Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon October 2018

I decided to signup for the Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon late last night when I got home from work. It is a very blustery day here so curling up with some good books sounded like a good plan. Not sure how much I will be posting as I am kind of winging it without a plan.

OPENING MEME

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Southeast Wisconsin


2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I have two books in my stack and am looking forward to both of them. I am currently subscribed to the Once Upon A Book Club Box and have some books from there to catch up on. The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah and The Retreat by Mark Edwards I am looking forward to them both.


3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Chicken Wings in my air fryer

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am the mother of 3 grown children and the mother to two dogs and 2 cats. I haven't been reading and blogging much as I went back to work after raising my kids. I love to read and I love to participate in the readathon.


5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I have done many of these readathons and I don't think there is much I will do differently.

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon April 28, 2018

I have been a terrible blogger and a terrible reader as of late. I love to participate in Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon twice a year if I can. It brings back such good memories for me. It helps get my reading mojo moving again. I am getting a late start as I am a second shifter so early morning doesn't happen for me anymore. I was so excited for the readathon that I had a hard time sleeping. I have some errands to run in a bit but as soon as they are done, I am putting on some comfy sweats and digging into my books.


I will update this post as needed throughout the day



Opening Meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Cool, very cool, Southeast Wisconsin


2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I am starting The Taster by V.S. Alexander. I received this book as part of my Once Upon A Bookclub subscription. I love this subscription service! They send you a box every month with a book and gifts to be opened at certain times in the book. The gifts relate to the story and help to make the book come to life. The best part is I have read books from genres I probably would have never tried.


3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Cookies and Cream Poptarts, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, Instant Pot Mac n Cheese


4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I used to be a stay at home mom that loved to read and so I started this blog. With my kids being grown, I have returned to the workforce so I don't have as much time for reading and blogging which makes sad as I love the book blogging community and reading.


5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I hope to do more reading

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon October 2017

It's been a long time since I have posted on this blog. Life has changed so much since my last post. My mother lost her battle with cancer November 4, 2016. It was a very long battle. Reading during this time became impossible for me. I would read the same page over and over again and had no idea what I just read. I'm just now getting back into reading and it feels great. I missed many readathons but I always felt sad when I couldn't participate. So here I am, a bit late to the party but here and ready to read!


1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Southeast Wisconsin

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am a mom to three fine adult children, two furry granddogs, and am owned by a high energy rescued mutt and two loving cats.I was a regular book blogger until I returned back to the work force. I miss blogging and reading and hope to get back to both.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I missed last readathon but have participated in the past. This time I am starting late as I am now a second shifter. Hoping that means I will be able to stay up later.

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon Mid-Event Survey

I really got a late start after sleeping in a bit this morning. It was rough night at work last night. I ran my weekend errands first and then started reading. My plan was to read most of the night but I forgot we have dog class tomorrow morning. Hopefully I will get some reading done before bed time.

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now? Morning Glory by Sarah Jio

2. How many books have you read so far? 0

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The book I am reading, The illustrated Harry Potter, and the audiobook of Go Set A Watchman.

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Dexter is a huge distraction. He hates anything that takes my attention away from him. He got a new ball today and has had lots of extra treats.

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? The amount of people participating amazes me! I think it is fantastic to see how the Read-a-thon has grown!

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Introduction Meme

I am going to be participating in Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon again this year. It is by far my favorite readathon. I do have errands to run this morning so I won't be starting until I get them done. It's a great day for reading..cool, and crisp. The perfect day to curl up in my favorite sweats and read!

Introductory Meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Chilly Southeastern Wisconsin

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? It's a across between The Illustrated Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling and the audiobook of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I am throwing some chicken and dumplings in the crockpot this morning. I miss home cooked meals since I work nights.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I am a mom to three fantastic adult children. We have a 10 month old puppy named Dexter who keeps us extremely busy these days.

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? My goal is to read when I can and to just have fun.

I will be back in a bit after running errands.

I Am Here

I am here...kind of. It has been a long time dear friends. I didn't mean to vanish off the planet but life happened. What have I been up to since last year?

My mother turned 90 this year. It has not been an easy year for her. Cancer is back and there is not much that can be done. She is doing good but some days are harder than others.

February was a rough month. We said good bye to my Mother-in-Law and our dear dog, Jake. It was a very sad month. I still miss them both. My mother-in-law was always full of interesting stories and was a real character. Jake took a big part of my heart with him. Some days I still cry for him. He was my guy!

Our home was empty without a dog so we adopted this little guy. We named him Dexter. He was rescued from down south. He was brought up on a transport of puppies from a kill shelter. He has been quite the handful but he does bring life and joy to our home. We were told he was a hound mix and would be 80-100 pounds when full grown. Lucky for us they were wrong. We have no clue what he is. He is now 10 months and is around 46 pounds.

There hasn't been much reading going on here. I am still working full time, second shift. I have been feeling the void of not reading and blogging. I am not sure how much I will be around but I am going to try to get back into the swing of things. I have some books that I am excited to get to and I am trying out Audible.

I hope to check out everyone's blogs. I do glance at blogs through feedly and/or Bloglovin. I sure have missed you all and I look forward to catching up!

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon

Mid-Event Survey:
1. What are you reading right now? Still working on The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee

2. How many books have you read so far? I haven't finished one yet

3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? I am thinking of buying the new Jodi Picoult book for my e-reader for my next read

4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those? Oh the interruptions....the dog goes out, the dog goes in, the dog has an accident...just doing the best we can and hoping he starts feeling better soon

5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? I am always surprised at how many new readers and blogs I find each time there is a readathon.

11th Hour Update

Pages read- 82

Food and drinks consumed- soup, apricot vanilla creme tea

How many time I have put the dog out- at least 100

I have not gotten a lot of reading done. I have read about 82 pages. The poor dog is having a time. We go in and out quite a bit. He's not made it out the door a few times so I have been shampooing carpet. Let's hope his antibiotic kicks in soon. I have had fun checking out goodreads. I hope to get more reading done soon.

Today is Read-a-thon day! I will be participating but I have to make an early run to the vet with the dog. As soon as I get back I will be reading! See you soon!

Okay I am back from the vet and ready to read! The dog has a bladder infection which is what I was expecting her to say. I came home and gave him his meds and started a pot of soup. I am ready to go. I will update on this post all day. I think I will start with the opening meme since I missed out on it.

OPENING MEME


1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I am in Wisconsin.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I am thinking about treating myself to Jodi Picoult's new read today. I am going to try to finish my current book first, The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? The soup I have simmering in my ninja!

4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I I recently took in 2 rescue kitties which brings me up to 4 cats in my home. Our two new additions have brought quite a bit of life to our home. Between my adults kids, my furkids and my job, I keep pretty busy these days!

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I am getting a late start since I had to make and unexpected trip to the vet but I should be able to stay up pretty late since I am a second shifter. I have participated in the read-a-thon about 9 times and I have learned the best approach is a laid back approach.