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Read-a-thon update post

Posted on October 9, 2010 by CarrieK

I can’t believe this is my first update post! I woke up at 7:00 a.m. with a nasty cold/flu-bug that my kids have been passing around, so I went back to sleep until almost 10:00, didn’t start reading until 11:00 … Continue reading →

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Read-a-thon Time

Posted on October 8, 2010 by CarrieK

Tomorrow morning begins Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon. Technically, I’m supposed to start at 5:00 a.m., since I’m in the Pacific Time Zone, but I’m having a movie night at my best friend’s house tonight, and I won’t be home until late. … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Salon – October 25, 2009 (the “read-a-thon wrap-up” post)

Posted on October 25, 2009 by CarrieK

My first experience with the read-a-thon was a lot of fun! I didn’t get near as much reading done as I’d hoped, but it was fun to try and wonderful to read books that I chose out of desire, and … Continue reading →

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Time for the 24-Hour Read-a-thon! (Update: 7:30 pm PST)

Posted on October 24, 2009 by CarrieK

Tonight’s the night! I’m starting my read-a-thon early – sometime this evening – because all four kids have been invited to sleepovers and I will be kid-less. My husband is happy to have a guilt-free evening of playing Call of … Continue reading →

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Read-a-thon: Eat to Read Mini-Challenge

Posted on October 24, 2009 by CarrieK

Beth wants us to tell her about our read-a-thon snacks – the food that keeps us reading. Since I started last night, I’ve already consumed some of my read-a-thon snacks. Around 11 last night I had a cup of coffee … Continue reading →

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