NO AC AT THE MN LIBRARY

Went to work today to find out that the AC was out all weekend, Here I am sweltering in 90 degrees,,,then we get to go home.

Can't work or serve the SJSU patrons in that heat!

:-)

What did we do in DC before air?

.....sweat

Summer School

Summer school starts on Mon. with teachers workshops on Thinking maps.

next week the kids come.

Only a month.

I can do that right?

But why do I want to?

The library is calmer....

Yessica helps

6/20

Picked Yessica up to spend the night at midnight and we prepped and painted. She, going into 6th grade just jabbered like a magpipe till 2 when we had finished 2 walls of the family room.

I've known her since 1st grade from biblioteca (the library). Her sister Brinanda have had friends over to camp out in the back yard and I took them to Big Sur camping. Some exposure to things they wouldn't normally have and things to do and for me a little "parenting" and a peek into a culture I only see the outside of. I went to her mom's baby shower....really different and interesting...there were more kids than mom's!

They now have a little sister Adrianna, now 2.

Their mom speaks only Spanish and it's been interesting to watch her grow up.

I was a chaperone for her class to SF Mission Delores last year.

We watched a movie till nearly 3 and finally passed out.

It's been so hot we have to paint in the morning or given my propensity to be a night owl, in the middle of the night.

Painting

Finally painted the LR fireplace wall the mango. cantaloupe color, It looks good. Don't know now what took me so long.

The I painted the DR wall to match. That was nervy. I think it looks o.k.

and then the FR wall too. see pictures to follow!

The door to the house comes next sanded and red!

Recovery

6/10

Took me a week to recover from the school year!

Just finished Robert Parker's new book Blue Screen. I liked it.

Finally got ot in the garden and started getting it under control.

I'm looking at plans to head to NYC in Dec. for Jennifer's do and April to Williamsburg for Michaels.

Hope my friend from H.S. can join me in VA. The Wren building should be beautiful.
On Sunday we can go for brunch or tea sat the Williamsburg Inn. I

Great America/School's Out

6/8
So happy! Couldn't take another moment.

Took the little angels to Great America. One ran off with her boyfriend and we sat on the bus for an hour calling the police, mom, dad, home, cell, principal, the park with 100 kids before we could go.

Another boy got arrested for shoplifting.

I was so sore the next day.

Can't see I missed anything waiting 26 years to get to the park.

I went on two rides, one water one and one whirl thing nothing above a 3 for me.
I don't do rollar coasters so let the kids do the others Survivor and Top Gun.