<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from libraryladymom.blog-city.com</title><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2009 libraryladymom.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:49:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from libraryladymom.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Keep &apos;Em Diapered</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/keep_em_diapered.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/keep_em_diapered.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=keep%5Fem%5Fdiapered</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I just saw a book on the reserve cart &quot;Diaper Free By 3&quot; and once again wondered &quot;WHY?&quot;What is the obsession about toilet training at an early age?I know diapers are costly. 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Areas of rich diversity and other areas where folks still don&#39;t seem to have heard that the South lost the &quot;War of Northern Aggression&quot;.I&#39;ve lived here 2]]></description></item><item><title>Dear Darling Daughter,</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/dear_darling_daughter.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/dear_darling_daughter.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dear%5Fdarling%5Fdaughter</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Perhaps I AM meaner and stricter than all the mothers around here. Quite possible from what I&#39;ve seen.But when I take you and Mr Wonderful to the mall and instead of staying there, you take the Metro into DC and &quot;go for a walk&quot; around t]]></description></item><item><title>Carrots For Halloween</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/carrots_for_halloween.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/carrots_for_halloween.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=carrots%5Ffor%5Fhalloween</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carrot cake, that is.Normally I&#39;m a chocolate person--you can fill up a Halloween dish with candy and if it&#39;s candy corn and the like I&#39;ll just yawn.But JR and I had carrot cake this spring--at&nbsp; Easter brunch, I think--and she&#39;s]]></description></item><item><title>The Pumpkin Song</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/the_pumpkin_song_10.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/the_pumpkin_song_10.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fpumpkin%5Fsong%5F10</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All right, I&#39;m going to let you hear my not-so-dulcet tones because I can&#39;t find a recording of this song anywhere.I sing this all month long in October (and into November) at my programs for kids 12-24 months, and in late October at the prog]]></description></item><item><title>Comfort in Cumin</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/comfort_in_cumin.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/comfort_in_cumin.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=comfort%5Fin%5Fcumin</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have had a very long day today. I&#39;ve been helping to discharge and sort&nbsp; the billions of books we&#39;ve been unable to discharge for the last 3 days while we were transitioning from one circ system to the other. I&#39;ve been helping othe]]></description></item><item><title>Waiting To Exhale</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/waiting_to_exhale.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/waiting_to_exhale.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=waiting%5Fto%5Fexhale</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[JR is home with what is probably a stomach ache and no more--we&#39;ve all had similar things over the last week or two. The Man is home with her because I had to come to work and do my &quot;Halloween&quot; programs.And truthfully, coming in for my]]></description></item><item><title>&quot;Baby Genius&quot; Refunds</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/baby_genius_refunds.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/baby_genius_refunds.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=baby%5Fgenius%5Frefunds</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bought any &quot;Baby Einstein&quot; DVDs since 2004?Well, if you have, according this NY Times article  the Disney Corporation is now ready to admit that your child just might not have been turned into a genius through watching this stuff, and is of]]></description></item><item><title>Floor Level Patrons</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/floor_level_patrons.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/floor_level_patrons.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=floor%5Flevel%5Fpatrons</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yesterday we had a weird one who kept trying to lie down on the floor and read. Bad enough in the adult area, but on the floor in the children&#39;s room--right next to &quot;Papa San&quot; sofa?JR was with me at work and I kept her in my office unti]]></description></item><item><title>I Just Made President Obama A Library Card</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/i_just_made_president_obama_a_library_card.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/i_just_made_president_obama_a_library_card.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=i%5Fjust%5Fmade%5Fpresident%5Fobama%5Fa%5Flibrary%5Fcard</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, sort of--we&#39;re going on a new circulation system next week and have an off-line system to practice on.Kind of fun billing the POTUS for an overdue library book though.Certainly a lot more fun that it will be next week when we are off-line f]]></description></item><item><title>What Makes My Day</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/what_makes_my_day.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/what_makes_my_day.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fmakes%5Fmy%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When one of my favorite 3 year olds interrupts me in the middle of my story.Not because she interrupted me, but because of what she wanted to say:&quot;I love you, Miss L!&quot;I love you too, Amelia.And even if someday I didn&#39;t have to work for]]></description></item><item><title>Where Have All the Three Year Olds Gone?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/where_have_all_the_three_year_olds_gone.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/where_have_all_the_three_year_olds_gone.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=where%5Fhave%5Fall%5Fthe%5Fthree%5Fyear%5Folds%5Fgone</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My &quot;ages 2 and up&quot; programs are full of 2 year olds.Very new 2 year olds--26 months as opposed to 34 months.Wild, wiggly, still learning to sit down for a few minutes, minimal attention span 2 year olds.Plus several toddler siblings whose p]]></description></item><item><title>Dear SC</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/dear_sc.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/dear_sc.