone at work. He had to call back several times because his older sister kept hanging up on him over and over again. I heard him say multiple times, "put mom on the phone. Put mom on the phone. PUT MOM ON THE PHONE...AAAH. She hung up again."

When she finally heard what he was saying, he said, "GOOD." And hung up the phone. He turned to me and in the most maniacle voice he could muster he said, "I hung up on her. I hung up on her to get revenge! Aaah revenge. Revenge is sweet. But it's also kind of spicy." He's a real character.

Another major landmark

Today marks a big day in my adult life. I received six, yes six boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. In the past, I have mooched off other's cookies. This year, I decided to pony up the dough and get some of my own.

What did I have for dinner tonight? Tagalongs, Dosidos and my favorite, Samoas. And yes, I do feel quite ill now. (MK, I hear you fussing). :)

On another note, my Sammy-boy has pimples on his chin. Feline acne. Have I posted this before? Sorry if it's a repeat. And sorry for not being on top of this, it's been a crazy CRAZY month! Soon I should have some awesome pics to post so stay tuned.