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Top Ten Favorite Library Memories:1. We couldn't find our 4-yr-old son (now 30) in the children's library section of our rather small library where we'd left him with his 8-yr-od sister reading books. Paged him twice..no response. After 2 searches of the library (and just about ready to call the police) we found him curled up on a low book shelf contentedly reading a book without a care in the world. Over time it has become a "favorite" library memory! :)
2. My favorite library memory is going to the library with my friend and making up a crazy story, that we both cracked up laughing about. We had so much fun creating that story and spending time together, it's now my favorite library memory.
3. My favorite library memory was when Mrs. Van Horne brought me to the 'big' room to chose a new book when I had finished reading most everything in the children's room.
4. 3. I got my first library card at the age of 10 and was allowed to walk to the library once a week and take out books. I LOVED that whole experience! I spent many an hour at that library as a kid.
5. 4. One evening I took my daughter to the library to pick out books. In the children's section, there used to be a reading pit, a round stadium like section that went down several steps for kids to sit in during story time. She was fine by herself (we have a very small library and I could keep an eye on her from where I was) so I went over to my section. About ten minutes later, she was at my elbow asking me in a loud whisper if she could keep the frog. What? She and several of the "rambunctious" kids of her school were in the pit with live frogs! Little frogs, but still, alive! Hopping everywhere, in the drinking fountain, it was spectacular because they were being so quiet, no one noticed. She said that so and so gave her the frog, she wanted to name it Leonard Green Frog and could she please keep it? I walked over to the story pit and sure enough frogs were hopping everywhere. I told her I'd think about it and got out of there so I could laugh and pull myself together. She found me in minutes and was cradling a frog in her hands. I want it, Mom. Oh what the heck, I said yes. Then we had to figure out a way to get it out of there and away from the kids before the sky fell in. So Leonard Green Frog traveled home from the library in my purse. He lived a good life with us for several months. The third time I went by his bowl to see him sitting on top of the screen that covered his big fish bowl, we took him to the park and let him be free!
6. I was helping my 2-yr-old grandson pick out a book in the children's section of our large Main Library. Suddenly, he turned and ran away from me into the lobby. I was running after him and loudly whispering "Charlie, Stop!" He Kept running, thinking this was fun. I had to quietly but firmly yell "Charlie, NO!" which echoed in the vaulted ceiling. I caught him, picked him up and he then screamed "NO"! Everybody in the lobby was watching. I wanted to become invisible. This is the grandson who now at 11, is an avid reader and he got me hooked on Harry Potter!
7. Getting my first Library card. *Sarcasm* Wow! Amazing!
Top Ten Favorite Library Memories:1. We couldn't find our 4-yr-old son (now 30) in the children's library section of our rather small library where we'd left him with his 8-yr-od sister reading books. Paged him twice..no response. After 2 searches of the library (and just about ready to call the police) we found him curled up on a low book shelf contentedly reading a book without a care in the world. Over time it has become a "favorite" library memory! :)
2. My favorite library memory is going to the library with my friend and making up a crazy story, that we both cracked up laughing about. We had so much fun creating that story and spending time together, it's now my favorite library memory.
3. My favorite library memory was when Mrs. Van Horne brought me to the 'big' room to chose a new book when I had finished reading most everything in the children's room.
4. 3. I got my first library card at the age of 10 and was allowed to walk to the library once a week and take out books. I LOVED that whole experience! I spent many an hour at that library as a kid.
5. 4. One evening I took my daughter to the library to pick out books. In the children's section, there used to be a reading pit, a round stadium like section that went down several steps for kids to sit in during story time. She was fine by herself (we have a very small library and I could keep an eye on her from where I was) so I went over to my section. About ten minutes later, she was at my elbow asking me in a loud whisper if she could keep the frog. What? She and several of the "rambunctious" kids of her school were in the pit with live frogs! Little frogs, but still, alive! Hopping everywhere, in the drinking fountain, it was spectacular because they were being so quiet, no one noticed. She said that so and so gave her the frog, she wanted to name it Leonard Green Frog and could she please keep it? I walked over to the story pit and sure enough frogs were hopping everywhere. I told her I'd think about it and got out of there so I could laugh and pull myself together. She found me in minutes and was cradling a frog in her hands. I want it, Mom. Oh what the heck, I said yes. Then we had to figure out a way to get it out of there and away from the kids before the sky fell in. So Leonard Green Frog traveled home from the library in my purse. He lived a good life with us for several months. The third time I went by his bowl to see him sitting on top of the screen that covered his big fish bowl, we took him to the park and let him be free!
