While I was in Seattle almost two weeks ago, Jerilyn left a message on the machine at home, reporting an excellent visit she had with my mother at the nursing home. I called Jerilyn back last Monday – so, six days ago – and she reiterated how different my mom…
Month: June 2008
The 36 hour day
Last Wednesday, June 18, I woke up at 7am Pacific Time, in Seattle. My SLA activities started a bit late; I’d decided not to attend a morning session, and instead, I had a leisurely breakfast in one of the hotel’s restaurants, then took a bus to the Seattle Public Library….
Up too late, and tired
Today was such a good day up until the past hour or so, I feel bad posting at all when I feel so sour. I think maybe I’m just not good at networking. I did have a good talk near the end with Sandy from Louisiana, but aside from that,…
Quick note on Monday in Seattle
Another good day today. Interesting and informative sessions – though I only stayed in my afternoon session for an hour instead of 90 minutes, just tired at that point, and the third speaker’s topic wasn’t as relevant to me as the other two. Got to see Meghan, an old friend…
First day of SLA Conference – a good start
It’s the very end of day one of my first Special Libraries Association conference, in my first trip to Seattle, Washington. Much of today was the GTRIC meeting (Government Transportation Research Information Committee), the main event for members of SLA’s Transportation Division. It was a great program, very informative, and…
Update on Ma, June 11th
I talked to Linda, my mom’s hospice nurse, about an hour ago. No major changes, but still a bit to report. She’s eating better than when I visited, but not as well as a couple weeks back – “about 30%” of the food she’s given. She has gained one pound,…
Better now
Yesterday was much better than Monday, and I think I’m “stable” now and “back to normal” – normal for me, anyway. 😉 I haven’t gotten any detailed updates on my mother in some time, but hope to touch base with someone today – actually have SEVERAL calls on my list…
Poem written at 3 am
Yesterday afternoon was very bad. I started crying at lunchtime, and cried off and on for several hours. I finally called Jeff to ask him to leave work early, to pick me up and take me home. I left at 330 pm. I’d cried myself to a headache, and my…
I really *do* have a sense of humor
Lest any casual readers get the impression that I take myself, and life in general, too seriously (and I confess that sometimes this is true), I have to share something that had me laughing quite a bit. A couple weeks ago, we got some junk mail from Geico. (We don’t…