Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?

This week I think everyone either saw, heard of or read about the successful rescue of 33 Chilean miners.  I watched it in between blogging and reading, since my TV is on a cable news station at all times ever since 9/11.  And in this day and age of instant everything, the WORLD was watching this historic rescue.  Think about it…..a small community in Chile where 33 miners went to work one morning, like they do every day, ordinary people making a living, and then becoming a world wide news story and WATCHED by the WORLD, as they reemerged from the mine in real time (once again I may be dating myself).


Do you think that the rescue was so successful because of divine intervention, technology or something else?

From Danielle’s blog:
We all leave our “footprint” on the world, in one way or another. We each, individually, do something or are someone that makes the world a little better just by being here. I created this weekly meme to get to know the blogging community I love just a bit better. To know what makes them tick, outside of books, that is. Each week I will post a question to be answered in the following week’s “A Bit of Me(Me)”. Check back each Saturday to get the info for next week’s post and link up with your current post right here.
This Week’s Question:
Which song makes your toes tap?

Read more: http://www.theresabook.com/category/a-bit-of-meme/#ixzz12MCnQLjl
My Answer:

Bev from My Reader’s Block has tagged me !!!!  Before I tell you the criteria I would like for you to know Bev.  She is an English major with a love for the classics.  Her reviews are written as well or better than those of professional journalists.  If you haven’t visited, please do, tell her that I said hi and you might find that you will want to follow her postings.

Now for the rules of the game:
Accept the tag and link to the tagger at the beginning of your post.
Answer the questions honestly in your post by listing four things.
Pass on the love by picking four other people to tag and listing them at the bottom of your post. Notify them that you tagged them.

4 Things That Are In My Handbag:
~Before leaving the house, my current read
~wallet
~keys
~glasses

4 Favorite Things In My Bedroom:
~hubby
~brass bed, which was a wedding present from my grandmother
~now that it is getting chilly, our flannel sheets
~the book pile on my nightstand

4 Things On My Desk:
~Yankee candle (burning right now is Cinnamon Roll)
~laptop
~picture of my boys when they were younger
~stature from Italy of Patron Saint, Mary, Mystical Rose (in front of vase with 3 different color silk roses

4 Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do (but haven’t yet):
~Vacation on Nantucket Island
~a 7 day Caribbean family vacation
~complete a Read-A-Thon with no interruptions
~become computer literate

4 Things I Enjoy Very Much At the Moment
~Spending time with hubby now that we are empty nesters
~Spending time with sons since they both now live out of state
~Reading
~Blogging

4 Songs I Can’t Get Out Of My Head:
Luckily, I don’t have any stuck in my head at the moment.

4 Things You Don’t Know About Me:
~Can’t sing but wish I could.
~Hubby’s sister and I have the same exact name….first, middle last…gets confusing at times.
~Hate winter but love to get all comfy and cozy and read during a snow storm
~Besides books, I am also addicted to buying Yankee Candles every month.

4 Bloggers I am Tagging: (in no particular order)
Gina from Hott Books
Carol from Dizzy C’s Little Book Blog
Darlyn from Darlyn & Books
Dolly from Xmas Dolly

From Danielle’s blog:
We all leave our “footprint” on the world, in one way or another. We each, individually, do something or are someone that makes the world a little better just by being here. I created this weekly meme to get to know the blogging community I love just a bit better. To know what makes them tick, outside of books, that is. Each week I will post a question to be answered in the following week’s “A Bit of Me(Me)”. Check back each Saturday to get the info for next week’s post and link up with your current post right here.
This Week’s Question:
Which song makes your toes tap?

Read more: http://www.theresabook.com/category/a-bit-of-meme/#ixzz12MCnQLjl
My Answer:

Bev from My Reader’s Block has tagged me !!!!  Before I tell you the criteria I would like for you to know Bev.  She is an English major with a love for the classics.  Her reviews are written as well or better than those of professional journalists.  If you haven’t visited, please do, tell her that I said hi and you might find that you will want to follow her postings.

Now for the rules of the game:
Accept the tag and link to the tagger at the beginning of your post.
Answer the questions honestly in your post by listing four things.
Pass on the love by picking four other people to tag and listing them at the bottom of your post. Notify them that you tagged them.

4 Things That Are In My Handbag:
~Before leaving the house, my current read
~wallet
~keys
~glasses

4 Favorite Things In My Bedroom:
~hubby
~brass bed, which was a wedding present from my grandmother
~now that it is getting chilly, our flannel sheets
~the book pile on my nightstand

4 Things On My Desk:
~Yankee candle (burning right now is Cinnamon Roll)
~laptop
~picture of my boys when they were younger
~stature from Italy of Patron Saint, Mary, Mystical Rose (in front of vase with 3 different color silk roses

4 Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do (but haven’t yet):
~Vacation on Nantucket Island
~a 7 day Caribbean family vacation
~complete a Read-A-Thon with no interruptions
~become computer literate

4 Things I Enjoy Very Much At the Moment
~Spending time with hubby now that we are empty nesters
~Spending time with sons since they both now live out of state
~Reading
~Blogging

4 Songs I Can’t Get Out Of My Head:
Luckily, I don’t have any stuck in my head at the moment.

4 Things You Don’t Know About Me:
~Can’t sing but wish I could.
~Hubby’s sister and I have the same exact name….first, middle last…gets confusing at times.
~Hate winter but love to get all comfy and cozy and read during a snow storm
~Besides books, I am also addicted to buying Yankee Candles every month.

4 Bloggers I am Tagging: (in no particular order)
Gina from Hott Books
Carol from Dizzy C’s Little Book Blog
Darlyn from Darlyn & Books
Dolly from Xmas Dolly

That’s what I thought…you can all put your hands down now.  And whats even better, is being able to go to one site and buy anything and everything.  From beautiful nightstands, rugs, luggage, 

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!

With the news of the miraculous rescue of the 33 miners from Chile,

My Question is:

If you were stranded, what 3 items would you need/want?

My Answer:

My EReader/books, laptop and eye glasses.

From Java’s Blog:
Are you a blogger over 40? Yeah, welcome to the club!
Please join in the fun and get to know your fellow bloggers!!

From Jennifer’s Blog:
  In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!
  The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added! We get over 200 links every week!!
  Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.
  If you start following someone through the Hop, leave a comment on their blog to let them know! Stop back during the week to see other blogs that are added! And, most importantly, the idea is to HAVE FUN!!
This Week’s Twist:
“When you read a book that you just can’t get into, do you stick it out and keep reading or move to your next title?”
My answer:
Since I started accepting book requests, I will read at least 100 pages and if by then, if the book hasn’t grabbed me, it goes in the DNF pile.  With books that I just can’t get into, I feel that I am wasting time because I  find every excuse not to pick it up and continue reading.  That is why I put the 100 page rule in my “Review Policy”.