A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal: Catch-up!

Ugh....I still don't have a great idea as to what to do for my theme.  But I want to get in on Yidya Sury's blog hop to reveal....so by the end of this post we should have a reveal! (At least I hope!)

Oh it is totally great and powerful!
http://vidyasury.com/2014/02/a-to-z-challenge-theme-reveal-blogfest.html

So I got one suggestion on Facebook, one suggestion in the comments of my post, and one vote on Twitter.  So in terms of voting you guys weren't a whole lot of help :P My brain has been doing a lot of A to Z because I am doing two other blogs in addition to this! Yes I am crazy.  My students are doing the writing but it is still a bit of work on my end to get them motivated and moving.  So go check out the main blog to learn about the theme of Cedar Ridge Academy and the revamped and new learning blog for Cedar Ridge Academy and their theme of Social Studies.

As a result of the brain in other A to Z things it has been hard to focus on my own blog.  So today on the drive home, I had just posted and gotten all of the stuff done for the school blogs--I kind of took a breathe and was like what should I do with my blog??

I had a lot of great suggestions and votes.  But I was thinking it needs to be something realistic--especially if I don't get all of the student ones scheduled in advanced like I would want!  And what I got suggestion wise seemed tricky and the vote I got was actually the two I had posted with the most work--and I might save those for another year. But they just don't seem like they fit this year. 

The other thing with realistic is lets be honest, since I finished the #365 project and work invaded my life more (which I didn't think was possible) I have been a HORRIBLE blogger! I had all of these grand visions when I was done that I would keep up with a regular schedule and update things and network more etc. etc. etc.  So that thought process led me to the idea of a CATCH-UP THEME! 

I had the idea on the other post about doing a week of each thing that my blog focuses on. And I kind of went with that idea for a little bit, but then I was thinking about how it would be a bit of planning to figure out which theme to do with which week and what if I want to change my mind.  So...the catch-up theme gives me the flexibility to do a book thing one day and a knitting thing the next day. I have a lot of book reviews I want to do and lesson plans I want to tell you about.  So, I am going to map out what letters I can use with catch-up things and then probably fill in the rest.  We'll see...like I said at the beginning I hope to have a reveal....I'm not super committed but I'm trying to be.  I think it would have helped if I had all of my letters mapped out already but I'm tired, its late and time for bed!

Thanks for reading the rambling! Feel free to follow on the side and follow my school blogs too--the students are excited to see what is said to their ideas!

Go to the link above to hop on yourself!

Bookworm?

This week's question is:

Were you born bookworm or somebody get you into the habit of reading?

So I think that I am a little bit of both with this.  My mother read to me a lot when I was a kid, she is a great lover of books.  So I credit her with all of my love of reading and books.  There is a story that I use to sleep with my favorite book as a three year old under my pillow.  But I think that I was also born with it--I constantly was reading as a kid and became a teacher because of it.  

What are you reading Monday?

From http://bookjourney.wordpress.com

This is a cool linky that I have seen every once in a while but I have never hopped on.  I am glad to be hanging out with Sheila and all of my fellow readers! One of the biggest reasons I am doing this today is because I am never reading four books at once!! You will have to watch for my book reviews on these books....but I will give little blurbs now.

So what am I reading?

 

This is the second time I've read this...I have been reading it with a book club this month--though I'm behind.  I guess that happens with online book clubs!  But I love this one--if you haven't read it you should!

As mentioned on Friday's post, I am reading this with Roof Beam Reader's read-a-long.

I started reading this again after I reviewed Angels and Demons, but it has gotten so side tracked with the other two!!

And I am listening to...

This is the one that will keep me company as I pack and has been while I drive! This is the only one that's brand new to me on this list.  I am glad to be listening...so far I am loving Rebecca Lowman.  I am not super far into it yet, but I can barely stop listening!

So...what are you reading?!

Picture Links: first three from Wikipedia, last from http://www.nicholassparks.com/books/safe-haven

Is It All About the Hype?

So, today I found out about this book blogger hop. I love following other bloggers and then finding out about all these cool things because they participate.  I will have to look into this blog hop more often!




This hop is hosted by http://www.coffeeaddictedwriter.com/ I will have to explore his site some more--he sounds like an interesting blogger. The point of the hop is to answer the question with a post. This week's question is: So would you read a book just because of the hype?

I have been known to become interested in a book because of the hype.  It will then end up on the list of books to read because of the hype.  I usually don't end up getting around to actually reading it until later after the hype has worn off.  But I did read all of the Harry Potter books--because of the hype..same with Twilight, and the Hunger Games.  I currently have The Help and The Perks of Being a Wallflower on the list of things to eventually read.  Sometimes I will read a book because a movie has come out on it--however I have this really big thing that I will read the book and then watch the movie. For example, because I haven't read The Help yet, I haven't seen the movie.  Might seem kind of strange....but movies ruin books for me--I have to do it in the right order :)