It has been a very fast week. We typed and typed in 1st and 2nd grade to get our letters to Santa in to the newspaper by Friday's deadline. Some of the letters were very sweet and funny. One little girl told Santa that the only thing she really wanted was for Santa and Mrs. Claus to have the best Christmas ever. Isn't that sweet? I loved it.
My friend Stevi, that I work with, showed me a book tracking program from Apple. I have SOOOOO many books that sometimes it is hard to remember if it's on the shelf or I have loaned it or I just don't own it. This program, called Delicious Bookshelf 2, is only for Mac computers. It uses the iSight camera built in to my computer. All I have to do is turn on the camera and hold the bar code on the back of the book in front of it and it scans it, finds it on the internet and loads it in my library. If it doesn't find the bar code all I have to do is type in the ISBN # and it finds it that way. Or if all else fails, I just type the title in and choose the one on the list that is mine. The books then show up on "wooden" shelves with the covers showing. Then when I click on a cover, it gives me a synopsis of the book, the books details and even reviews from Amazon. Isn't that SOOOOOO cool!!!! It cost $40 but it was well worth it. I have thanked DeWayne about 100 times for buying it for me. Oh, and I forgot one of the best features. If someone wants to borrow a book, I just add their name to my friend list. I click on the book, drag it over to their name and it then shows a little calendar of when the book is "supposed" to be returned. It tells me who borrowed it, when, and how long they've had it. This is also way cool! This fabulous program doesn't just do books. It inventories movies, games, Video games, gadgets, tools, and clothes. I can then print out a list of all this inventory and put it in a safe place in case of disaster. Still thinking that I got a deal for $40!
We have decided to put the Christmas tree up this Friday after Evan gets home. That's only a week but that is long enough. I really want to paint or at least start peeling wallpaper during the Christmas vacation.
This is one of those weeks that I have a lot to do and it's all crammed in to just a few days. Madison and Mallory will be here tonight. I am looking forward to two days with teenagers. They haven't stayed here by themselves since they were little. Tomorrow is Delaney's birthday party. DeWayne and I have tickets to the dinner theater at mom and Jim's church. I have to bake cookies for Tuesday evening's cookie walk at Lisa G.'s. And Monday night is Home Group here at 6 and I have to cook a meal. Plus sometime in there I have to clean the house. It will get done or it won't. NO stress!
Well, I have to be at a baby shower in a few hours and I still have to go to Wal Mart before. I guess I better get moving!
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