Welcoming

When my library people had their Strategic Planning meeting a few weeks ago, they talked about values.  One of the values they think is important is for the library building, and the library staff, to be Welcoming.

I think it's important to lead by example, so here I am being Welcoming:

See me???

After a while, I decided that AB Karen was doing a fine job of Welcoming everyone who came in the door, so I went back to my Office for a refreshing nap.

We also had Thunderboomers last week.  They were very impressive in their loudness, but much less impressive in the amount of rain and coolness they brought.  As always, I retreated to my safe in-between spot on the Stairs.  This allows me to be within earshot of my Upstairs AND Downstairs people.

I had visitors who tried to comfort me this time, though.

They helped distract me from the Thunderboomers, which was very nice of them.  I'm a tough, brave, mancatly mancat--but Thunderboomers really give me the willies.

So do fireworks, but since we are rainless and HOT here, there were no fireworks here this 4th of July.  I was absolutely thrilled, but I still wish it would rain so the corn and beans and vegetable gardens and lawns would perk up a little bit.

That is my Monday update!  Today is Bored Board Meeting Day, so I have to keep AB Karen on task!

Purring for Rain,

Tober

My Office Chair

Dear Readers & Blogging Friends,

You probably know that, as Boss, I have several office chairs throughout the library.  Sometimes my library staff is nice enough to share with me.

Sometimes they get all selfish and won't scootch forward, so I have to make do:

This position worked out well.  I managed to immobilize AAB Christine's mousing hand, and since she couldn't mouse around, she got exasperated and decided to pet me instead. 

So I settled in for a nice nap.

Then AB Karen came in and I abandoned Christine to whatever silliness she was engaged in before I arrived.  (Probably cleaning that trash-heap of a desk.)  I've got my priorities.

Kitties and other critters, stay safe and cool and hydrated.  It is 102 degrees today in Indiana!  Even the bean-plants look sad about the weather.

Happy to be an Inside-Only Cat,

Tober

Bribes

AAB Blog Helper has been awfully sad ever since she made me break my New Year's Resolution.  As Boss, I feel that it was important for her to make amends for being such a rotten AAB. 

The first thing she tried to do--which she claims was on purpose, but which I believe was Accidental--was to create a self-service staircase to the fish tank:

See, she and AAB Britta were stacking boxes up so that the InfoExpress Courier Man could get to them easily.  It really had nothing to do with providing me easy access to the Swimming Dinners in the tank.

If that had been they case, one of them would have opened the lid!

The second thing she did was to bring me Homegrown Fresh Catnip Flowers.  Aaaaaah, kitties. . .

I'm thinking that her apology worked.

She is forgiven.

At least until the Catnip wears off.

Missing a blog post was (almost) worth it,

Tober

I broke it.

Hi Everybody.

I broke my belated New Year's Resolution.  I missed my blog posting last week.

AAB Blog Helper worrying about "Strategic Planning" didn't help.  (She should be Strategically Planning to help me get my blog posts posted in a timely fashion.)  We've been busy as all get-out here, doing just about everything except helping me post on my Blog.  We've been Summer Reading, and Teen Crafting, and Library Boreding, and Computing, and doing all of the usual Library Business around here.

Except for me posting on my Blog.  Did I mention that already?

So, AAB Blog Helper is being punished.  She said she doesn't ever never want her picture on my blog.  She runs from the camera (like I do, only she's less likely to be caught napping, and therefore get photographed, at work).  So here we are together:

Hee hee!  What do you think of that?

Well, I realize you can't see her face in that picture, so I will help you out a bit.

HEE HEE!

Okay, all kidding aside.  I am sorry I broke my New Year's Resolution.  Can I maybe make up for it with an extra post this week, do you think?

And an extra-handsome photo of myself, kind of like this one?

I hereby Resolve to soak up this entire sun-puddle,

Tober

I have my paws crossed. . .

. . . I sure hope someone opens this drawer and gives me a few treats!

It should work.  I'm pretty sure my face is irresistible.  (Actually, all of me is irresistible, but I didn't want to post a full-body shot and break the Internets, especially on a weekend.)

Happy Friday!

Tober