Book Challenge Update

I know, I know. I said I'd read for over 20 hours and finish 5 books. In total I actually read only 15 hours and only finished 4 books within the 48 hour time limit. I did finish The Actor and the Housewife the next day, but that obviously doesn't count.

Am I disappointed in myself? A bit. Will was out of town and it rained all weekend so I really should have been able to read more. I did run a 10K, help a family member pack for a move, have dinner with a friend and watch a movie, though.

I'm looking forward to participating in the "official" 48 hour book challenge next year, but in the meantime I'll continue to add to goodreads and see if I can make it to 1000 books read in less than 5 years. Since I've been on Goodreads for two years already and have already read 402 books, I'll wager that I'm going to make

Zoinks visiting the library

I was sick today so Zoinks (from the planet Zarbboff) went to Rogers & East Fairhaven Elementary schools in my place to promote the summer reading program, Starship Adventure at your Library. She's cute, huh? She's living in the Millicent library tower this summer and reading books like a maniac.

I'll be visiting Hastings Middle School next week. Zoinks can't make it, unfortunately. She has a dentist appointment. :)

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays, everybody! I hope you had fun out in the snow last weekend...and that you enjoy your days off! Come see me in the library and I'll give you candy...(we got a ton and if I eat it all I'll weigh 20 lbs more in January than I do now). :)

Musings on kissing a goat...

So today I kissed a goat. It really wasn't so bad! It reminded me a bit of kissing my dog, Fielder. The goat's name was S'more. He tried to get away, but I planted one on the side of his face anyway. Why did I kiss a goat, you ask? The answer is that I was keeping a promise. I promised the children of Fairhaven that I would kiss a goat if they read over 2000 hours...and so far we have 2023 hours recorded! I also got to announce that we are getting a WATER BUFFALO for a family through Heifer International thanks to all your reading. Good work

Today was the Teddy Bear Parade and there were over 150 children and 100 adults there to march around town with their teddy bears. Do I have the best job in the world or what?

A BIG THANK YOU to all the TAG teens who helped out today. You were great! Bria, Nadine, Hailey, Kelsey, Tori...I really couldn't have done it without you. Also, big thanks to Alderbrook Farms for bringing the goats and sheep (yes, there were sheep, too!). Wow, what a great day!

Interview with Laura (umm, me)

Why haven't you posted in a week?

a) I've been weeding books like a madwoman and I can barely move my forearms
b) I'm a new insomniac and I may be going insane
c) I'm starting a new teen group next month and then the blog will be written by teens
d) all of the above

and the answer is...what do you think?