6. I was helping my 2-yr-old grandson pick out a book in the children's section of our large Main Library. Suddenly, he turned and ran away from me into the lobby. I was running after him and loudly whispering "Charlie, Stop!" He Kept running, thinking this was fun. I had to quietly but firmly yell "Charlie, NO!" which echoed in the vaulted ceiling. I caught him, picked him up and he then screamed "NO"! Everybody in the lobby was watching. I wanted to become invisible. This is the grandson who now at 11, is an avid reader and he got me hooked on Harry Potter!
7. Getting my first Library card. *Sarcasm* Wow! Amazing!
8. We moved to a new town, but when we got our library cards, I learned that because we were new in town, the limit on my card would be 6 books (that included me and the two pre-schoolers), and the school-age kids (1st & 2nd grade) were limited to 3 books each. The oldest had his books all read by the time we got home, so we went back to the library the next day for more. They suggested he should read them instead of just paging through them. So I had him open one and start reading! After a few pages, they were convinced but still stuck to the 3-book limit, so he checked out 3 more books. I took him back to the library for new books every day for a week until they agreed to raise his limit!
Top Ten Favorite Library Memories:1. We couldn't find our 4-yr-old son (now 30) in the children's library section of our rather small library where we'd left him with his 8-yr-od sister reading books. Paged him twice..no response. After 2 searches of the library (and just about ready to call the police) we found him curled up on a low book shelf contentedly reading a book without a care in the world. Over time it has become a "favorite" library memory! :)
2. My favorite library memory is going to the library with my friend and making up a crazy story, that we both cracked up laughing about. We had so much fun creating that story and spending time together, it's now my favorite library memory.
3. My favorite library memory was when Mrs. Van Horne brought me to the 'big' room to chose a new book when I had finished reading most everything in the children's room.
4. 3. I got my first library card at the age of 10 and was allowed to walk to the library once a week and take out books. I LOVED that whole experience! I spent many an hour at that library as a kid.
5. 4. One evening I took my daughter to the library to pick out books. In the children's section, there used to be a reading pit, a round stadium like section that went down several steps for kids to sit in during story time. She was fine by herself (we have a very small library and I could keep an eye on her from where I was) so I went over to my section. About ten minutes later, she was at my elbow asking me in a loud whisper if she could keep the frog. What? She and several of the "rambunctious" kids of her school were in the pit with live frogs! Little frogs, but still, alive! Hopping everywhere, in the drinking fountain, it was spectacular because they were being so quiet, no one noticed. She said that so and so gave her the frog, she wanted to name it Leonard Green Frog and could she please keep it? I walked over to the story pit and sure enough frogs were hopping everywhere. I told her I'd think about it and got out of there so I could laugh and pull myself together. She found me in minutes and was cradling a frog in her hands. I want it, Mom. Oh what the heck, I said yes. Then we had to figure out a way to get it out of there and away from the kids before the sky fell in. So Leonard Green Frog traveled home from the library in my purse. He lived a good life with us for several months. The third time I went by his bowl to see him sitting on top of the screen that covered his big fish bowl, we took him to the park and let him be free!
6. I was helping my 2-yr-old grandson pick out a book in the children's section of our large Main Library. Suddenly, he turned and ran away from me into the lobby. I was running after him and loudly whispering "Charlie, Stop!" He Kept running, thinking this was fun. I had to quietly but firmly yell "Charlie, NO!" which echoed in the vaulted ceiling. I caught him, picked him up and he then screamed "NO"! Everybody in the lobby was watching. I wanted to become invisible. This is the grandson who now at 11, is an avid reader and he got me hooked on Harry Potter!
7. Getting my first Library card. *Sarcasm* Wow! Amazing!
8. We moved to a new town, but when we got our library cards, I learned that because we were new in town, the limit on my card would be 6 books (that included me and the two pre-schoolers), and the school-age kids (1st & 2nd grade) were limited to 3 books each. The oldest had his books all read by the time we got home, so we went back to the library the next day for more. They suggested he should read them instead of just paging through them. So I had him open one and start reading! After a few pages, they were convinced but still stuck to the 3-book limit, so he checked out 3 more books. I took him back to the library for new books every day for a week until they agreed to raise his limit!
9 The school library was my refuge during lunchtimes. The bully's wouldn't be seen dead in there and so it was a safe place for me during my school years.
Annabeth, Are you making fun of our memories - or of your own memory?
