2/23/2006

 

Librarian 1, wild animal in the library 0

Well, last night offered an interesting break from the normal routine here...

Scene: 3rd floor hallway

Me: Is that a dead animal in the floor? Hmm, it's a bat. Is it alive? *Nudges bat with foot*

Bat: *dirty look* HIIIISSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! (Translation: I'm tryin' ta sleep here, leave me alone!)

Me: *ponders whether or not to deal with this, goes downstairs and returns with gladlock containter left over from supper*

Bat: ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz.......

Me: *sneaks up on bat, plops container over it, slides lid underneath container and attempts to slide lid underneath bat*

Bat: EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE (Tr.: #$%*%#&@^&!!!!!!!! )

Me: Yeah yeah, watch it buddy, I freeze-dried your auntie! Now get on the lid.

Bat: *gets on lid* EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE *more dirty looks*

Me: *takes bat downstairs and out* Now hush up, I'm taking you outside. There's no food for you in here. *What am I thinking, this place is full of bugs! Oh well.*

Bat: *more screaming, cussing and dirty looks*

Me: *puts container on ground, removes it from around bat*

Bat: EEEEEEEEEE (Tr.: It's cold and wet out here!!!)

Me: I know it's cold and wet, but it's better for you out here, I promise!

Bat: *One last dirty look, then silently stalks away*

3:34 PM

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2/15/2006

 

Losing isn't always bad

Emma's illnesses this winter to date:
4 colds
RSV
Hand Foot Mouth disease
stomach bug
intestinal bug
Total: 8

My illnesses this winter to date:
1 cold
RSV
3 sinus infections
ear infection
yeast infection
stomach bug
intestinal bug
Total: 9

Unfortunately, I win. :(

3:35 PM

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2/07/2006

 

Emma goes to the library

Yes, Mommy finally took Emma on her first trip to the library. We went upstairs to the children's room, Emma marveled at the big Big Bird, then I told her "This was Mommy's second home as a kid, and I hope it will be yours too!" I put her down and she immediately ran into the stacks. The place really hasn't changed much at all since I was her age and I can still tell you more or less what is where. She ran up and down a couple of rows of stacks and managed to pull out a book about a duck (I think she has special duck-dar) so we sat at a table and read it. Then we went to the rack of board books, picked out 3 and checked them out. I will openly admit that I teared up as we left - to be sharing this experience with my own daughter was truly a treasured moment.

And better yet was the following week when we came back. I put the books to be returned on the desk, explained to her that we would return these and get 3 more, and put her down. She immediately ran to the rack of board books and started looking at them and picked out one she wanted! And we have read that one (and many others) over and over in the week since. She's our child, for sure!

4:36 PM

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