School Starts Soon

For many of us this week marks the last and final week of summer vacation. My son is here with me in the office this week and I hate to admit this, but I have yet to purchase anything on his school supply list. I have a feeling by the time I get to the stores this weekend the Halloween decorations will be on display and the people behind the counters will look at me funny when I pull out the list.

Needless to say, he is much more prepared for the new school year than I am. He's starting Pre-K and has been in "school" since he was eighteen months old. So why do I get teary-eyed when thinking of sending him off to a new adventure with a group of children his age?

Here's the Kane/Miller books that we read today, and those that we've read in the past (more for my benefit than his, of course!):

Kevin Goes to School


Little School


Something for School


Tibili: The Little Boy Who Didn't Want to Go to School

American Association of School Librarians

Even though I'm watching Game #3 of the World Series and sitting at the Reno-Sparks airport, I'm also running through my notes from the past few days during the AASL conference.

It was a quick two and a half days but I had a wonderful experience and accomplished quite a bit:

• I met a lot of great people and introduced several school librarians to Kane/Miller
  

• I saw several contacts that I usually don't see until the annual American Library Association conference in June

• I met quite a few vendors who were so nice and pleasant to be working near
  

• I was able to sign up for the 2009 conference which is to take place in North Carolina

• I managed to get fresh air (after being locked inside during the recent firestorms in San Diego) and get some exercise walking back and forth from the Atlantis Resort & Spa (located conveniently right across the street from the Reno-Sparks Convention Center)

• I was able to donate the remaining books to a local school here in Reno

My flight is boarding soon and I still need to eat dinner while cheering for the Rockies. Overall, the last few days have been quite successful and I'm pleased that we attended this bi-annual conference and look forward to meeting again in 2009.