Hours 7 and 8

I can't believe the RAT is 1/3 over.  I fear my reading pace will grow more sluggish as the day wanes.  I will hang in there as long as I possibly can, however.  Listen to me! It's only 2:00 in the afternoon!  Perk up!  Perk up!  May be time for that 3rd cup of tea.

Since last update:

V is for Vengeance - 68 pgs

Running total, pages:  160
Running total, hours:  3hr 15min

My goal is to finish this book (I am enjoying it) and read a bit of a few others.

Hours 5 and 6

Must get that page count up! Too much time piddling around with non-RAT stuff.

Since last update:

V is for Vengeance - 26 pgs

Running total, pages:   92
Running total, hours:  2hr

Hours 3 and 4

My first reading update:

V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton - 66 pages
Hours:   1hr 30min

Time for my 2nd cup of tea. 

Hours 1 and 2

Aaaarrgggh!  So much for my good night's sleep before the Read-a-Thon.  I am just barely coming to life 2 hours into this thing, after being up for 3 hours during the night baling water out of a window well and trying to get the &*@# sump pump working. 

My opening Meme:

Introductory Questionnaire

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Utah
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Probably V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton.
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Hmmm.  I'm looking forward to my Take-N-Bake veggie pizza for dinner.
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!  I have two daughters away at college, and work part-time at home for my hubby.  Said hubby travels a lot, so I have a fair amount of reading time.
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 was hoping to cheer a little more this time, but since I'm getting a late start, that may not happen. 

Must grab my cup of tea and get started READING now!

Ready to Go!

I've got my meals and snacks all planned for tomorrow.  Egg-white omelette for breakfast (which I made tonight for re-heating in the microwave), salad for lunch, pizza for dinner.  Snacks include veggies, fruit, trail mix, cheese and crackers, and possibly a bagel.  No sugar because that ends up making me sleepy.  Drinks will be water, tea (probably lots), and my traditional Coke Cherry Zero for sometime past midnight.

Here's my reading companion  (trying out the clothes basket was entirely her idea - she does have a proper bed!):

Now I just have to hope for a good night's sleep, as I start bright and early at 6:00 a.m. MST.  Good luck, everyone! 

Read-a-Thon Preparation

I'm getting my books ready today, as I'll be busier during the week.  Here's the stack (I'm a fairly slow reader, but like to have a lot of variety to choose from):

I'm noticing a pattern in my RAT book selection (this will be my 5th Read-a-Thon).  If there is a Sue Grafton Alphabet Mystery I haven't read, I add that because I find them engrossing.  I also have a Nancy Drew for the wee hours when it's hard to focus.  In addition, I like to have a book of short stories or essays for short-attention span needs. This time, it's "My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space", a book of essays I chose in honor of just sending my youngest child off to college!  I also have a couple of Newberry Medal winners, as I'm trying to eventually read them all.  And I have several books on my Kindle, if I feel like e-reading for awhile. All pretty easy reading material.  I learned my lesson on my first RAT, when my stack included "War and Peace"!

Good luck, everyone.  Stop by and say hi!

Read-a-Thon time again!!!

The next Dewey's Read-a-Thon is on October 13!  Will be back in a few weeks with my stack of books...