Saturday, October 26, 2019

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon Oct 2019

One of my favorite days of the year is back! A day to drop everything and read...or at least for some of the day - I have 3 kids so everything is a stretch.  

Opening Survey!
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?  Near Cincinnati, OH where it is supposed to rain all day - perfect day for reading
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Red Queen, which maybe the only book I read.  I am also listening to Luckiest Girl alive. I am almost 1/2 way through and contemplating not finishing it.  It is for book club but I am not into the main character.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I haven't officially planned any snacks though we always have snacks.  I did get a cheese danish which I am looking for having now.  Also the cookies that are premade and you pop in the oven.  Warm cookies are the best.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I have 3 kiddos and will likely read with one or all at some point during the read-a-thon.  My 9 year old and I tend to read a lot together and my 6 year old doesn't read yet, so I read with him too.  I might get my 13 year old to participate a little or may end up reading one of her graphic novels. I may have to take a break to get them Halloween costumes and pumpkins but I am trying to avoid it. 
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I have participated before and I am really going to try to read more. I have many distractions (plus I am upgrading my work computer today so I am watching it to make sure it continues).  I am going to try to take better track of my reading time on the new Dewey Bookmark too.  Maybe that will help me feel more accomplished.  With 3 kids I don't usually have the option of staying up all night so it is probably more like a 14 hour read-a-thon for me but it is one of the few times a year reading is a priority. :)