Looking through this week’s pictures, I have planting flowers, Small Business awards, the 8th grade dance, and Lemonade Day! It was a busy but good week! Here is last month’s goal recap. I’m doing pretty good on everything but the UFOs. Maybe tomorrow...
Read 30 Books (up 6 from 2025) 9/30
In April, I got to read 3 books. The biggest detriment to my book reading is mindlessly binge-watching shows, and I didn’t do that in April. I’m also making good use of the nice weather and my new rocking chairs to read outside. It’s lovely!
The first book I completed was already half done when the month started: The Autobiography of Cotton by Cristina Rivera Garza. It is an award-winning book, but not a winner for me. I couldn’t really follow the story, and at one point I thought I was going to learn about growing cotton in Mexico, but I didn’t really. Soooooo, not a keeper.
The second book I finished was A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. I know I said my fantasy quota was filled, but this one was really good. The world of immortal faeries and humans was written so well that I got the second book to read in May! Keeper.
My last book in April was Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. I finished this one while staying in Phoenix and keeping Jeff company on a work trip. It has been a long time since a book destroyed me, and this one did in a good way. I decided the weather was so nice that I could read in the hotel’s courtyard, so I hope no one minded that I was crying for a good 15 minutes. It was the best book of the month, and I borrowed it from the library. So go read it!
Run 620 miles (down 30 from 2025) 226/620
I ran 68 miles in April. I had one race and did really good on mid week runs. I was happy with my race but I don't have another one on the books till November. Hopefully I can keep my miles around 60 a month.
Grow my savings by 60%
Made another savings deposit in April. Haven’t booked our house project yet. I hope someone will want to do our fence with the metal panels. Fingers crossed!
UFOs (unfinished objects) to be completed in no particular order
I don’t think I worked on any of these projects in April. Oops. Too many good books!
- Alpaca Quilt
- T-Shirt Quilt
- 2 photo books for Daryl and Alex
- 1 knit project from stash
- 1 stitched project from stash
Got my planters filled up from last week's plant sale!
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| Dance pick up picture! They had a blast (I had a spy on the inside.) |
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| Supplies for 10 Lemonade stands that happened on Friday. My 4th grade students learning about small business did great! |
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| Got to see one of my YEC kids get recognized at the Small Business Awards, it was so cool! |
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