Teaching Lila to Text

I turned my old iphone on for Lila so I can keep in touch with her while she’s with her dad. Part of the process is teaching her to text message. It strikes me – when do we begin to incorporate our vernacular shorthand into our everyday language? Lila text back to me, “don’t call me LOL! my name is Lila!”. LOL!!!!

Roses & Leaves Doily

Roses & Leaves Doily, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

I made this for my partner in the CL doily exchange on Crochet List. I used the “Blue Rose Doily” pattern I found somewhere on the internet. I *love* the leaves and vines! This is one of my best by far, I think.

Doily for Donnie

Doily for Donnie, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

I made this doily for my partner in the Crochet List’s doily/coaster exchange. The pattern came from 99 Little Doilies. I am so pleased with how it turned out!

Kid Creativity

My Lila, “Kids can be creative, just like humans.” I knew she was different!!!!

Purse for Donnie

Purse for Donnie, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

I made this purse for Donnie, for the handbag exchange on Crochet List. I am really pleased out it turned out! It is a super easy pattern; just make a large rectangle, fold in half, and crochet the edges together. Crochet around the top attaching the handles as you go, add a fancy button, and you’re set!

Library Day In The Life – July 27, 2009

Well, life is not without its drama, to say the least.  This entire summer I’ve been quite consumed with closing my science library, then the other science library, and helping to consolidate significant amounts of our collections, from the closed libraries and other locations, into our offsite Records Center.  I’ve been working weekends at the Records Center, taking comparable days off during the week, thus, I missed yesterday’s post.

The Records Center

It’s been quite a challenge working here, I can tell you!  First off, we are consolidating and shelving from six different locations and therefore six different piles of boxes.  We first stage the boxes out from each location, and open them.  We have a hand made shelf list with spaces for surpise discoveries.  We then go through and number the titles in reverse alphabetical order (we are shelving from Z-A).  The students place the titles together on the carts, and we number them according to how they should come off the carts and onto the shelves.  Another team then shelves them after someone places them in numerical order.  Confused yet?  Heh.

See more pictures of the Records Center and the closure of the science libraries here.

I spent the AM at the records center, then headed over to the other science library (not mine) to make sure that closure was wrapping up, then headed to the main library.  I worked on an outline for a staff development class on Sakai (our content management system, kinda like Blackboard or WebCT) before heading to our weekly managers meeting.  During that meeting, we discussed the budget for the next fiscal year and other administrivia.  Then, off to teach the staff how to address Tier 1 Sakai questions.  We’re busy creating Service Level Agreements here, and one of our requirements for the Sakai SLA is that all service points across all campuses can handle basic questions.  The session went well, and I retired to my cubby to write this post, upload some more pictures of the records center and library, and finish up for the day.  I’m off tomorrow for Saturday, but there will be more come Thursday.  : )

Glitter Pens – Lila’s way of laying claim to things in the fridge

Glitter Pens – Lila’s way of laying claim to things in the fridge, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

Dale buys Gatorade for his lunches, and when I went to pack Lila and I’s lunch this morning, I saw this. Apparently she wants his pink Gatorade and has laid a claim as such with a glitter glue pen.

Granny Squares for June

Granny Squares for June, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

Squares I made for the June round of Crochet List’s Granny Square Exchange.

Big Square for June

Big Square for June, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

My 12 inch exchange square for CrochetList’s Big Square Exchange.

Baby Goodies for Brandi

Baby Goodies for Brandi, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

Baby things I made for a dear friend, Brandi. A hat, some cute booties, and an edged softy fleece blankie.

Maggie’s Hats

Maggie’s Hats, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

I made three hats for my dear chemist friend, Maggie.

May’s 12″ Big Square Exchange

May’s 12″ Big Square Exchange, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

I made a modified Fishermans Ring, just adding extra rounds t make it
much larger.

May’s Granny Squares

May’s Granny Squares, originally uploaded by jezmynne.