should be working...

but instead my mind is wandering!

Yes, my friends, wandering back to those kisses...there have been more and dare I say the second Friday was better than the first? Well--that's a Fact Jack! I need to let it go, move on, not dwell but when I close my eyes.....

OK--change of topic! I'm headed to SC for my niece Bethany's college graduation on May 16, then the very next day, right after commencement, we will depart for our 13 (or so) hour road-trip to get her down to the University of Miami to start graduate school the next day. I'm really looking forward to this time with her since it will possibly be the last time I have her undivided attention. She is such a beautiful young woman now!

As for work I'm almost done planning the Mayor's Summer Reading Program. I'm a frugal party planner but I must say I'm proud of the corners and costs I've been able to cut this year due to lack of funding! NO FEAR the program will still be great for the kiddos.

WOW---3 whole minutes have passed and I didn't think about one tiny little kiss......but the intertwined fingers, a caress of a palm or legs innocently touching beneath a table...now that is another thought altogether!

Sweet Kisses

Went to sleep last night thinking of a lingering kiss. Some kisses are just ok and some make you stop and think. Some start off just being fun and some make you lose sleep. Some give you hope and some bring sadness and memories of those you no longer are able to touch. But then there are those unexpected kisses that start out friendly and heat up on a Friday night.........

Book Fair Hangover

Yesterday and today the Children's Book Fair and Literary Festival took place at the library. It has been quite possibly the longest and most rewarding 2 days of my life. I'm exhausted beyond measure...even my hair is tired! But yesterday I got to 'hi-five' about 500 kids and welcome about 3000 more. For some is was their first trip to the library and a magical experience, they visited with authors and had ice cream. The only snafu was the rain but overall it all worked out.

Today we had the festival part of the program with another 1500 or so in attendance. Thanks to all the volunteers we had today it went beautifully. Now I can collapse .... at least until I have to be at Bookmarks tomorrow. Tuesday can not get here fast enough for me! I may just sleep all day long.

Easter Sunday

I'm not at all religous and today to me is the first Sunday I've had off without taking sick or vacation time in many, many months so Happy Sunday! I'm sitting here in my jammies sipping tea and thinking what can I do without too much effort? Read? Watch TV? I scanned my Facebook page and I still don't 'get' what I should be doing on there! I joined Twitter too but don't seem to 'get' that either. Maybe I'm just not cut out for all this technology!

The past few months since I've blogged have been BUSY! The Children's Book Fair and Literary Festival has consumed my life and I've started planning Summer Reading but even that has taken a back seat to the Book Fair lately. I can't begin to explain what has been going on but suffice it to say without Tim, Jon, Lily, Kjerstine and Miriam having my back lately I would have jumped out of my office window...if only those windows opened! (good thing they don't)

Last week Joanna, Madeline and Zoe visited me for 5 days and it was the high point of 2009 so far! We had so much fun...we went to the Dallas Children's Theater, the American Girl store and bistro and ice skating at Galleria. The skating didn't last long....those skates really hurt! But we spent hours just hanging out at my place, playing with dolls, being silly and just getting in lots of hugs and cuddles. Who could ask for more?