Alabama Bound

Well, my final week of work before the big holiday break is here. We are rather busy with last minute details. I'm taking a 2 day course on information literacy assessment online and the next three days (two for me) will be spent shifting our non-fiction section. I'm taking Friday off--so my vacation will begin a little early! This weekend I'm going to Alabama with my friend to visit her friends and family. I can't remember the last time I was in AL, if ever, so this should be a fun little trip for me. Hopefully, I'll visit Atlanta the following weekend. Time to travel is such a rare commodity. I'm slowly finishing all my holiday shopping and the packing of boxes will begin next week. You may wonder what else I will do with all my spare time. I have the unfortunate feeling that my three week vacation will go by much faster than I'd like.

I've been trying to take pictures of my pond ducks but they keep flying away before the camera can focus. Instead, I have posted a picture of my potman (ceramic, not illegal). Some lovely friends of mine made him for me and he guards my front porch. I've named him Marley.

I've also included a picture of my friend's sweet puppy Sandi. She likes to jump up on the back of the couch (just like a cat!) and sit on the cushion.

In comparison it looks as though she could kick my potman's butt. However, I assure you she is smaller than Marley.

I feel like I need to readdress the Twilight issue. I get the feeling those that loved the book were disappointed by the movie (usually always the case with a film adaptation) and those that loathed the book (myself) enjoyed the movie. There, 'nuff said. I'm still reading The Last Apprentice series--I'm on book four, Attack of the Fiend. The kids have commented on how scary it looks. Oh, and I'm dying to see Four Christmases.