This Week/Weekend

- My ¡HOLA! (Hispanic Outreach Library Action) Project Workshop got canceled in Minocqua this week. Only three people were registered, so we canceled. We knew this area would be a tough sell at this time of year, but we tried. Now I will present a workshop somewhere else, which sounds fine to me.

- Poor Packers. They still have a good record, though. Poor Brett. I hope he recovers in time for Oakland. I'm glad Rodgers did well, but honestly...I want to see Brett it there. It's going to be hard when he's not playing anymore. He IS the Green Bay Packers.

- I was supposed to "bell ring" tonight, outside, for an hour. But now I'm not. I know, I'm horrible. I'm horrible, but honestly, I didn't feel that great yesterday, haven't been sleeping well and the thought of standing outside tonight when it's dark and cold just didn't float my boat. I think they struggle with finding outdoor ringers, and I can understand why. I signed up for an additional "indoor" date, and I informed the office I would not be ringing tonight. I like volunteering. I want to volunteer. But if I'm going to volunteer, I don't want to be miserable. And I know tonight, feeling the way I do, I would be miserable. Maybe that makes me a bad person, but I just don't want to be miserable by my own choosing.

- I want to get up my ugly store-bought tree this weekend. It's ugly, but I love it. I was also going to try and make cookies, but that might be pushing it. I could make some dough and freeze it.

- Our Y Staff Holiday party is on Saturday. I know the weather won't cooperate, but I'm still going to try and make it. I heard it's fun.