Posted March 31, 2016 in Faith, Life, Reading / 10 Comments
Things that Happened in March
- EASTER! The Easter Vigil is one of my favorite Masses of ever! Seriously, it is gorgeous even if it does get a bit long at times.
- My little sister was able to come home for two days for Easter. It was great to see her.
- I finally finished my application for graduate school. Now the nail-biting begins…
- Things have been absolutely crazy at school. It has been so hectic that one of my co-teachers made the comment she has spent more time in the principal’s office in the last two weeks than she did her entire career as a student. Things definitely need to slow down soon.
- I haven’t been feeling great this month. This is probably due to the stress of work and the students sharing their fun diseases with everyone they come in contact with.
- My favorite book of the month was The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi. It was utterly amazing and beautiful. I shared some of my favorite quotes from it with my sister and now she wants an Amar. 🙂
- My favorite reread of the month was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling. In fact, this was the only reread this month.
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Tagged as Catholic, Easter, Monthly Wrap-Up, School
Posted March 28, 2016 in Reading, Review / 4 Comments
Wild Orchid by
Cameron Dokey Series: Once Upon A Time Publisher: Simon Pulse (2009)
Paperback (199 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Sunlight and Shadow,
Winter's Child Also in this series: Snow,
Water Song,
Sunlight and Shadow Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
2016 Retelling Challenge,
2016 Royal Challenge,
Read 2016 Synopsis
Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike any other girl in China. When the emperor summons a great army, each family must send a male to fight, tom-boyish Mulan is determined to spare her aging father and bring her family honor, so she disguises herself and answers the call.
But Mulan never expects to find a friend, let alone a soul mate, in the commander of her division, Prince Jian. For all of Mulan's courage with a bow and arrow, is she brave enough to share her true identity and feelings with Prince Jian?
Find the book: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository
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Posted February 28, 2016 in Life, Reading / 6 Comments
Things that Happened in February
- First of all, this is going to be a LONG post.
- Lent started which means that Easter is on the way!
- I wrote TWO discussion posts. I am thoroughly impressed with myself.
- There has been nasty stuff floating around the school I work at. I have, thankfully, not caught anything terrible yet. I, however, have been feeling a little under-the-weather.
- Speaking of weather, we have been having the weirdest winter ever! I live in Montana. We should have snow in February. Instead, all of the snow and ice has melted and we have been enjoying temperatures in the 50s and 60s! This isn’t exactly as good as it sounds since the ranchers really need the moisture from the snow in order to for the year to work out. It has been… odd.
- I finally convinced my sister to sign up with Pottermore and be sorted. (She is a Hufflepuff, in case you were curious.)
- I attended a Brew Fest with my family. It was… interesting. I cannot drink beer due to celiac and an alcohol allergy. It was thanks to that alcohol allergy that I started to go into anaphylaxis at the event. I was all, “I can’t breathe.” My dad was, “You’re fine.” I was all, “No! I really can’t breathe!” Then my dad and a family friend got me out of the crowd enough that I could recover.
- I had an amazing Religious Ed class with my students. They were extremely interested in why there are Popes, how Popes are elected, and the Popemobile (which they didn’t believe was a real thing until I showed them pictures).
- I’m slowly learning to let God take over since things have been… interesting lately.
- On the note about God, I am in the process of applying for acceptance into a Masters in Theology program. (Yes, this is a different program than my other Masters work and the previous credits will mean zero. *sigh*)
- My favorite book of the month (non-reread) was Raelia which left me completely broken and (almost) sobbing on the floor. AMAZING!
- My favorite reread of the month was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I love this entire series, obviously, and could definitely use a time-turner.
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Tagged as Catholic, Easter, Lent, Monthly Wrap-Up, Religious Education, School, Sister
Posted February 20, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Winter's Child by
Cameron Dokey Series: Once Upon A Time Publisher: Simon Pulse (2009)
Paperback (173 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Sunlight and Shadow,
Wild Orchid Also in this series: Snow,
Water Song,
Sunlight and Shadow Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
2016 Retelling Challenge,
2016 Royal Challenge,
Read 2016 Synopsis
Free-spirited Grace and serious Kai are the best of friends. They grew up together listening to magical tales spun by Kai's grandmother and sharing in each other's secrets. But when they turn sixteen and Kai declares his love for Grace, everything changes. Grace yearns for freedom and slowly begins to push Kai - and their friendship - away.
Dejected Kai dreams of a dazzling Snow Queen, who entices him to leave home and wander to faraway lands. When Grace discovers Kai is gone, she learns how much she has lost and sets out on a mystical journey to find Kai...and discover herself.
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Posted February 5, 2016 in Reading / 14 Comments
This is yet another book that I read when I was younger. Winter’s Child is a retelling of The Snow Queen. It has been years since I read this book so, when I saw it at the library, I decided a reread was in order.
From Winter’s Child by Cameron Dokey:
After all these years, he still called me Little One,
the nickname he’d given me as a child so that neither of us
would have to spend our days listening to him call me Sorrow.
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