Once again it is snowing here in New England…pretty to look at…….BUT…..I am ready for spring !!!!   Catching up with laundry….is it only me or does it happen to anyone else….no matter when I think I have the hamper empty, it is filled to the top again and within minutes.  In between doing laundry, I have been reading and I finished filling in all my navigation pages so I am ready for the 2010 challenges.  I am so excited about and being part of these challenges.  Hope everyone’s weekend is relaxing.  I am off to enjoy my Relax and Read Weekend.

Before I post my Friday memes, I want to wish all a very Blessed, Healthy and Happy New Year.  Hoping everyone will meet new blogger friends.  I have found that book bloggers are the nicest people.  And that everyone is able to complete all their challenges for 2010 but if not, enjoy the experience, I know I will.

From An Island Life: In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!  Link to join in the fun:
http://islandlife808.com/memes/aloha-friday-115-happy-new-year

My question is:  How many challlenges have you signed up for in 2010?
My answer:  I have signed up for 9…don’t know if I will be able to complete one of the 9, but even If I don’t I will try my best to get as close to 100+ books, hosted by J.Kaye’s Book Blog.  I also know I will be enjoying every one I signed up for….I am so excited about 2010, as this will be my first year of challenges !!!!!
 

1. Last night was perfect…dinner w/hubby, toasted in the New Year 

2. Hoping to meet more nice people in the blogger world this year.
3. The funniest thing was recently when my oldest son was describing the rental car he received.
4. To hubby “ok we are lost”…so where do we go from here?
5. He said one thing; she said another but she was right since  females are always right!.
6. Happiness is what everyone wants and it’s up to us to find it.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to spending time with my family, tomorrow my plans include laundry, then relaxing and reading and Sunday, I want to do the same..relax and read!

Counting down for 2010 !!!!!!! I would like to wish all a very Happy and Healthy New Year !!!!  My New Year’s resolutions are to meet more book bloggers….they are definitely the nicest people ever,  less TV, more reading, and to try and finish all the challenges I have signed up for.  I probably should add more to the list but I know I would definitely break them within a few days.  So cutting out ice cream sundaes will stay on the menu (lol)  Happy Reading in 2010

TaDa……………..
The new look of my blog has now been unveiled.  THANK YOU Casey at Hot Bliggity Blog.  We have been…..no….I should say she has been working hard….over the past few days to get the new images, designs and navigation tools in place.  I am thrilled with the outcome and hope that all those who visit will like the new and improved look. 

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Today’s Question:
It’s the last day of the year, and you know what that means … nostalgia and looking back.

What were your favorite books of the year? (Books that were new to you in 2009, if not necessarily published this year.)

My answer….I read a lot of good books this year but “The Left Behind Series” has got be be my all time favorite.  My family was thrilled when I finished all 13 books because every single spare second that I had, the books would be in my hands.  I would become so engrossed in the reading of each book to the point where I would lose track of time and forget about feeding them (lol)

As 2009 comes to a close and a new year is around the corner, I have been reflecting on this year.  My family has had to deal with a lot of  tough issues, that is life and what is important is how we deal with and learn from them but with the help from above we have made it through.   I am closing that chapter and keeping the chapters that were the good ones in 2009.  My oldest son getting a fantastic job in his field, my youngest son moving (even though that was a little hard on me) out of state where his heart has taken him.  I am very thankful for the love that our family and friends embraced us with during the trying times, being lucky enough to have them in our lives.  And for me, stumbling onto a book blog.  To all the new friends I have made that have the same level for the love of books and who I can discuss and share with.  So many of you to thank…where I would visit, read the posts and admire your blogs but not know about following.  For giving me the incentive to try and create a page as my “personal journal” and then taking it to a level that has amazed me.  Special thanks to those of you for encouraging me, being patient and helpful when I had blog/computer questions and who gave me the courage to be put on the “requested reviews” list. Thank you ( in no particular order) Vicki from Reading At The Beach, Lori from Lori’s Reading Corner, J.Kaye at J.Kaye’s Book Blog and Karen at Bookin’ With Bingo.  And special thanks to those who have joined on as followers of my blog.  I will always post with you in mind so that you will visit often. And to 2010,  my goals are meeting more nice people, coming close and maybe even hitting the 100+ challenge and to where ever this blog takes me.  Thank you all.

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*What are you currently reading?
     Most Likely To Die by Lisa Jackson (a must read for suspense lovers)
*What did you recently finish reading?
     Crossing The Bridge by Michael Baron (excellent–gave it a 5)
*What do you think you’ll read next?
     ??  Challenges will be starting…so many choices.  It will also depend if any requested reviews come in the mail.

Talk & Thoughts
I am getting excited and counting down for the 2010 challenges to begin.  As a newbie in book blogging and loving every minute of it, this will be my first year for challenges and know that it won’t be my last.  Is everyone else looking forward to the challenges this year?  Which ones have you signed up for?  Also since this will be a new year my blog is going to get updated too.  I am learning so much and since my blog as reached levels that I didn’t dream it would when I started my “personal journal”, there are items I feel it needed.  I hope you all will like the new look and features…..Stay tuned…..

http:http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com

*What are you currently reading?
     Most Likely To Die by Lisa Jackson (a must read for suspense lovers)
*What did you recently finish reading?
     Crossing The Bridge by Michael Baron (excellent–gave it a 5)
*What do you think you’ll read next?
     ??  Challenges will be starting…so many choices.  It will also depend if any requested reviews come in the mail.

Talk & Thoughts
I am getting excited and counting down for the 2010 challenges to begin.  As a newbie in book blogging and loving every minute of it, this will be my first year for challenges and know that it won’t be my last.  Is everyone else looking forward to the challenges this year?  Which ones have you signed up for?  Also since this will be a new year my blog is going to get updated too.  I am learning so much and since my blog as reached levels that I didn’t dream it would when I started my “personal journal”, there are items I feel it needed.  I hope you all will like the new look and features…..Stay tuned…..

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

 Here is mine:
    No one had said a word when fifteen years had passed, but now, on the eve of the closure of St. Elizabeth’s, the class of ’86 was going to meet one more time.
   For some, it would be the last.
From:   Most Likely To Die by Lisa Jackson,  Wendy Corsi Staub, Beverly Barton    page 152

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

 Here is mine:
    No one had said a word when fifteen years had passed, but now, on the eve of the closure of St. Elizabeth’s, the class of ’86 was going to meet one more time.
   For some, it would be the last.
From:   Most Likely To Die by Lisa Jackson,  Wendy Corsi Staub, Beverly Barton    page 152