Saturday, April 26, 2014

Spring Readathon 2014

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Dawsonville, GA
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I'm reading some of the Longmire mysteries by Craig Johnson, so I don't really have a favorite.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I have some Chili & honey almonds that I'm really looking forward to having.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm 36 & I love Italian food!
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? Today, instead of reading some stand-alone books, I'm reading part of a series.

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Fall 2013 readathon 

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Dawsonville, GA, in the North GA mountains
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Probably The Chance or The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Lunch from Moe's, which I'm going to run get soon.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm 35, I love to read Christian Lit & Chick lit, and my favorite shows are Castle, Duck Dynasty, and The Big Bang Theory
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 planned ahead and bought snacks! I also made a tentative book list, which I'm not sure I'll follow at this time...

I may not get as much read as I hope b/c I'm fighting a head cold and have a headache due to it somewhat! Thanks for your encouragement!


Saturday, April 27, 2013

Mid-event Survey

1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired? I'm pretty alert, though that may largely be due to the great amount of Coke I had not long ago.
2) What have you finished reading? Not finished a book, but I read the Biblical books of 1 & 2 Chronicles.
3) What is your favorite read so far? I'm reading Swimming to the Surface by Kristin Billerbeck, and I'm really enjoying it so far.  I'm reading it instead of Where'd You Go Bernadette.
4) What about your favorite snacks? I had some BBQ popcorn, and also went out to eat for pizza.  The pizza was definitely my favorite :)
5) Have you found any new blogs through the readathon? If so, give them some love!  Not found any new blogs.

Dewey's readathon 2013

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?--Dawsonville, GA in the North GA mountains, about 50 miles north of Atlanta.

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Where'd You Go Bernadette

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?- chips & salsa

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  I am a Christian, I have loved reading and books since I was about 4, and I love mysteries and crime dramas.  My favorite TV shows are The Big Bang Theory and Castle.

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?  One thing I've done differently is have a lot of snacks on hand.

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Dewey's Readathon 2012

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?--Dawsonville, GA in the North GA mountains, about 50 miles north of Atlanta.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Finishing the book I'm reading now, The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?- soft pretzel breadsticks
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  I am a Christian, I have love reading and books since I was about 4, and I love mysteries and crime dramas.  My favorite TV shows are The Big Bang Theory and Castle.
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?  One thing I'll do differently is read more than one book probably.  Last readathon I was reading HP & the Half-Blood Prince.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Mid-event survey

1) I am doing well, pretty alert, but I had a lot of Mt. Dew not long ago :)
2) I haven't finished anything, but I've read about 300 pages, in HP & the Half-Blood Prince, which is 650 pages.
3) Since I've only read one thing, Half-Blood Prince 
4) My favorite snacks were the brownies my nephew baked this morning.
5) Not found any new blogs.

2012 Readathon

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from?-- Dawsonville, GA, in the North GA mountains.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?--Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince-my goal is to almost finish it today (it's over 600 pages, & I'm on page 100).
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?-Tortilla chips and salsa.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself.--I love mysteries and crime dramas, I love Italian food, and I love my Kindle.
5)One thing I've done differently today is have a better selection of snacks on hand. Last year I didn't have hardly anything!