Conference Calling

Am off to a conference for the week. Even took back a portion of my library book stash as a bow to reality. It will not be a conference filled with unexpected delights like a smile from Christopher Paul Curtis or watching Kenneth Oppel's young son jumping for joy as his father received an award. And I won't be returning with the trunk of my VW bug filled with ARCs of new kids' books. But it is a week away from work, in a warmer part of the country, and I will be packing things to read and chat about upon my return.