Top Ten Favorite Library Memories: 1. We couldn't find our 4-yr-old son (now 30) in the children's library section of our rather small library where we'd left him with his 8-yr-od sister reading books. Paged him twice..no response. After 2 searches of the library (and just about ready to call the police) we found him curled up on a low book shelf contentedly reading a book without a care in the world. Over time it has become a "favorite" library memory! :)
2. My favorite library memory is going to the library with my friend and making up a crazy story, that we both cracked up laughing about. We had so much fun creating that story and spending time together, it's now my favorite library memory.
3. My favorite library memory was when Mrs. Van Horne brought me to the 'big' room to chose a new book when I had finished reading most everything in the children's room.
4. 3. I got my first library card at the age of 10 and was allowed to walk to the library once a week and take out books. I LOVED that whole experience! I spent many an hour at that library as a kid.
5. 4. One evening I took my daughter to the library to pick out books. In the children's section, there used to be a reading pit, a round stadium like section that went down several steps for kids to sit in during story time. She was fine by herself (we have a very small library and I could keep an eye on her from where I was) so I went over to my section. About ten minutes later, she was at my elbow asking me in a loud whisper if she could keep the frog. What? She and several of the "rambunctious" kids of her school were in the pit with live frogs! Little frogs, but still, alive! Hopping everywhere, in the drinking fountain, it was spectacular because they were being so quiet, no one noticed. She said that so and so gave her the frog, she wanted to name it Leonard Green Frog and could she please keep it? I walked over to the story pit and sure enough frogs were hopping everywhere. I told her I'd think about it and got out of there so I could laugh and pull myself together. She found me in minutes and was cradling a frog in her hands. I want it, Mom. Oh what the heck, I said yes. Then we had to figure out a way to get it out of there and away from the kids before the sky fell in. So Leonard Green Frog traveled home from the library in my purse. He lived a good life with us for several months. The third time I went by his bowl to see him sitting on top of the screen that covered his big fish bowl, we took him to the park and let him be free!
6. I was helping my 2-yr-old grandson pick out a book in the children's section of our large Main Library. Suddenly, he turned and ran away from me into the lobby. I was running after him and loudly whispering "Charlie, Stop!" He Kept running, thinking this was fun. I had to quietly but firmly yell "Charlie, NO!" which echoed in the vaulted ceiling. I caught him, picked him up and he then screamed "NO"! Everybody in the lobby was watching. I wanted to become invisible. This is the grandson who now at 11, is an avid reader and he got me hooked on Harry Potter!
7. Getting my first Library card. *Sarcasm* Wow! Amazing!
8. We moved to a new town, but when we got our library cards, I learned that because we were new in town, the limit on my card would be 6 books (that included me and the two pre-schoolers), and the school-age kids (1st & 2nd grade) were limited to 3 books each. The oldest had his books all read by the time we got home, so we went back to the library the next day for more. They suggested he should read them instead of just paging through them. So I had him open one and start reading! After a few pages, they were convinced but still stuck to the 3-book limit, so he checked out 3 more books. I took him back to the library for new books every day for a week until they agreed to raise his limit!
9 The school library was my refuge during lunchtimes. The bully's wouldn't be seen dead in there and so it was a safe place for me during my school years.
10 I always love befriending the librarians and getting their suggestions. Sometimes we get into long conversations about our favorite books and I really enjoy getting to know them.
This was a really fun list idea Mary.
Top Ten things you love about librarians.
1. They go out of their way to help you with your inquiries.
they get very excited about sharing book ideas. Kind of like us!
1. They go out of their way to help you with your inquiries.2.They get very exited about sharing book ideas. Kind of like us!
3. They let you check out books. BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nophoto-f-25x33 1. They go out of their way to help you with your inquiries.2.They get very exited about sharing book ideas. Kind of like us!
3. They let you check out books. BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. They don't mind people hanging out in chairs reading!
YEAH!1. They go out of their way to help you with inquiries
2.They get very excited about book ideas. Kind of like us!
3.They let you check out books. BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
4.They don't mind people hanging out in chairs reading!
5. They help you find what you need and get what book you want.
1. They go out of their way to help you with inquiries2.They get very excited about book ideas. Kind of like us!
3.They let you check out books. BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
4.They don't mind people hanging out in chairs reading!
5. They help you find what you need and get what book you want.
6. They don't make you feel bad if you've got late fees.
Yeah!Top ten things you like about librarians:
1. They go out of their way to help you with inquiries
2.They get very excited about book ideas. Kind of like us!
3.They let you check out books. BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
4.They don't mind people hanging out in chairs reading!
