For my third year of this challenge, I managed to repeat last year's Mt. Ararat, but it required some heavy-duty climbing at the end, because once again, I was distracted during the year by new books and library books, and didn't work on the stuff on … [Continue reading] about 2014 Mount TBR wrap-up
2014 Monthly Motifs wrap-up
I did the Monthly Key Words in 2013, but the host offered this new challenge and I like it! A really fun challenge to come up with something for each month and I completed it early in December! MONTHLY MOTIFS: … [Continue reading] about 2014 Monthly Motifs wrap-up
Newbery Challenge 2014 wrap-up
I decided to join this challenge to jumpstart my perpetual challenge of reading all the winners. My goal was the L'Engle level: 15-29 points, and although I thought I would just make the lower threshold, I actually hit the top of the first … [Continue reading] about Newbery Challenge 2014 wrap-up
Festival of Trees 2014
Today was Decorating Day for Festival of Trees so the Carey family decorated our 15th consecutive tree in honor of Scott's brother, Paul. He was an Air Force pilot killed in 1995 in Alabama, leaving a wife and three young children. … [Continue reading] about Festival of Trees 2014
My Church Service Mission
I was released as a Church Service Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints a month ago and have put off writing about my experience because I felt I needed a little time to process it all. The last week of service was very … [Continue reading] about My Church Service Mission