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Sunday, November 29, 2009

i'm a puppy!

This little Nay Nay girl loves to pretend that she's a puppy. When she saw the camera, though, she went into "model mode".

Tonight we ventured out to the bridge that overlooks the harbor several blocks from our home. It also overlooks the port for the huge cruise ships. I wanted to capture some photos of the ships but they had all left the port already when we got to the top of the bridge. I was, however, able to capture these pictures as the sun was setting.

thanksgiving pictures

We enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at James' mom's house this year. She had the meal catered which meant barely any clean up and no tired feet for any cooks in the house. It was nice and low-key.Eating our turkey dinner. James' mom is seated in between Naomi and James.

This is Dave and his wife Jackie. Dave is James' mom, Lynn's brother. They live with Lynn.

After the kids finished eating Jackie and Dave joined us at the table.

Our Thanksgiving Family Picture:

James, Me, Jackie, Naomi, Henry, Lynn, Marcail and Dave

sugar bear

On Thanksgiving we tried taking family pictures but they kept turning out blurry. Out of the 5 or 6 pictures we took one or two of the kid's faces were blurry. I just loved the smiles on Naomi's and James' faces in this picture, so I cropped the photo down to just the two of them. Daddy and his Sugar Bear.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

our huge library

We went to the public library this morning. It's downtown, about 5 minutes away from where we live. It's 4 stories of books, sections and literature. It's safe to say that the library is ginormous! I am not altogether impressed with the children's section of the huge library. There aren't any cool chairs or fun little toys or even a "reading area" for kids to look at books. It's very plain and simple. There are a couple tables which the kids can sit at and a couple puzzles with which to keep them entertained. But, still! The teeny-tiny library in my hometown, Lindsborg could kick this big city's children's section!

So, upon looking up the books I wanted to find for the kids to check out I wrote down the call numbers and began searching. And searching. I asked the kind librarian where a certain section was. She showed me. I said that I had looked for the book in the section she said it would be. It says on the online catalog that the book is here. Why can't I find it? The librarian proceeds to tell me that it may not be shelved yet and that it may be in the library but is lost. What? I said that was too bad. She agreed then went back to her desk.

Needless to say, I was a bit miffed and disappointed. I felt like getting mouthy. But, I didn't. Instead I found some other books. As the kids and I walked toward the back of the children's section I stumbled upon this:

Yep! Books upon books, carts upon carts of un-shelved children's books. I was appaled! Why weren't they shelving these books??? Even a cart a day would be better than nothing at all! This is how I probably looked upon finding all those books just yearning to be read!

So, I went ahead and asked for the books I was looking for to be held. I think we may be going to a different library from now on!

potato heads

While playing with Mr. Potato Head, Naomi decided to become a Miss Potato Head. She found it highly amusing as did I! Do you see how she's standing on the Potato Head feet? She's also holding the hands.