Family, Adventures, and Gadgets Collide

Decorating for every holiday or season is beyond my domestic abilities. However, I've seen lots and lots of FaBuLoUs ideas for Valentine's decor, even a Valentine's Linky Party hosted by Craftaholics Anonymous . In fact, I've been absorbed by my computer, yet again! I can't stop lurking! There are far too many fun crafts to make for this LoVeLy holiday! So, instead of attempting to decorate my house for this holiday, I dedicated a display case at work. Can you figure out what my day job is? I'm a school librarian by day, and a blog lurker by night. I made the little heart banner with my Cricut! "Books We Love" Do you decorate for Valentine's Day?

I mentioned in my previous post that I went to Houston for a library conference. It was the Texas Library Association Conference and another one of my job's perks. I was able to pick up lots of FREE books (many of them advanced copies - meaning they aren't even in bookstores yet!), attend several inspiring sessions, and meet some incredible children's authors. Pictures included!

Houston, we have landed! ... Here I am in Houston at the Texas Library Association Conference. Today my com padre(sp?) and I are enjoying ourselves in a Library 2.0 preconference session, and there are a TON of gadgets being introduced and covered today! Wikis, blogs, online survey tools, Google Docs, web cams, and RSS ... just to name a few! It's heaven for a techie! And even better, the presenters are demonstrating how to use these tools within education -- LOVING it!