TwentyTen Reading Challenge

I have signed up to do the TwentyTen Reading Challenge. The following is a quote from the dedicated blog located here.

"The aim is to read a total 20 books, over ten categories, in 2010. (Was this challenge based solely around the name? I’ll let you decide!)

Rules:

Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.
The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.
Each book can only qualify for one category.
Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
Books read from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 are eligible.
So, on with the categories

Young Adult
Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category.
T.B.R. **
Intended to help reduce the old T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must be already residents of your bookshelves as of 1/11/09.
Shiny & New
Bought a book NEW during 2010 from a bookstore, online, or a supermarket? Then it counts for this category. Second-hand books do not count for this one, but, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts or won in a giveaway also count!
Bad Blogger’s ***
Books in this category, should be ones you’ve picked up purely on the recommendation of another blogger count for this category (any reviews you post should also link to the post that convinced you give the book ago).
*** Bad Bloggers: Is hosted by Chris of Stuff as Dreams are Made on.
Charity
Support your local charity shops with this category, by picking up books from one of their shops. Again, for those on book-buying bans, books bought for you as gifts also count, as long as they were bought from a charity shop.
New in 2010
This category is for those books newly published in 2010 (whether it be the first time it is has been released, or you had to wait for it to be published in your country, it counts for this one!)
Older Than You
Read two books that were published before you were born, whether that be the day before or 100 years prior!
Win! Win!
Have a couple of books you need to read for another challenge? Then this is the category to use, as long that is, you don’t break the rules of the other challenge by doing so!
Who Are You Again?
This one isn’t just for authors you’ve never read before, this is for those authors you have never even heard of before!
Up to You!
The requirements for this category are up to you! Want to challenge yourself to read some graphic novels? A genre outside your comfort zone? Something completely wild and wacky? Then this is the category to you. The only requirement is that you state it in your sign-up post."

I think I will try some graphic novels in 2010 for my "Up to You!" selections.

Gotta go!

2009 Virtual Advent Tour

I signed up to post on the 2009 Virtual Advent Tour. I have always liked Advent Calendars and counting down to Christmas. I'll write a post on the preparations we do for St. Nicholas Day - maybe even a little story about St. Nicholas. I couldn't decide between that and writing about "White Christmas" the movie. I've seen that movie more times than I can count, but the best time was the first time when I walked down to the Jordan Theatre in town with my father. He and I went to see "White Christmas" every year that it showed in theaters, then we watched it together on television. I think he had a secret crush on Rosemary Clooney. Anyway, it's a precious memory I have of my Dad.

Thankfully Reading Weekend

Aren't most of us going to be reading over Thanksgiving Weekend? If you are, you can sign up for the Thankfully Reading Weekend when you go here. Let's see how much of our TBR piles we can devour!

Holiday Swap

I'm participating the the Book Blogger Holiday Swap! The deadline is today, so if you want to sign up, go here, but hurry. I always liked being Secret Santa when I was in grade school and later on, my niece and I played Secret Santa to my Mom. She never figured out who left those gifts until she opened the card on Christmas Day. We had so much fun and we felt so sneeky. Hope you have something fun planned for this holiday season!

Operation Actually Read the Bible - update

I know it's Tuesday and I said I would post my updates on Saturday, but... Anyway, I'm on my 36th day and I always read the Bible BEFORE anything else. I'm up to Moses in the Old Testament: Exodus 8; Matthew 20:1-16; and Psalm 35. I'm so happy I started doing this.

And Yet Another!

I have always enjoyed reading Christian Fiction. I'm going to sign up for this challenge this year. I'm going to do the "It's All In The Winners" level 4: 7 to 9 winners mix 'n match. We'll see how that goes. I may read more from the list, but I don't want to commit myself to that right now considering all the other challenges I plan on doing. I love Christian fiction though!

Thanks for hosting this challenge!

Another Challenge!

I just signed up for another challenge! Celebrate the Author - the challenge is designed to celebrate author's birthdays. You read 12 books in 12 months: one author for each month of the year. To sign up and for more information on authors' birthdays, you can go here.

Monthly Mixer Mele

Monthly Mixer Mele

I know I should limit myself to the number of challenges I do in 2010, but what the heck...there aren't too many strange letters in the names of the months...except maybe "Y". Oh well, I'm in! I just finished a challenge, I ought to start a new one!

Here's what the sign up post says on

All you have to do is read a book that begins with a letter of each month or read a book that begins with the authors name (first or last name, doesn’t matter).

There are 74 letters so you will have to have 74 different books to complete the challenge. Books can however be used to complete other challenges.

You don’t have to do the months in any kind of order, just fill in books as you go along until you have each letter a book by it.

Challenge begins November 1, 2009 and ends November 2, 2010 so you have a whole year to complete! Lets break out them books and get busy!

If you want more information or to sign up, click here.

Royal's Romance Reading Challenge

I'm done! I just finished "Time and Away" by Nora Roberts and that completes the Royal's Romance Reading Challenge! It feels so good to have a completed challenge and it was fun, too! These are the books I read:

R - Time and Away by Nora Roberts
O - Once Upon A Rose by Judith O'Brien
M - Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught
A - The Last Summer by Ann Brashares
N - The Angel by Carla Neggers
C - Pendragon by Catherine Coulter
E - Full House by Janet Evanovich

I enjoyed all the selections, but "Once Upon A Rose" and "Almost Heaven" were my favorites. I was also happy that I got to read 5 new authors. I'm already lining up my challenges for 2010! I'm hooked on reading challenges. I just started in June of this year. Just imagine what I could do if I had a whole year to work on challenges!

Operation Actually Read the Bible - update

I'm up to Joseph's story in Genesis 41; Psalm 26; and Matthew 14:22-36! This week I gave all of our Church cantors (15 of them) a book of the psalms with commentary. They were surprised, but happy to get the present. I figured I should spread the "operation" around and help them learn more about the psalms they sing. Hope all of you are feeling well!