How can it be ten years since this event first happened? I remember it. I was here. BUT, I thought reading for 24 hours straight was a CRAZY idea and it took me a few times before I joined this most awesome party. I can't remember when I first participated... maybe I can find it. Nope, I can't seem to but I think the first year I participated was maybe 2009? I don't know, but it quickly became an event that we looked forward to around here like Christmas. I can't believe I pooh poohed it those first few years!
And now, it's been awhile (about a year I think) since I've been able to participate. (They are always scheduled at the same time as fall and spring breaks! AH!) But it appears there is no conflict this year! So I've signed up!
Ten years. I'm so proud and happy for those of you who have kept this thing going all this time. I know it's not easy. I've been a part of trying to keep things going and so I know. It's hard! Thank you so much for that!!!
As part of the celebration, some of us are participating in an Instagram challenge leading up to this year's event. #30daysofreadathon Here's some of my pictures so far.
Alternative.
Graphic.
Best.
Blue.
Space.
Snack.
Short.
Red.
I'm struggling with today's prompt though. Listen. I don't listen to books, I listen to music. Should I share music on a book challenge? Ah. The struggle!
Anyway, here's to Dewey's Readathon! Here's to Dewey for thinking it up ten years ago! Here's to everyone who makes it happen every year! Here's to reading!
I have plans to participate in a couple of new-to-me blogging memes in an effort to shake it up around here. Welcome to the first one: Saturday Snapshot hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. Here are the details:
To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky at West Metro Mommy Reads. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don’t post random photos that you find online.
Not sure how I'm going to approach this meme but for this first time I thought I'd share with you some pictures from a "walk" we took last weekend. A walk that ended up being more of hike and then getting off the trail and stuck!
Mt. Timpanogos in the waning sun.
More of a pulled back view of the mountain and the road
we found to walk on.
View of the park way below us.
This is the park were the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
takes place every Labor Day weekend.
The trail turned to rolling stones.
I was not wearing proper shoes!
But luckily, it didn't last for long.
Do you have some fun pictures to share this week? Head over to West Metro Mommy Reads and link up!
Here's all the rest of the pictures from Photoaday August. And in so sharing, you can get a quite a glimpse into my life of late:
Day 19: Hole
(Can't believe I did this one!)
Day 20: Today
(This was the night we saw some people sing Carpenters songs.
They weren't that good. )
Day 21: Cool
(It's a cool cake, right? Crappy picture though.)
Day 22: Home
(Bushes need cutting down so bad!
But what a nice new snazzy roof!)
And this is where I got behind and did a whole bunch of pictures sitting in one spot to catch up with all the days: (I actually thought this was quite the fun little exercise... to figure out a picture for the theme of several days while sitting in one spot. You should try it sometime!)
Day 23: Pair
(or several pairs of chairs!)
Day 24: Path
(Down the hill at our outdoor concert!
This time... Diamond Rio.)
Day 25: Fresh
(Beautiful grass on the hill there!)
Day 26: Dream
(always wanted to learn the drums
and my son could actually teach, but
I'm too scared I won't be able to do it even
a little bit)
Day 27: Tap
(Playing with phones while waiting for the concert)
And now... end the catch up moment!
Day 28: Clock
(while shopping for a baby present for my sister who had a baby on this very day!)
Day 29: Down
(this looks like it could be up or down,
but it really is down.)
Day 30: Card
(playing cards from our last trip)
Day 31: Hidden
(Oh my... I bet that is so well hidden .... you can't EVEN see it!!)
Whew, now.. on to September! I think I'll keep doing it, but just stick them on Instagram for now. Maybe I'll share the "really awesome ones" here, if they happen. Anyway, follow me there if you want to see them all! And any other random pictures I might take from my life. I'm SueySays there, same as Twitter.
And the best thing? The party! This week! Find all the details here... and I hope you are coming! :)
Random Thoughts:
** Well, what a week!
** This next week should be interesting too!
** I'm sick SICK of the smoky sky.
** We bought Hunger Games.
** I can't read fast enough.
** Now that I have new carpet, I want new furniture.
** I'm tired.
And then, I want to make sure you didn't miss any Utah Book Month stuff this past week, so here's what people posted, at least as far as I know (minus reviews):
-- This week we are celebrating our 25th anniversary! Sheesh. Plans are to go experience the Utah Shakespearean Festival for the first time. Can't wait.
-- We are also getting new carpet in the bedroom. Not sure how that works, but all the stuff must be moved out to do it! Including my crazy TBR shelf!
-- Book club this week! Which means somehow I need to fit in an Ender's Game re-read.
-- One week and school starts. There are good things and bad things about this. Two weeks and college starts. There are good things and bad things about this too.
-- My exercise of the week... doing the paper cutter at work, and pulling weeds as tall as me in our garden.
-- I survived the dentist this past week... passed with flying colors!
-- The air outside is still smoky. I can't even tell you how bad I want things to cool down and rain like crazy.
-- I saw Total Recall. It was dark and gritty, and quite intense. Not sure I would recommend though. Have you seen it? What do you say?
Okay, enough of the rambling! Here's to another week!
Wow, there's a bunch of stuff I want to tell you about today! So I've broken things up into mini categories. Enjoy.
Random Thoughts
** I'm almost done with Buffy season 2! And I'm about ready to start the one I've been waiting for... the one guest starring this dude:
But I think I'll be disappointed because I know he will not live up to his acting potential in this small episode of Buffy done YEARS ago when he was just brand new. Sadly.
** Sometimes I really hate reading the reviews on Amazon, you know? The ones that discourage you from buying something you totally wanted... because some die hard fan thinks there's one small thing wrong with something and then you must determine if you are a die hard fan too... or of it won't bother you at all! Argh.
** We discovered a little tidbit about something fun to do locally last night. Did you know that once a month, on the full moon, you can take a moonlight ride on the ski lift at Sundance? Yep! Really fun! Local people, you should try it!
** Song of the week:
** I'm really sad that no one (except two brave souls) wants to give my quote quiz a try. Sheesh, you can't win anything if you DON'T TRY!!! Whew... I feel better now....
** I was so bummed last night when I had several hours I could have used to read, but instead... I fell asleep. Dang, I hate it when I'm tired!!
So, I sort of dropped the ball on July's Photoaday, what with all the craziness and being away from phone and computer for days. But I did take a few pictures there at the end, which I'd still like to share, and I think I'll keep going in August, because you know... it's just too much fun!
However, I may just share on Instagram this go around (you can find me there as SueySays.) We'll see how I feel. Maybe I'll post some here, maybe not. I don't know. We'll just see what happens, okay? That good?