5. They help you find what you need and get what book you want.
6. They don't make you feel bad if you've got late fees.
7. They don't call you if you have late fees.
8. They don't make you feel bad if you hurt or lose a book.
Top Ten things you love about librarians. 1. They go out of their way to help you with inquiries
2.They get very excited about book ideas. Kind of like us!
3.They let you check out books. BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
4.They don't mind people hanging out in chairs reading!
5. They help you find what you need and get what book you want.
6. They don't make you feel bad if you've got late fees.
7. They don't call you if you have late fees.
8. They don't make you feel bad if you hurt or lose a book.
9. They start fun book clubs.
Top Ten things you love about librarians.1. They go out of their way to help you with inquiries
2.They get very excited about book ideas. Kind of like us!
3.They let you check out books. BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
4.They don't mind people hanging out in chairs reading!
5. They help you find what you need and get what book you want.
6. They don't make you feel bad if you've got late fees.
7. They don't call you if you have late fees.
8. They don't make you feel bad if you hurt or lose a book.
9. They start fun book clubs.
10. They help run and keep book clubs going. I like book clubs!
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits.
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits.1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits.1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
2. Days when I'm so busy that I go to school at 7:30 AM and won't get home until 9 PM
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits.1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
2. Days when I'm so busy that I go to school at 7:30 AM and won't get home until 9 PM
3. My mother, who I normally adore, when she is in her pity me, life is horrible place.
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits.1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
2. Days when I'm so busy that I go to school at 7:30 AM and won't get home until 9 PM
3. My mother, who I normally adore, when she is in her pity me, life is horrible place.
4. When basic decency and manners are ignored. Chivalry is dead, ladies. I think it deserves a funeral
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits. 1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
2. Days when I'm so busy that I go to school at 7:30 AM and won't get home until 9 PM
3. My mother, who I normally adore, when she is in her pity me, life is horrible place.
4. When basic decency and manners are ignored. Chivalry is dead, ladies. I think it deserves a funeral
5. Men who bully women because they assume they won't fight back.
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits. 1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
2. Days when I'm so busy that I go to school at 7:30 AM and won't get home until 9 PM
3. My mother, who I normally adore, when she is in her pity me, life is horrible place.
4. When basic decency and manners are ignored. Chivalry is dead, ladies. I think it deserves a funeral
5. Men who bully women because they assume they won't fight back.
6. Prejudiced people who refuse to listen or be considerate to everyone they don't agree with.
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits. 1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
2. Days when I'm so busy that I go to school at 7:30 AM and won't get home until 9 PM
3. My mother, who I normally adore, when she is in her pity me, life is horrible place.
4. When basic decency and manners are ignored. Chivalry is dead, ladies. I think it deserves a funeral
5. Men who bully women because they assume they won't fight back.
6. Prejudiced people who refuse to listen or be considerate to everyone they don't agree with
7 Breed Specific Legislation
Name ten things that annoy you to your limits. 1. Continually being interrupted so that I can't even finish my sentence ...
2. Days when I'm so busy that I go to school at 7:30 AM and won't get home until 9 PM
3. My mother, who I normally adore, when she is in her pity me, life is horrible place.
4. When basic decency and manners are ignored. Chivalry is dead, ladies. I think it deserves a funeral
5. Men who bully women because they assume they won't fight back.
6. Prejudiced people who refuse to listen or be considerate to everyone they don't agree with
7 Breed Specific Legislation
8. When my children write, or worse yet speak, in "text shorthand".
10. People who talk on their cell phones when going through a drive-through.Name 10 cities you would love to visit.
Do cities you've visited but want to visit again count?If so:
1. London
2. Tokyo
3. Dublin
4. Cairo
5. Washington D.C.
6. Rome
7. Venice
8. Paris
9. Seattle
10. New York
If not, every thing but London, Paris, and Seattle:
1. Sydney
8. Chicago
9. Milwaukie!
Annabeth, you were supposed to only add one submission to the list. The list grows by having several people make additions. So your choice should stop at #1 - London, and then somebody else puts the #2 slot in.
Well, let me remind you of the name ten of your favorite candies, and that person put all ten in! And you didn't comment!
