This summer has been a little crazy.
June began with a visit from the fam. Mike and two of his kids came up to hike, fish and camp. The Summer Reading program was in full swing by then and I started working just part time in Youth Services, part time in Adult Services at Loussac. At some point in June the libraries made a decision to close their doors 3 days a week to accommodate municipal budget cuts.
In July my friend Holly came to visit.

We went to Forest Fair, ate some delicious foods and took a little cruise. The weather was remarkably warm and we had a great time. It was around this time when I attended my first Tweetup--a meeting of local Twitterers. I was still going back and forth between the branch and the main library (which was stressful).
August started almost immediately with a vacation to Michigan--not much of a vacation, really. It was filled with obligations and awkward family encounters. We did stop in Lansing straight away but I was really tired--in fact I was tired the whole week. We also went to Mackinaw Island for a day.
When we came back to Anchorage, Luke's brother was already in town waiting for us. He had come in for Portland (OR) and was longing for some brother time. So the boys have spent most of the week hanging out, biking, bar hopping and visiting other family.
This past week the mayor also announced his plan to cut the budget. He recently discovered another $9 million shortfall for the year (a $17 million shortfall was discovered in January). Mayor Sullivan was talking cuts in personnel. Being rather low on the proverbial totem pole, I've been worried sick. Luckily, this first 1% of personnel cuts doesn't affect me. Don't mistake my relief for ACTUAL relief--it's just a temporary feeling.
So that's been my summer! After all that I long for a little dullness--that being said I could see my breath outside last night. I'm not saying that winter's on it's way but, well...