read-a-thon preparation checklist

1. Make book pile. CHECK. (And thanks for all the help on that one everyone!)

2. Make menu/snack list. CHECK.

Here's what we've decided on (based on ability to prepare beforehand/not have to prepare at all):

breakfast--fruit salad, coffeecake
lunch--fruit salad, cheese and crackers
supper--bean burritos

and the all important list of possible unhealthy snacks--
Rotel dip and tortilla chips (me)
Oreos (Annie)
Cheetos (both)

3. Buy food.

4. Prepare food.

5. Return books to library. (I have books due on Saturday, and I sure don't want to have to go then.) Try not to pick up more to add to reading pile. Forgive myself when I do pick up more.

6. Find my update template from last read-a-thon. Tweak if necessary. CHECK.

Since last post:

On the clock:

--Reading:

--On computer (blogging, commenting/cheering, mini-challenges):

--Other (pet care, cooking, etc.):

Between the covers:

--Number of pages:

--What I read:

Down the hatch:

--Food:

--Drink:


Cumulatively:

On the clock:

--Reading:

--On computer (blogging, commenting/cheering, mini-challenges):

--Other (pet care, cooking, etc.):

Between the covers:

--Number of pages:

--What I've read:

Down the hatch:

--Food:

--Drink:


Miscellaneous comments:

7. Pack for the boys' weekend out.

8. Catch up the laundry. Necessary to complete #7.

9. Clean bathroom, vacuum, etc.--so the thoughts of a dirty house aren't nagging at me during reading time.

10. Decide on charity. CHECK.

Annie and I will be donating 2 cents per page to CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy), and will probably tack on a set amount per book finished, too. Annie, of course, will be earning them far more money than I.

Hmmm. I suspect I'm forgetting something, but I can't figure out what it might be at the moment.