10 cities you would love to visit.If so:
1. London
2. Palermo
10 cities you would love to visit:1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
10 cities you would love to visit:1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
10 cities you would love to visit: 1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
5. Paris
10 cities you would love to visit1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
5. Paris
6. Toronto
10 cities you would love to visit1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
5. Paris
6. Toronto
7. Prague
10 cities you would love to visit 1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
5. Paris
6. Toronto
7. Prague
8. Venice
9. Edinburgh
10 cities you would love to visit
1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
5. Paris
6. Toronto
7. Prague
8. Venice
9. Edinburgh
10. San Diego
1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
5. Paris
6. Toronto
7. Prague
8. Venice
9. Edinburgh
10. San Diego
10 adventure sports you hope to cover before you die
1. Bungee Jumping
1. Bungee Jumping
10 adventure sports you hope to cover before you die1. Bungee Jumping
2. Jumping out of a Plane
10 adventure sports you hope to cover before you die 1. Bungee Jumping
2. Jumping out of a Plane
3. Hang gliding (I've done 1&2)
Leanne wrote: "10 cities you would love to visit 1. London
2. Palermo
3. Kenya (African Safari)
4. New York City
5. Paris
6. Toronto
7. Prague
8. Venice
9. Edinburgh"
YOU CAN ONLY ADD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I THOUGHT BRIAN EXPLAINED THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
She was adding yours that you didn't attach to the list and hers, so really only one.
Yeah, well I did 10 in a post, and Brian got angry at me!
Annabeth wrote: "Yeah, well I did 10 in a post, and Brian got angry at me!"Maybe I'm going to regret this, but Annabeth - you need to chill.
*breathes slower* OK. It's just I'm REALLY frustrated right now.
10 adventure sports you hope to cover before you die 1. Bungee Jumping
2. Jumping out of a Plane
3. Hang gliding (I've done 1&2)
4. Snowboarding (That's the best I can come up with. I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to these things.)
10 adventure sports you hope to cover before you die1. Bungee Jumping
2. Jumping out a plane
3. Hang gliding
4. Snowboarding
5. Skiing
6. Para-gliding
7. Parachuting
8. Ski jump
9. Scuba Diving
10. Roller Derby
10 things you HATE about the computer
1. When it shuts me out of email.
2. When it shuts me out of Good Reads(AAARGGGGGGHHHHH)
3. When I don't get internet connection.
Annabeth, I'm afraid you are going to take this wrong no matter how nicely we phrase it, but you are supposed to copy and paste the list as far as it's gotten and then add only one choice of your own at a time. If you have more than one entry, that's fine, but they should be separated by at least one other persons contribution. The purpose of the game is to get to know everyone better.
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1. We couldn't find our 4-yr-old son (now 30) in the children's library section of our rather small library where we'd left him with his 8-yr-od sister reading books. Paged him twice..no response. After 2 searches of the library (and just about ready to call the police) we found him curled up on a low book shelf contentedly reading a book without a care in the world. Over time it has become a "favorite" library memory! :)
2. My favorite library memory is going to the library with my friend and making up a crazy story, that we both cracked up laughing about. We had so much fun creating that story and spending time together, it's now my favorite library memory.
3. My favorite library memory was when Mrs. Van Horne brought me to the 'big' room to chose a new book when I had finished reading most everything in the children's room.
4. 3. I got my first library card at the age of 10 and was allowed to walk to the library once a week and take out books. I LOVED that whole experience! I spent many an hour at that library as a kid.
5. 4. One evening I took my daughter to the library to pick out books. In the children's section, there used to be a reading pit, a round stadium like section that went down several steps for kids to sit in during story time. She was fine by herself (we have a very small library and I could keep an eye on her from where I was) so I went over to my section. About ten minutes later, she was at my elbow asking me in a loud whisper if she could keep the frog. What? She and several of the "rambunctious" kids of her school were in the pit with live frogs! Little frogs, but still, alive! Hopping everywhere, in the drinking fountain, it was spectacular because they were being so quiet, no one noticed. She said that so and so gave her the frog, she wanted to name it Leonard Green Frog and could she please keep it? I walked over to the story pit and sure enough frogs were hopping everywhere. I told her I'd think about it and got out of there so I could laugh and pull myself together. She found me in minutes and was cradling a frog in her hands. I want it, Mom. Oh what the heck, I said yes. Then we had to figure out a way to get it out of there and away from the kids before the sky fell in. So Leonard Green Frog traveled home from the library in my purse. He lived a good life with us for several months. The third time I went by his bowl to see him sitting on top of the screen that covered his big fish bowl, we took him to the park and let him be free!
6. I was helping my 2-yr-old grandson pick out a book in the children's section of our large Main Library. Suddenly, he turned and ran away from me into the lobby. I was running after him and loudly whispering "Charlie, Stop!" He Kept running, thinking this was fun. I had to quietly but firmly yell "Charlie, NO!" which echoed in the vaulted ceiling. I caught him, picked him up and he then screamed "NO"! Everybody in the lobby was watching. I wanted to become invisible. This is the grandson who now at 11, is an avid reader and he got me hooked on Harry Potter!