happy stuff.

we just got home from a long trip out east. we spent a few days on my parent’s farmette, enjoying hiking in the woods, learning woodworking techniques with my dad (i made him teach me how to do things using only the tools i own at my house for the first project. for the second [...]

aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. my paper is written, my chapter is written, my displays are done, my class is finished….. and it’s snowing outside and beautiful and peaceful. i went snowflake hunting this morning with my camera. here’s my favorite shot: i plan to spend the rest of the day drinking something warm, listening to christmas music, wrapping [...]

the next five days of work are (with only one small exception) completely free of programs and/or meetings.  this is the one miraculous week of each year when this phenomenon occurs.  this year, i’m choosing to celebrate by weeding the juvenile fiction collection. today, i got from lloyd alexander to beverly cleary (must work a [...]

take your pick. i’m tired of editing my own words. actually, today was all about spilling the words onto the page. the next time i have a chance to dig into this big paper will be wednesday morning and i will likely still need to dump more words on the page (and possibly do a [...]

so, not being a big fan of sunburns, itchy sand in my suit and salt-stiff hair, beach vacations have never been particularly high on my wishlist. but when your husband has an uncle who lives in maui, and all of the other members of the family have been out to visit him already and come [...]