The Week Ahead

Here’s to another week of happiness! Yeah, right. A bit too pollyanna(ish) for me but might as well start off on a happy note, right? I am enjoying these “week ahead” posts because they really do keep me in check as far as commitments and what’s coming up, but MAN, they seem to make me more aware that the days are just whizzing by.

Here is what I have coming up this week:

Monday, September 22, 2008 – Announcing the winner of my Greasy Rider giveaway today. Yoga class as noon (Ommmmm). I have parent/teacher conferences today so I will be leaving work early for them. I also have a PTO board meeting tonight so my husband has to run my son to rehearsal.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 – It’s time for the school’s book fair. We do ours through Mrs. Nelson’s and the kids always look forward to it. I’m posting my review of The Necklace later this morning. Also have to teach a class this morning.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 – I have a guest post up today over at She Is Too Fond Of Books. It’s part of Dawn’s “Spotlight on Bookstores” series. Be sure to check it out! Yoga at noon. Today Book Club Girl is hosting a radio blog show for Run. Check out the details here. Auditions for The Music Man tonight. Wish my kid luck! Tonight is also the season premier of Lipstick Jungle. I don’t follow too many shows on TV but I LOVE Lipstick Jungle. I have to record it though since I will be at auditions.

Thursday, September 25, 2008 – Everyday I Write The Book is hosting an online book club for Run. For more info on the online book club click here. Teaching a new class today. Should be interesting. I do technical training sometimes and new classes are always a challenge. I never know what is going to happen with the application or the participants.

Friday, September 26, 2008 – Doing the Happy Dance! Going to lunch with a co-worker friend today. Yay!

The Weekend – It’s the beginning of Fall Break for the kids. They get a week off from school but of course my husband and I don’t so they will be going to daycare along with all the other kids that aren’t taking a trip somewhere. Last year we went to Disney World so this year we are staying in town.

Have a good week!

These weeks are just flying by. Almost time to pull out the Halloween decorations and today I actually began my Christmas shopping. Sort of. I tried but did not find anything good.

Here is what the week has in store for me:

Monday, September 15, 2008 – The first day of BBAW (Book Blogger Appreciation Week). What an event! I am still toying with the idea of a giveaway. I have one scheduled for the week of 9/29 and I told that author it would be my first so I feel as if I shoud not post one until then, but you never know. Yoga class today at lunch. Must go as I missed last week due to work. Need to finish Greasy Rider tonight so I can post the review. Tonight is also the first rehearsal for The Music Man. This will be my son’s 6th show. He loves it and it is such a good group of kids. I love it too and I get to read during rehearsal time (if I am not helping).

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 – Will post my review of Greasy Rider. Need to address birthday invites for my daughters 5th bday. It’s her first big party where a ton of kids will be invited. Out here, we have to invite the entire class if she hands out invites during class so there will be a lot of kids for sure. I need to read at least 50 pages of The Meaning of Night from here on out or I won’t be done in time for next month’s book club. It’s over 700 pages. ‘Nuff said.

Wednesday, September, 17, 2008 – Technical consult at work and then Yoga again at lunch. Need to read another 50 pages of The Meaning of Night. Also have to order party stuff for kid #2.

Thursday, September 18, 2008 – I have to teach a class today in the AM and then I think I have lunch with a coworker but have to confirm as I forgot to pencil it in! Read more pages of The Meaning of Night. I am just so far behind!

Friday, September 19, 2008 – Nothing planned today! At least not right now. On second thought, my son has this book report that requires us to “act” it out in pictures. That means that I have to dress up as a gypsy with a crystal ball and my husband gets to be Sherlock Holmes. I need to record all of this in B&W for him to assemble and present. I LOVE that this teacher makes reading fun. We may use this free day to capture some of the photos. Probably a better use of my time than just sitting around.

The Weekend – I would really like to fit the County Fair in this weekend. We missed it last year. It was just too hot and too crowded. I do not do well in crowds. I get crabby. I know, extremely hard to believe!

Have a good week!

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