Make Waves: Sea Glass Candy Recipe

Those of you looking for aquatic themed activities for your library this summer might want to check out Not So Humble Pie's Sea Glass Candy recipe. As far as equipment goes you only need a stove-top (or hot plate), a sauce pan, candy thermometer metal pan and a mallet. If you can muster those items up--not to mention the limited ingredients--you should definitely consider this for your summer reading program because it looks like it is going to be a smash. ... Sorry--I had to. (Thanks Craftzine!)

A personal announcement

I suppose I didn't have to be so quiet about the reason I've been away, but I'm quite superstitious. I didn't want to let everyone know that I got a new job until after the moment I held the official letter of hire in my hand just in case something happened (what would happen idk, but that's my superstitious nature for you). My employment packet finally came today so I am happy to say that I am now going on to be a teen librarian in the state of New York.

It's my first full-time job ever and I'm quite excited. I'm really nervous, too. I'm leaving a part-time position that I have grown to love and don't quite know what is going to happen with that particular library once I leave. In between putting together resources for my successor and preparing materials for my first project at my new library I have been far too exhausted when I finally had free time to blog. I'm sorry. But the moment I've been waiting for is almost here!! I start March 1st. :D

Hold the flipping phone!!!!!!!!!!!!

First, let me stop bouncing up and down.

::long pause::

::crickets::

Okay. Glad that's settled. I just found out thanks to my wonderful inbox that vacation deals are now announced for The Wonderful World of Harry Potter with travel dates starting May 28th! While this is not the official start date (it's still the dreaded "Spring 2010"), the park has to be opening Memorial Day Weekend, right?! RIGHT!?!?!

I went on to the Leaky Cauldron for more info, but they know just as much as I do at this point. WHEN WILL MORE INFORMATION COME?!? (In case you couldn't tell, I am quite fond of the notion of going to The Wonderful World of Harry Potter during opening week. In fact, it has rather been my biggest fantasy since they mentioned they were making a theme park).

Aaaand back to our regularly scheduled programming of me being a horrid blogger due to things I can't officially talk about yet (Dear mailman, please get on that. I want to discuss why I'm not discussing stuff).

DIY for you

Disney has what appears to be a very easy to refurbish cardigan up on Ruffles and Stuff. Does it not just scream awesome librarian cardigan or what?

Ello!

I've been m.i.a lately, but I'm going to be mysterious and evasive for a few more days (perhaps weeks) before I announce the reason why. Why? Because I'm evil like that, yo. Mwahahahhahahaa

Anyway, I feel bad completely leaving you hanging so check this out. I saw it on Craftzine a while back, but it's still amazing. If you haven't seen it yet get on that. :D