Hey all: Lauren has a blog about her adventures in Hawaii! Here is the url: http://mahalodaddy-o.blogspot.com/
Please enjoy her blog as well.
Liz is going to Haiti flying out on the day of the Vermillion All-School reunion. :-( ...soooo I'll be going by myself. Pray that Liz's trip to Lougou, Haiti goes well and that all stay healthy.
This August we have to paint the downstairs apartment and make sure it is ready for our new (September) renters.
July is ending; August and the rest of 2009 await. Can you feel the excitement? ...keep reading...
Friday, July 31, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Update for all:
Greetings from St. Paul! Here's a quick update for anyone still reading: I am a part-time CAREGiver seeing 4 elderly men through the course of the week: 1 inventor (medical field), 1 lawyer, 1 man who knows where Vermillion SD is, and 1 flea market wholesaler. Great guys, all! I am also still on-call with Carver county Library. My biggest news is that the flute instructor at Carleton College in Northfield, MN just programmed the world premier of a flute trio I wrote! Lauren played 1st part, Britta S. played 2nd part, and Sarah B. played 3rd part. It was a real shot-in-the-arm for my composing/arranging psyche and re-excited the desire to write and publish. Thanks and Kudos to Martha J. at Carleton College and to the three performers for their beautiful rendition. It was even better sounding live than I had imagined!
Lauren graduates on June 13, flies to Dublin for 3 weeks, then flies to Hawaii until mid-December to study and work at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. For the summer, Ben works in Northfield at the Carleton College Physics Dept. as an assistant researcher and then flies off to Berlin, Germany for his Off-Campus Study fall term. We'll visit him at the end of November and then fly back with him. Liz is teaching summer school with SPPS with the possibility of giving a teaching workshop in Lougou, Haiti in August. (Our renters, the Johnson's, are moving on July 31 to a new house they purchased and so we'll be painting, etc. in August) The Vermillion High School All-School Reunion is August 9 and we're planning on that, as well.
Now that we're all up-to-date, I need to mail the Graduation Announcements out. It is hard to believe that my little girl is graduating from college! ...off-da! Keep reading...
Lauren graduates on June 13, flies to Dublin for 3 weeks, then flies to Hawaii until mid-December to study and work at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. For the summer, Ben works in Northfield at the Carleton College Physics Dept. as an assistant researcher and then flies off to Berlin, Germany for his Off-Campus Study fall term. We'll visit him at the end of November and then fly back with him. Liz is teaching summer school with SPPS with the possibility of giving a teaching workshop in Lougou, Haiti in August. (Our renters, the Johnson's, are moving on July 31 to a new house they purchased and so we'll be painting, etc. in August) The Vermillion High School All-School Reunion is August 9 and we're planning on that, as well.
Now that we're all up-to-date, I need to mail the Graduation Announcements out. It is hard to believe that my little girl is graduating from college! ...off-da! Keep reading...
Monday, February 2, 2009
Groundhog Day, 2009
On Groundhog Day, if the groundhog sees its shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter. But, guess what? We'll have 6 weeks (plus 5 days) of winter regardless.
I have to head off to work (which I'll talk about soon) but wanted to say "welcome back" to any who may have thought I had fallen off the face of the planet. The good news (I hope) is -- not yet! Family is really important; extended family included. Everyone should keep in touch. more later...
I have to head off to work (which I'll talk about soon) but wanted to say "welcome back" to any who may have thought I had fallen off the face of the planet. The good news (I hope) is -- not yet! Family is really important; extended family included. Everyone should keep in touch. more later...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Beginning of Autumn
Fall has officially started and we're getting almost all of our house painted. I'm still applying for library jobs in the Twin Cities and helping Liz, Lauren and Ben as they adjust to being back at school.
Keep attentive, for the sun rises and sets as it always has and yet things may not be as they seem. Eternity and the Present sometimes blur together as we try to understand what is happening in our lives. But the inquiry must be made; we struggle to know some of what is unknowable and in the process, discover what is True. If one cries, we all cry; if one rejoices, we all rejoice; if one dies, we all are lessened. Okay -- call, write, email or comment so that I can hear from you. Together is how the world will grow; relationships are of utmost importance.
Keep reading...
Keep reading...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Honours Convocation - Library Award
Dear friends,
On May 30, the library at Carleton College was one of three (1 university, 1 college & 1 community college) awarded as an outstanding college library of the year! This prize, sponsored by Blackwell's Books and awarded by ACRL (the Association of College and Research Libraries) is one very prestigious award. The Carleton College library was honored for intellectual curiosity and collaboration. This means that the library brings the community together across departmental boundaries. It has a true service ethos. Not just in regard to policies or best practices but as each student and faculty member as an individual connects to provide excellent service. The library is successful in assessing both academic needs and academic aspirations; it teams with departments and disciplines to provide the set of service resources to meet those needs and aspirations.
