Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and is now on tour.
According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”

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?

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,