Lots of Catching Up To Do!

My oh my, how the time does fly! I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. I am thinking this may be a bullet point post just to get caught up on all the reading and goings ons that I have been up to! So here goes:

• Children's Book Week Challenge: This was my own little mini-challenge to myself. I meant to read three books but I only ended up reading two. The first was The House With A Clock In It's Walls by John Bellairs. This was a great story. It was spooky without being too scary for it's young readers. I wish I had read this one many, many years ago! I also read The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo which I also enjoyed. It was a wonderful take on the fairytale genre and I found myself thoroughly rooting for Despereaux on his quest!
• It is nearing the end of the Armchair Reader's Challenge and I just know I am not going to finish by the end of this month. But I am going to read all of the books that I chose for the challenge - I AM!
• I am nearing the end of The Queene's Christmas and I can tell already that this is a series and I am going to want delve into. And it is just the kind of book I am in the mood for during the holiday season! I am looking forward to the discussion over at Our Coffee Rings.
• I read Atonement by Ian McEwan a couple of weeks ago. It took me a long while to decide if I was going to like it or not. While I think he has a wonderful use of language, the whole first section was really tough for me. It wasn't until I got into the second half of the book that I really became engrossed. And the ending certainly made it worthwhile, even if it wasn't the happily ever after ending you might expect. Can't wait to see the movie!
• So I did get one of the lead roles in that play I mentioned in my last post. Plus it looks like I am doing the choreography for the other show as well. So if I am absent from this blog in upcoming weeks, you'll know why!
• I am hoping to do a wrap up of all my reading from this past year in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!

Phew! I think that catches up on most things. I have been running myself ragged at work the past few weeks but it looks like I'll be able to take a breather for a bit here and dig myself out from under all the piles on my desk! Here's hoping I can check in a little more often here and keep things up to date. Well, at least I'll keep trying!