Yesterday we found a little baby squirrel curled up in a ball in our front yard. John had heard something crying earlier and thought it was a baby bird. We think it probably fell out of it's nest in the big tree in our yard. We left it outside, hoping that it's momma would come back and get him. We put hot water bottles next to it to keep him warm, but the poor little thing looked so very cold. So once it got dark, we took him inside for the night. He slept in a cardboard box, nestled into a towel, in our office. Isn't he so cute???
So I started making phone calls this morning, trying to figure out what to do with him. Our vet offered to euthanize him. It seems that not too many places rescue squirrels. But he was just a defenseless little orphan! I finally ended up taking him to the vet at KState. They said they would get him some liquids and food and make sure he wasn't hurt, and then give him to a wildlife rescue center that they work with. It was an emotional morning, but I'm glad that he finally got medical treatment.
On a completely different note.....................
Last weekend was prom, and John and I were sitting on our porch watching all of the high school students take their prom pictures in the park across the street. Most were in typical prom attire (apparently white tuxes were very in this season), but here's something we didn't expect to see. Ever.
Whoa, I am on a blogging roll here. Well, this one's all about our town - Wamego, KS - and the Wamego Public Library. Oh by the way, have I mentioned that I'm now in charge of all of the InterLibrary Loans? Quite a learning experience. I rather like it. I think I would like it more if I didn't have to do ILL while simultaneously working the circulation desk. I'm capable of multi-tasking, but my computer resists having that many screens open at once and often just shuts-down on me. He just an old and overworked computer, poor thing. But I digress.
I wanted to share a few shorts videos that I have made. They were assignments for 23 things Kansas. (I'm sure all of you library folks are already familiar with 23 things.) Basically, it's an online learning program for anyone who works in libraries in the state of Kansas. Each week we cover a new topic/online learning tool and complete an assignment, which we then post to a blog. Yes, that is why I have not been blogging here as often - it seems that I'm only capable of handling one blog at a time. ....so much for multi-tasking.
With no further ado, here's the first video. It's a short slideshow made up of pictures I took at the library today. I have posted it on the library's website in order to promote National Library Week - see it here.
Next is a video of our town. John drove the car very slowly and I held our camera out the window. Sorry it's a little bumpy. I wanted to go slower, but we had quite the line of cars following us down main street. :)
What a week! Tuesday - John's birthday. Thursday - my birthday. Weekend - Good Friday and Easter. We have been celebrating all week (i.e. eating lots of food and cake!)
Unfortunately our schedules didn't work out so that we could spend much time together on our birthdays, but we made the best of it. I worked late on John's birthday and he was at school until 10:30 pm on my birthday. We still managed to have a couple of candlelit dinners prepared by chef John and I baked us each a cake.
Today we celebrated Easter Sunday with a lovely, outdoor sunrise service. We managed to wake up while it was still dark, get dressed up, and travel to the very small town of Emmett to meet up with my incredibly sweet (and spry!) 92-year-old coworker at her church. The small gathering of people were kind and welcoming, the singing was off-key but heartfelt, and the sermon was thoughtful and intelligent. It was a simple and very real celebration of Christ's resurrection. And afterward we all sat down to chat over cinnamon rolls, muffins, orange juice and coffee.
After taking a nap, John and I prepared ourselves a special Easter dinner.
It was a beautiful day here, so after dinner we took a stroll through the park and down main street, and ended up back on our front porch swing. What a wonderful day.
Happy Easter everyone.
or as we say in our family........
Christos voskrese! Christ is risen Voistinu voskrese! He is risen indeed
So I started making phone calls this morning, trying to figure out what to do with him. Our vet offered to euthanize him. It seems that not too many places rescue squirrels. But he was just a defenseless little orphan! I finally ended up taking him to the vet at KState. They said they would get him some liquids and food and make sure he wasn't hurt, and then give him to a wildlife rescue center that they work with. It was an emotional morning, but I'm glad that he finally got medical treatment. 