Intellectual curiosity comes from the deep desire to know and understand. Sometimes it is of a new discipline; sometimes it is of a deeper level of a known. But it is a gift given to all people everywhere if they but open their eyes to see it. Collaboration is working together for the benefit of all -- truly another gift for humanity. As each one helps the other, all receive the help they need.
It is that kind of service to which all libraries aspire. That is how the customer or patron will be helped to the best of one's ability. The one with a true heart can do more than just follow the rules or meet expectations. It really goes beyond mere performance of job duties; it is an inner working which is more important, at the end of the day, than the mere job performance. One would be wise to remember the words of the librarian head who said, "True service comes from the heart."
On May 30, the library at Carleton College was one of three (1 university, 1 college & 1 community college) awarded as an outstanding college library of the year! This prize, sponsored by Blackwell's Books and awarded by ACRL (the Association of College and Research Libraries) is one very prestigious award. The Carleton College library was honored for intellectual curiosity and collaboration. This means that the library brings the community together across departmental boundaries. It has a true service ethos. Not just in regard to policies or best practices but as each student and faculty member as an individual connects to provide excellent service. The library is successful in assessing both academic needs and academic aspirations; it teams with departments and disciplines to provide the set of service resources to meet those needs and aspirations.
Intellectual curiosity comes from the deep desire to know and understand. Sometimes it is of a new discipline; sometimes it is of a deeper level of a known. But it is a gift given to all people everywhere if they but open their eyes to see it. Collaboration is working together for the benefit of all -- truly another gift for humanity. As each one helps the other, all receive the help they need.
It is that kind of service to which all libraries aspire. That is how the customer or patron will be helped to the best of one's ability. The one with a true heart can do more than just follow the rules or meet expectations. It really goes beyond mere performance of job duties; it is an inner working which is more important, at the end of the day, than the mere job performance. One would be wise to remember the words of the librarian head who said, "True service comes from the heart."
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Closing in on the end??
Dear friends -- the school year is almost over and thus final words begin to be spoken. I understand that MILI as we know it today will not be around next year. I'm certain that it will emerge in a different form, for the work is too important to end. We all must continue to embrace the challenge! Now, having said that, I also want to say that the Athenaeum Bard will continue to post -- albeit around a larger range of topics. So, keep reading and commenting if you'd like; the Association of College and Research Libraries gave its 2008 award to the Library at Carleton College and both my son and daughter were honored at the Spring Honors Convocation last week. Transitions can be hard on students and teachers; mixed feelings abound. My son's Carleton orchestra performed last week as well; Central High School's spring orchestra/band concerts used the same format -- soloists performing concertos as well as whole-ensemble pieces.
Until later then...
"Watch for more blogs, my online friends,
the time for weeping is o'er;
for we won't gently turn the page
but admire this one more."
the time for weeping is o'er;
for we won't gently turn the page
but admire this one more."
Until later then...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Wikis -- again
Hello,
I just set up a family wiki to help dispose of Dad's things and house, etc... It was pretty easy to do with pbwiki.com. I won't really know how successful it is until my siblings log on and work at it. So we'll wait and see.
Now that we have less than 2 weeks of school left (and we assistants have only 1.5 days per school left), it seems like it becomes more difficult to stay focused. Much of the day is spent checking books and textbooks in; especially for the senior who need to get all books in so they can pick up their cap and gown for graduation. So teaching by the librarians is mostly finished. there is still the occasional student who needs this or that for a class or for a final, but there are no full class lessons being given. And at Central, of course, the new computer lab construction has begun! All the books are boxed up in the center of the room and huge plastic containment curtains are keeping folk out of the construction zone.
If anyone knows of a library assistant job, please let me know! I need something soon!
There will be at least a couple more posts before MILI closes up shop for this year. So do keep reading, there is more ahead! :-)
I just set up a family wiki to help dispose of Dad's things and house, etc... It was pretty easy to do with pbwiki.com. I won't really know how successful it is until my siblings log on and work at it. So we'll wait and see.
Now that we have less than 2 weeks of school left (and we assistants have only 1.5 days per school left), it seems like it becomes more difficult to stay focused. Much of the day is spent checking books and textbooks in; especially for the senior who need to get all books in so they can pick up their cap and gown for graduation. So teaching by the librarians is mostly finished. there is still the occasional student who needs this or that for a class or for a final, but there are no full class lessons being given. And at Central, of course, the new computer lab construction has begun! All the books are boxed up in the center of the room and huge plastic containment curtains are keeping folk out of the construction zone.
If anyone knows of a library assistant job, please let me know! I need something soon!
There will be at least a couple more posts before MILI closes up shop for this year. So do keep reading, there is more ahead! :-)
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