School goals

Phoebe and I are working on some goals for this school year together. She wants to beat the current school goal of most points earned in a single school year. That will be 822.7 points. This is a huge undertaking for her as last year she got a smidgen over 500. The really big pointer books are the Harry Potter series and she has already earned those. Some of the other books that she can read have content I am unprepared to talk with her about at this time. Huckleberry Finn, Diary of Anne Frank, and Gulliver's Travels are some that she marked as ones she would like to read. I will need to some time to build up to those. Until then, Wind in the Willows will suit.
To help her along the way, I have untaken a goal myself. I will read all the Hugo Award winners through the years. They started awarding them in 1953, so I have my work cut out for me also. Granted, I have already read some of them. I thought I was going to win a pass for 1966 since Dune is a favorite of mine. Alas, there was a tie that year and I will need to read This Immortal by Roger Zelazny. So it goes.
Wish us luck!
Do you want to read along with us? Did you just say you don't have time to read? How about you try to finish one book with us by the end of the school year. You can do it! Leave a comment and tell us what goal you have to accomplish by the end of the school year.

librarian for a day and a joke

Today I was librarian at my school. I got to read to little kids and check out people's books. I was librarian for the day because I earned 250 AR points. AR stands for accelerated reader. To earn points, I had to read certain books that had a star on them or were on the AR list. My favorite books are the Harry Potter series and Boxcar Children series.

I also made this joke while we were driving around town: Why is the crosswalk hand always red? Leave your answer in the comments. I will tell the answer the next time I blog.