It's June. It's June!

Good evening, friends!!

I know, I know. Cheryl & I have been MIA lately - our personal lives are just wreaking havoc on our beloved blogs and challenges. We do want you to know that we're thinking of you & hope you keep stopping by & WORKING ON YOUR CHALLENGES.

I'm currently at 37 challenges with 8 of them completed. It's not terrific but most of them at at 50%+ so it's not terrible. How is everyone else doing?

Did you know that on many challenge blogs June is a make up month? So if you've gotten behind it's time to catch up. Especially, if you're like me and you read the books, write the reviews and then forget to enter them in the giveaway -- duh!!

So I've been stopping by all of my friends sites & entering my reviews. Are there any you have forgotten?

I know, I know...

It's been forever hasn't it?

I've been neglecting you. Please, forgive me... Soccer season just wears me out. Especially since they made me the manager. Rescheduling games. Entering Tournaments. Registering Players. Tracking Payables. UGH.

But. The regular season is OVER this Saturday... and all we have is the summer tournament circuit... and well, a few other small things. School is out this Friday & I'll just need to do my daily prep/check of the kids summer work (I know I'm the meanest mom!). And, I'll just get to sit on the soccer field and watch hubby play. Yippee!! So much less work!

It's the perfect time to mention....

Sign Ups have begun for the 2011 Summer Romance Reading Challenge!

I know I know, we're all about managing our challenges here, but... how many of us won't already be reading 8 romances this summer? We might as well, complete a challenge while we're at it...

So... Stop by Book Chick City & check this one out!!Sign Up: 2011 Summer Romance Reading Challenge!:


Gina ~ Hott Books

Need Help?

Are you feeling this way with your challenges?   Making progress?  Feel like you could do better?   Well.......................help is on the way.................

Our very own, special friend Bev from My Reader's Block has found the solution and passing on the information.

The True Book Addict is hosting the Spring Serenity Read-a-Thon April 25th to May 1st.  Click to bring you to the sign up page.  Just think how much progress you could make!!!!

Thanks Bev!!!!

Sooooo Sorry

I want to give a HUGE apology for being AWOL these past couple of months.  It is a very long story but something happened in "real life"  that I had no choice but to fight tooth and nail, as they say, to the point of my husband and I having to retain lawyers to represent us.  Thank God that we are now on the right road, even though we have a lot of work ahead of us to clean up the mess, but we at least are on the right road.  So hopefully you will be seeing more of me and once we get back from vacation, which we so desperately need after everything, I should be back to normal, well.....that 's questionable...if I was ever normal to start lol. 

First, I want to give the BIGGEST THANK YOU to my FRIEND and co-host Gina, for not only taking on my responsibilities here but helping me through this very tough time, letting me vent, giving me words of encouragement and advice.  For Gina......<3

OK....So...what's new?   I see that we have show offs over achievers that have finished some challenges lol.  WTG!!!  As for me...nada...nothing...nil....none.... but those challenge button thingies look so purty on my challenge page.  Have I missed if Bev and Senora G added more challenges?  Come on!!  Fess Up!!! 

Even tho I have been away, I have still been practicing my part of the job description.  What do you think?  Do I have it down? 

I'm Late, I'm Late!

I don't know about you but this month has been harrowing!
I just can't seem to catch up. To make matters worse - or at least to make me feel more guilty - today I've gotten not one but TWO emails from challenge hosts reminding me (not specifically just me) that I need to link up my posts. UGH!

So I'm here to remind all of my challenge friends that WE ARE SLACKING!

Dollycas's Just for fun Challenge for March is due in just NINE days and so far only 5 people have submitted their books.

Click the challenge icon to get signed up today!

Think that's bad, do you? Well, it gets worse!


As for the Show Me the Free Challenge - Missie at The Unread Reader was telling me that only seven people have linked up their reviews for this month!

That's shocking!?! Is no one reading the free eBooks we all download daily? AND she has this really cool prize! Who doesn't need a new book light? I know my el cheapo model is dying a slow and torturous death!

So, get to reading because you have less than SEVEN DAYS to get your link into Missie to be qualified.

So who's been reading this month? Can't you think of one book that you've read just because you wanted to? There isn't ONE book that you've snapped up just because it was free? Come on, Addicts, I expected better!!

I'd better get to reading so I can have a chance at these awesome prizes!