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dear%5Fsc</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am pleased that you have removed the line on your blog&#39;s sidebard where you note that Mom says that you &quot;don&#39;t have the common sense God gave a goat&quot;, especially since in it you refer to me as &quot;dear OLD mom&quot;.I KNOW that]]></description></item><item><title>Copycat Brownies</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/copycat_brownies.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/copycat_brownies.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=copycat%5Fbrownies</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These are specifically, a copy cat version of the surprisingly good &quot;No Pudge&quot; box mix we&#39;ve been using at our house whenever the girls and I need a chocolate fix. We didn&#39;t have any in the house last night, so I tried this recipe t]]></description></item><item><title>What I&apos;ve Been Doing This Week:</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/what_ive_been_doing_this_week.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/what_ive_been_doing_this_week.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:26:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Five%5Fbeen%5Fdoing%5Fthis%5Fweek</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator></item><item><title>Apples, Apples and More Apples</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/apples_apples_and_more_apples.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/apples_apples_and_more_apples.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=apples%5Fapples%5Fand%5Fmore%5Fapples</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We went on our annual apple picking expedition in the Blue Ridge Mountains last Sunday and came back with 2 bags of apples--1 of Granny Smiths (the Man is SUPPOSED to bake pies) and one with Yorks. Not my favorite apple for cooking--I&#39;m a New Yor]]></description></item><item><title>REAL Pot Roast</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/real_pot_roast.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/real_pot_roast.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=real%5Fpot%5Froast</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My mom always called her beef stew &quot;pot roast&quot;. But real pot roast is a roast cooked whole in the pot.And I&#39;ve never cooked it that way until tonight.I had a large piece of boneless chuck roast and the time to cook it stove top. So I we]]></description></item><item><title>One Day When I&apos;m Rich...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/one_day_when_im_rich.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/one_day_when_im_rich.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=one%5Fday%5Fwhen%5Fim%5Frich</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Instead of going to the beauty salon once every few months to get my hair cut I am going to go every week. Just to get my hair washed and styled.There are some things you do for yourself that feel even better when someone else does them.And if you wa]]></description></item><item><title>This One Is Going On My Fridge</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/now_on_my_fridge.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/now_on_my_fridge.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=now%5Fon%5Fmy%5Ffridge</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This woman keeps stealing my life:]]></description></item><item><title>That&apos;s Bad, But That&apos;s Good</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/thats_bad_but_thats_good.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/thats_bad_but_thats_good.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=thats%5Fbad%5Fbut%5Fthats%5Fgood</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The bad news is that &quot;Magpie&quot;, age 5, my darling honorary niece, has pneumonia.The good news is that she&#39;s getting antibiotics and should be home from the hospital tomorrow, poor sweetie.The bad news is that I bashed another of my crapp]]></description></item><item><title>Tuesday Afternoon At the Circulation Desk:</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/tuesday_afternoon_at_the_circulation_desk.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/tuesday_afternoon_at_the_circulation_desk.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tuesday%5Fafternoon%5Fat%5Fthe%5Fcirculation%5Fdesk</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Library card registration, check ins and check outs and:Lovely elderly English grand dame who&#39;s a regular patron needs help with the copy card machine and then the copier.A gentleman checking out &quot;The Crucible&quot; recognizes me as SC&#39;s]]></description></item><item><title>Last of the Summer Corn</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/last_of_the_summer_corn.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/last_of_the_summer_corn.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:26:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=last%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fsummer%5Fcorn</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Growing up in NYC in the 60s/70s, fresh corn on the cob was a rare treat.Not only were there no local green markets, supermarkets didn&#39;t have links to local farms, so the corn they did sell in the store was likely to be days old.&nbsp; And unlike]]></description></item><item><title>More On Homework</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/more_on_homework.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/more_on_homework.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=more%5Fon%5Fhomework</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Landismom (she of Bumblebee and Sweet Potato) commented on my last post in terms of homework and the managing thereof.I am a hands-off parent in general when it comes to the girls homework. Their responsibility to do it--though I will see what they h]]></description></item><item><title>Penalty Laps</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/penalty_laps.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/penalty_laps.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=penalty%5Flaps</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At bedtime last night JR suddenly said, &quot;Oh, no, I forgot to do my spelling homework.&quot;&quot;Well, you&#39;ll have to go in without it,&quot;I said.&quot;Oh, I HAVE to do it. I don&#39;t want to have to do laps again.&quot;WHAAAAT?Apparently]]></description></item><item><title>Updating a Slow Cooker Favorite:Beef Stroganoff</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/updating_a_slow_cooker_favorite.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/updating_a_slow_cooker_favorite.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=updating%5Fa%5Fslow%5Fcooker%5Ffavorite</comments><dc:creator>LibraryLady</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Back to school and cooler weather and the crock pot is getting a regular workout. And tonight&#39;s meal wasBeef Stroganoff.This was good in the original recipe. But adding one simple step makes it even better--browning the meat in a pan before addin]]></description></item></channel></rss>