Saturday, 15 October 2016

October: The month that just seems to fly past us...



What a month October has already proven to be. Spring still cannot seem to decide if it wants to be winter or summer, mostly though it seems to just want to be wet.

After our amazing few weeks in September creating super special family memories it was back down to earth again with a crash for me. Tuesday the 4th found me back at work, a bit of a surreal experience as my wife and the kids were still enjoying holidays. I got my best pirate voice ready for the holiday activity I was running with a colleague and made an appearance. After a normal weekend there is always a general library tidy before we open (great team bonding exercise where everyone pitches in). After a holiday on the Monday there were even more returns to deal with on top of the usual tidy. Add to this an absence of two fulltime staff and a meeting booked for the space where we were planning to run the buccaneer fun and suddenly a normal morning became battle stations… All hands on deck.

These past two weeks have been like the spring weather, crazy chaos at work and holiday slowdown at home. Full credit to the amazing girls I work with who have all pitched in where and when needed and also put up with a jumpy, panicked, wild-eyed Team Leader without too much complaint. Full credit also to my amazing family who have kept me grounded, life goes on whether daddy is at work or not.
I’m happy to say that our school holiday program at work had a few youngsters entertained. I’d like to put on more of a show in January however and try to get our numbers back up again, some of the kids booked in unfortunately never showed (probably due to the weather washing them away). We have been contacted by a local gardening club that the library has worked with in the past a couple of times with great success on every occasion. I’d also like to look at another session of Australian animals visiting the library and to connect with our multicultural community it would be great to look at a Chinese puppet show too. So many great options, I cannot wait…

Last Friday night we were finally able to run our after-hours wine and cheese night with famous radio announcer John Ovenden. John organized for us a stellar cast to perform two of his short plays, Fame and Fortune. It was great to see between 50 and 60 people attend, enjoying both performances and also local Willow Point wines and South Australian cheeses during the intermission. Full credit to the Friends of the Murray Bridge Library without whose support this event would never have occurred and also much thanks is owed by me to the amazing library team that I work with. You girls are a great bunch to work with and offer me so much support. Also to my amazing wife Heidi, thank you also for giving me the freedom to try new ideas and thank you for taking on so much at home, you are and always will be my angel.
Finally this weekend has found us a family of seven as my two nieces have come to stay. Ben and Maria, happy belated wedding anniversary. So glad we could finally pay you back. I have a feeling the smallest one will never let me change a nappy again…

Well I guess it is now off to help another of our tiny friends to celebrate a birthday. I am so happy that a local business for kids has been given a second chance. With some luck hopefully the community of Murray Bridge with support Scallywags and its new managers. During the week there were kids everywhere down by the river for a family fun day run by our local AC Care (an amazing day with something for everyone) so there are definitely young families around in large enough numbers to make a business like Scallywags a success. I just wish they would all come down and visit us (at the library! Not at home!!!)
Bring on the adventures of the next two weeks, back to school, whole school camp and preparing at work for a visit from the amazing and wonderful rural romance wonder Rachael Treasure.

Bring it on!!!

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