back to work during the summer

I hate going to work during the heat and heart of the summer. My sister, sister-in-law and niece are all teachers and have the summer off. It wouldn't be so bad but with taking two courses too I'm even busier. Also, they all planned a big trip to Aruba this summer. I can't afford either the time or the money to go. Doesn't mean I'm not jealous. I did get to swim over the weekend. My pool is finally clean, clear, and warm, bathtub warm. It only took me a couple of seconds of adjustment and then in I went. The sound of thunder made me get out, but we didn't get any rain.
Mark''s father is in Presby for his triple by-pass that turned out to be quad. He came through the surgery just fine but Mark was concerned because he was hallucinating yesterday, seeing people who weren't there, and candy that wasn't there. Hopefully it better today. They think it's from all the drugs he took during and after the surgery. I hope so.
I need to get my Koha project done this week as I am heading for MD to see my Mom over the weekend. I hope to come home on the 4th and have at least one day at home, but we'll see.
With Mary home, and her dog Cuda always wanting to follow me around it's almost impossible to get anything done at home anymore.
Well, Voyager the library system is rolling over today, should be back up tomorrow. Then on Wednesday Prism goes down and comes back on Thursday. That's how we start a new fiscal year. But I won't know if my figures were correct until the middle of July when we get the levels. I hope they are...???

wish I knew that last year

One of the readings for Intro to information was a review of google docs and all it's glory. How to use it, to change things in it, import and export etc. I wish I had know all this last year when we were doing the business plan for Managing. It would have helped. As it is the igoogle idea looks good - although on my toshiba computer at home they have already populated the google page with most of the things they talk about. Since we don't have a project this week I am finally getting caught up on readings and also on some housework.
I got to see Laurel today, they stopped up to say happy father's day to Granpa Curly. Laurel also had her first dip in the pool. She didn't cry at all, I was suprised. She also petted the cat. We had to put Cuda away in the back room. Mark and Katy are paranoid that he will do something to her. I really think if he got to know her he would not only not hurt her, he would protect her.
My cat Mittens showed up again after being missing for two weeks. I thought she had gone off somewhere to die. She has mouth cancer. But no, she is home, she lost alot of weight and I really think it is time to put her down. It's going to be hard to do. She has been my best friend for more than 10 years. She has slept on my bed and nuzzled with me every day. I used to carry her around in my robe pocket she was so small. She always loved going out at night and waiting by the door for me in the morning.
This week is going to be hard, between class, work, it is the very end of FY and my father-in-law is coming down for a triple by-pass on Thursday. But more later.

End of Fiscal year

OK, end of FY fever has hit. I now know how much I have to spend and it's alot. So tomorrow between Pat ordering and my paying it should be a fun day. I hate having to estimate June expenses for offices within the University. I can get answers from vendors very easily. But the University is like pulling teeth. Anyway, hope I guessed right.
I have so much reading to catch up on in my copyright class, I left it go last week in order to get the Omeka project done, so this weekend I have to read last week and this week. Luckily most of it is interesting. I found an article in Marquette's magazine that is a blog between law professors about who owns the rights to fictional character. Should be good reading. Luckily Dr. Currier put off our report on the 2nd book so I can read a little slower and maybe get my pool to the point I can swim and get my flowers planted. Have to pull alot of weeds first though.
Mary had her stim test yesterday. She said it feels funny walking. It's supposed to block the nerves that are pinched and reduce the pain. We're all praying it works. Then next week Mark's Dad will be down for a triple by pass. Oh, and my Sister is coming up to help clean out her son's apartment and my Niece is coming up to go to a concert with me - and it's still end of FY!!!!!!!! I just may need a drink by the end of it.
Maybe I can catch up on my sleep this weekend and not feel so guilty. I hope so. I'm so far behind at home I don't think I will ever get caught up. Well that's my rant for today. Stay tuned for tomorrow.

Another Monday

Well here it is another Monday in June. I have one more week to complete most of the stuff for the fiscal year. I also have to do my Omeka post. I watched the video's last night on tagging, - interesting but a little repetitious. The lady from Google really sounded like she was up against the boards and couldn't say anything of note except that Google books was going mobile. It kinda tied in with my copyright class though so that was good. I took the test on Saturday. A couple of the questions threw me initially but then as I thought about them I came up with an answer. Just problems with the set up, for some reason when I get farther down it seems to erase what I had written in the first 3 questions. Luckily I had saved the first one. So I went out and came back in and did it all again. I submitted the second one and they got that, don't know what happened to those first 3 answers. Spent Sunday putting together a huge bookcase from Ikea for my daughter. It's beautiful. Mary is having her stim test this week so that will be big. Hopefully it helps her pain. Then on the 23rd my father-in-law is having a triple by-pass. So that will be another big deal. All of this and end of FY too - whopee!!!!

Keeping it going

I am now studying for the midterm "quiz." I had not realized that we had covered so much material. I find that my understanding of the technical workings of computers much harder to come by. I can figure out how to use a program, that's practical. I'm not sure that I want to know how it works and why it works that way, just so it works. But I do understand the need for the course. These are questions we're going to come up against almost every day. So the more we understand the better we can answer, search for or refer to an answer for a patron, no matter what type of library we're in. The idea of open source software is important because, although I work at a university library with all the bells and whistles every small public library cannot afford to have even proprietary library software and often has to use the public access programs because that's all they can afford.
I think using the open source library programs should be fun. Give me a chance to compare with Voyager. We had no say in the choice of Voyager, we were just told the University was changing and this was what we had to do. Some of the records rolled over, some did not and had to be input by hand. I do not understand why the university has not kept up with the updates to the system. They were supposed to do an update this summer but now that is put off again. Some of the features we are using are still back in the dinosaur age. The system is fairly clunky and the workflow features are not the best. For instance you have to click all over the place to input an invoice, it takes almost 25 clicks to do one invoice even imputing the PO record. Also it's hard to flow from Acquisitions to Cataloging and then to Circulation.
Anyway, back to work. Good luck on the test.

zotero video

Zatero Navigation

zotero

http://screencast.com/t/MWYyZjRiZTQ

Grandma Cake and Grandpa Curly with Laurel

Laurel & Mom Camping this past weekend

One Project down, one to go. It never ends. Still have work for work to do too. I'll be glad for the weekend. Details, details, details..... can't keep everything straight. Am I complaining, yes.... well sorta. I did sign up for 2 courses. Not sure now that's the best idea with working full time. I'd like a little exictement in my life too, but I think that's too much to ask. The next project for Into to info involves uploading a video to the blog, this should be interesting. I have to go buy a microphone, or see if my computer has one. Well, off to the next project.

Whew, OK I got refworks to work. My list is complete, just a few questions during class tonight and I can submit it. My paper for Legal is done but I need to include another reference and I'd like to include a quote so that will take some editing on Thursday. Sunday was a loss, although I got alot done, neither my husband or daughter felt well so all they wanted to do was lay around. Cuda, Mary's pit bull puppy was just needy..... every minute of every day he wants attention. I alrealy went through this with 2 kids. I dont need it now. I finally woke Mary up at noon and told her to entertain him.
Quite a stormlast night. But I was glad to see the rain. It's fun this time of year to watch the corn growing. It just started up this week and I bet with the heat and rain it will grow quick. Some days there is a big difference just between when I leave in the morning and when I come home at night.
My pool is a mess, it's all green. Hopefully Mark can take the water to have it analyzed today so we can get it clear enough to see what we need to clean off the bottom. I still have to clean the tables but that doesn't take much. I also have to rake the leaves out from around the tables and pull the weeds.
Well, class tonight, better get back to work.