An Update on the Library

Last week I spent a lot of time over at my new hangout...Girls Inc.  Working on the library was at times overwhelming, plowing through all of the books and magazines and what-nots.  You might recall all of these books were awaiting my perusal after Tammy and her family cleaned and painted the room.

 

I am going to do the big reveal on Wednesday, but here are some during-the-process-pictures so that you can share in my JOY :)

 

I chose this fabric for window treatments and when I went

back to Parthenon to purchase it...they gave it to me. 

What a wonderful gift :)

Now, I don't sew...so I have pretty much figured out how to

accomplish a lot with fabric and a glue gun :)  These are

not the finished product, you can see those on Wednesday!

I have so much fabric left over I want to make pillows for

the built in bench that runs along one wall...hmmm I wonder

how I will swing this without sewing!!

While going through stacks and stacks of books, I came

across many that have been donated by one of my favorite

organizations, The Panama City Junior Women's Club...oh the memories!

Eventually I began refilling the shelves with picture books,

chapter books, poetry books, mysteries, young adult books,

classical literature, and more...

I was so happy...I think I was born to be a librarian :D

 

Last Wednesday, the first group of girls came to visit.

I read aloud as the first and second graders sat mesmerized

 (okay, a slight exaggeration) and they learned a little poem too!! Stay tuned cause this Wednesday (my Katelyn's 20th Birthday) I will show you the finished project!   

Random...Very Random

 

Thursday was my birthday and it was a very nice day which included a 5 mile walk, a trip to a new coffee shop/restaurant downtown, beautiful flowers from Rich, a surprise at Girls Inc, birthday wishes from lots of wonderful people, and a piece of Lemon Italian Creme cake...all-in-all a grand day and actually none of it was planned out, things just fell into place.  I think that this must be one of the beauties of hitting 50...which I did...three years back. Just waking up and finding joy in the day...



Friday was a very busy day.  I went to yoga first thing in the morning.
This class is good...and difficult.  It is totally different than the yoga class I love on Monday and Wednesday nights.  This class pushes me and has me at times looking at the instructor to see if she is actually doing the stuff she is instructing us to do...for example:

                             Oh...okay...this one I totally get...:)

                          And this one...side body long...I get it!

Now THIS one, seriously...I couldn't get my feet off the ground for more than 2 seconds...not enough core strength and no upper body strength...so I will make this my mission...to be able to do this pose...so that I can!

BUT...if you EVER see me doing this...call the paramedics...cause I will not be coming out of this position on my own...just saying...

    Now this looks awesome to me...maybe in October :)


Okay, so after yoga kicked my butt, I went to Parthenon to look at fabric for the library at Girls Inc. and this is what I came up with...

 

The walls are going to be the color on the paint stick (lovely paint that they already have)  The built in shelves are this shade of blue...this fabric I love almost perfectly matches the color of the paint...hmmm

 

 

I do love red....and the little bit of blue is a perfect match....hmmm

 

 

I also like this blue and taupe diamond fabric....hmmm

 

 

Any thoughts...?

 

And last, the mailman knocked on my door to deliver my mail.  He is so sweet and typically does this if there is any kind of package in the mail, even if it fits in the mailbox. So, yes, I got books for the library and this one I might just have to sit down and read over the weekend...along with all the usual weekend fun!!

 

 

Have a great weekend...whatever it brings your way!