Holy Buckets! I have almost 500 Followers!!!

I can't believe I have 499 followers!  I never thought I would get 49 followers!  This is so awesome! Stop on back because once I get beyond 500 - I am having a giveaway!  Book Depository here we come!

Happy Reading - Happy Blogging - Have a great weekend!

Follower Love Giveaway Hop!

Welcome to the February Follower Love Giveaway Hop!  As you can see it runs from 2/8 until 2/13!

You can get to the hop linky here. I am #165 on the list - - The Book Faery is next!

I love hops, but time is something we all seem to never have enough of 

- so I will make this as simple as possible:

The Prize ~ Betrayed by PC Cast & Kristin Cast

The Rules:  

1. Must be 13 or older

2. Must be a follower

3. Must be domestic US to win (sorry)

4. Must fill out form.

Click Here to fill out the form!

2011 Tentative Hop Schedule

St. Patricks Day Hop March 17th to 20th - Co-hosted by Cindy from Books Complete Me
Fool For Books Hop April 1-2 Co-Hosted by Belinda from The Bookish Snob
Easter Hop April 20th to 25th - Co-hosted by Cindy from Once Upon a Twilight - SIGN UPS open February 8th.

May Hop Co-Hosted by Heather from Buried in Books
Splash Into Summer Hop May 25th to 31st Co-hosted by Page Turners

Mid Summer's Eve June 21st-22nd
Celebrating Freedom Hop July 1st to 4th Co-hosted by Simply Stacie
Summer Hop August 5th to 7th - Co-hosted by Mary from Bookhounds & Forever Young (adult)
Back to School Hop Sept 1 - 5th
Banned Book Week Hop Sept 24th - Oct 1st co-hosted by I Read Banned Books
Spooktacular Hop Oct 24th to 31st
Gratitude Giveaways November 17th to 27th
Midwinters Eve December 21st to 22nd

48 Hour Read-a-Thon!!!

Okay - so I had HUGE hopes for my weekend!  I always seem to forget that life still goes on even if I want to spend my time reading!  I had hoped to read a stack of books - I only got to read a few:

I finished 

Blameless by Gail Carriger and 

American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout 

just before the read-a-thon started 

and I read four books over the weekend.

Lace & Leather and The Beholder by Leanore Elliott (both novellas)

Scourge by David H. Burton and Danann Frost Falls From Grace by Joanne Valiukas

48 Hour Read-a-Thon!!!

Whitney at She Is Too Fond Of Books is hosting a read-a-thon for those of  us who don't plan to spend this weekend watching football and/or working!  I am THRILLED - mostly because I don't have to work and I don't plan to watch the game - so I GET TO READ!!!  This read-a-thon is the perfect reason to plant myself on the couch and read a lot of books - - - ALL WEEKEND!!!

I plan to read:

Blameless by Gail Carriger (have just started it)

Scourge by David H. Burton

Foresight by Sherry D. Ficklin

American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout

Reaper by Rachel Vincent

Dead Man's Eye by Shaun Jeffrey

Spiral X by J.J. Westendarp

and two novellas by Bonnie Elliott

Leather & Lace and The Beholder

(It may seem like a lot of books, but I truly don't plan to leave the couch for much!)

End of January - - Monthly Wrap-Up!

"That's a Wrap!" - - January Wrap Up!

This is my first "That's a wrap!" of 2011 - I am hoping to get this done each month so I have an idea of where I am with all my challenges and make sure that I have everything in order!  So...with that in mind....here is what I have been reading so far in 2011.

1. Alpha by Rachel Vincent - read and reviewed
2. Marked by PC Case - read and reviewed
3. Dragon Blood: Dragon Cowboy - read - not reviewing
4. Dragon Blood: The Girl Who Breathed Fire - read not reviewing
5. The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin - read - review to come (closer to pub date)
6. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - read and reviewed
7. The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa - read and reviewed
8. Legacy by Kate Kaynak - read and reviewed
9. Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton - read - review to come
10. Pack Challenge: Magnus Pack Book 1 by Shelly Laurenston - read - review to come
11. Eternity Embraced by Larissa Ione - read - review to come
12. Don't Blink by James Patterson - read - review to come
13. Blameless by Gail Carriger - - currently reading
14. Scourge by David H. Burton - - currently reading

Plan to read in February:  Foresight by Sherry D. Ficklin, American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout, Dead Man's Eye by Shaun Jeffrey, Spiral X by J.J. Westendarp, Kevin's Point of View by Del Shannon, The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead, Reaper by Rachel Vincent, Danann Frost Falls from Grace by Joann Valuikas, Leather & Lace by Bonnie Elliott, The Beholder by Bonnie Elliott, and Betrayed by PC Cast.  

Of course I also have to finish the two I am currently reading.  Perhaps I will sleep in March.  Hope you had a great January - enjoy February too!

Meet Me on Monday!

Who are we? The bloggers that we chat with and rarely get to meet?

Meet Me on Monday is a way to get to know more about some of your fellow bloggers - I think it sounds super fun!  This is my first Meet Me On Moday!  It is hosted by Java @ Never Growing Old.

Here are the five questions for this Monday:

1.  What do you put on your hot dog?
2.  Do you play Sudoku?
3.  What is your favorite vegetable?
4.  Do you color your hair?
5.  What is your favorite brand of clothing?

My hot dog? Mustard - ONLY mustard - unless I get crazy and add cheese!

Soduku? I have played it - I truly LOVE brain games - puzzles of all kinds - but this for me is work!

My favorite vegetable?  

Okay - kidding - my favorite vegetable would have to be sugar snap peas!  Although if you asked my family they would say that it had to be garlic because I put it in everything - I personally think that garlic is a staple!

Do I color my hair? NO.  I did once - cost me a fortune and it didn't look all that different.  I would rather spend my money on books and chocolate! (I did use that colored mouse in high school!)  Perhaps one day I will be this brave!

My favorite brand of clothing?  This one threw me - I guess I have never thought about brand enough to have a favorite!  I have spent quite a bit of my life in "hand-me's" of one kind or another - you know "hand-me-downs" or "hand-me-ups" or the like.  I was the middle of three girls and only 13 months younger than my sister, so she wore it- then I did.  As we grew, she had a better job and great taste - so I continued to "borrow" her things ("hand-me-overs").  Now - with two children (16 & 21) I get my daughter's "No longer in fashions" and my sons "The sleeves are too shorts" and I call them "hand-me-ups" - they are great for around the house and weekends! Someday I guess it will all be called vintage!