The Lost Challenges discussion

i am new on this group so i have just got to know the club challenges. if you have any empty space in a team i'd like to fill it in:)

I am disabled hun, I have a fused spine and arthritis and I am a single parent to 3 young boys, I have to keep up with them despite the pain and then when it gets to night-time I am in too much pain to sleep. It is okay though as I have plenty of time to read and write lol, my body is getting used to surviving on a few hours a night and some nights with none. I have been known to be awake 36 hours straight before exhaustion has kicked in and overridden the pain.

Oh LOrd! The old arthritis curse!! I suffer too! and hubby, and Im thinking middle son, but Dr doesnt seem to agree! I was only twenty when my Dr at the time diagnosed arthritis, in my knees, but they had been thinking that was what I had, about 10 years prior to that!! I now have it in my thumb joints and wrists. my mum was nearly 80 before she had any trouble with it!
My niece has her spine fused(I think thats what they did) she has scoliosis. Must be in the family somewhere, because my daughter has a touch also.
They tell us the best thing for arthritis is to keep active. Dont know that those of us who suffer agree with that! Another thing I heard was to try to cut out all sugar, processed stuff, and (if you can handle the taste) eat a spoonful of molasses a day, mum had me on it when I was young. Yuck! lol
The joys of aging! Pft!
Im really sorry to hear that you suffer so badly with it, I understand completely, how you feel!

Ana wrote: "i am new on this group so i have just got to know the club challenges. if you have any empty space in a team i'd like to fill it in:)"

I am not going to be that strict on the sign up deadline. As I haven't formed teams yet I can put you on a team or as a back up player. Let me know which you would prefer.

And can you go to this link and RSVP as soon as possible. http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/6...

I'm dying to know the teams :D!

I know I am dying to post them. I keep checking in to see if the last people have RSVP'd. It is almost like waiting for an item or shelf to be called. grrrrr

I considered randomizing with out them and adding to them to the first smaller team if they are going to play.... but then that isn't quite random.... I think I am overthinking it all trying to be fair.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Dyllan you made it just in time. Sign ups are closed. But if anyone else comes along they will be on back up list."

Yay, can't wait for it!!

This round is going to be harder than last round. I can't wait!

It's a relief to be on the backup list this time since I don't know what's going to happen outside the internet. I'm taking it one day at a time.

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "It's a relief to be on the backup list this time since I don't know what's going to happen outside the internet. I'm taking it one day at a time."

I really hope everything falls into place and you are well enough to do the next round, if not I am working on an individual version of a scavenger hunt, so if something happens and you have to back out you won't have to worry about a team.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "I know I am dying to post them. I keep checking in to see if the last people have RSVP'd. It is almost like waiting for an item or shelf to be called. grrrrr

I considered randomizing with out them..."

yeah...you probably are over thinking a bit.

Katya,
Aren't we going to be reading The Many Lives of Avery Snow or Hyde, an Urban Fantasy then?

I need to see what the books have...I may need to hold off on them until the 31st

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "I know I am dying to post them. I keep checking in to see if the last people have RSVP'd. It is almost like waiting for an item or shelf to be called. grrrrr

I considered randomizing with out them..."

you are overthinking, you know you have way too many anxious people here

anxious, breath, breath, who's anxious???

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Katya,
Aren't we going to be reading The Many Lives of Avery Snow or Hyde, an Urban Fantasy then?

I need to see what the books have...I may need to hold off on them until the 31st"

Raphael this Friday....Avery Snow on Sunday and then Hyde an urban fantasy...okay I am at work...time to leave....got a long commute...see ya later!

Sheila wrote: "anxious, breath, breath, who's anxious???"

me me me Shelia

Ok, I have a plan. Deep breaths everyone. in...out...in...out


I should be back online in about 2 hours and I will work on getting teams posted then.

Will y'all make it another week before there is an item called?

If we have to :( lol!

barely, but we'll have to

I actually "practiced" looking for items on the list today while reading a book. It was actually amazingly easy to find items. In the first 100 pages I found something like 10 different items.

Sheila wrote: "I actually "practiced" looking for items on the list today while reading a book. It was actually amazingly easy to find items. In the first 100 pages I found something like 10 different items."

Shelia you'll be fine....remember this is a team challenge so if you need help finding something we are all there to help....well your team mates are....lol

Ok, my kids are fed and fairly content. I am off to randomize teams.

I haven't heard from Ana, but as she slipped in late and it is now the middle of the night for her. I am going to place her on a team of 6 then if she only wants to be a back up it will be easy to take her back out.

Just a note some teams will have 5 players and some will have 6. This does not make the teams unfair as the team doesn't get points until ALL players find the item. In the last round I posted items found too, this time I will post % done since the final item totals will differ for the diferent team sizes.

Ok, teams are up! Threads are open. Please check in with your team as soon as you can. Get to know each other and pick a captain and a team name. Captains please post your team name in this thread once you decide.

The captain in this challenge will need to keep track of items found and double check me to make sure I get them all entered in the spreadsheet. I will get a link to the spreadsheet up soon. The captain is also responsible for keeping track of players who are not keeping up with the their reading and letting me know if there is a problem.

Team 1
Megan
Shelly
Zina
Alyssa
Megan L
Ana

Team 2
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪❥
Kim L
Kyra
Hina
Suzanne
Cindy

Team 3
Leslie
Katya
Alana ~ The Book Pimp Rock
Danie
Turtlecollector


Team 4
♥☆♫★♡ Kathy♡bahd gihrl♥♡★
JenniferJ
Dusty
Adele
Jenne

Team 5
CaroB
⊰❁ Alley ❁⊱
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~
Pat
Ezinwanyi

Team 6
Paris
Toni ~married to a hunk~
Laura
Sheila
Dyllan aka ~Whycked Mhystresxs~

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "It's a relief to be on the backup list this time since I don't know what's going to happen outside the internet. I'm taking it one day at a time."

I really hope everyt..."

Thank you! I really am worried I might end up back in the hospital for a third time this month because the hemoglobin test I took on Tuesday showed I dropped .5 since last week when I was released from the hospital and I'm taking iron and vitamin c pills everyday! I have an appointment to see the doctor tomorrow morning and we shall see what he says about that.

Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "It's a relief to be on the backup list this time since I don't know what's going to happen outside the internet. I'm taking it one day at a tim..."

OH man Amy....something must be way out of wack to make this happen....You have to get to the bottom of it. You are in my prayers for better health....hope they figure this out fast! Keep us posted.

Really hoping the doctor has som solutions for you. Even though you arn't on a team feel free to stop by and cheer us on or just to chat.

feel better Amy, the stress of worrying about your help can't be helping your health. try to relax, come poke fun at us

Pat wrote: "feel better Amy, the stress of worrying about your help can't be helping your health. try to relax, come poke fun at us"

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Really hoping the doctor has som solutions for you. Even though you arn't on a team feel free to stop by and cheer us on or just to chat."

Katya wrote: "Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Amy ~Lover of Books~ wrote: "It's a relief to be on the backup list this time since I don't know what's going to happen outside the internet. I..."

Thanks guys! I just going to have to monitor it when I start to feel off again. Right now, I'm okay even though I feel a little tired which is natural because of the anemia. I know people to say rest as much as possible, but I'm not the type to waste my day away in bed. I have a hunch why it dropped, but my mom doesn't believe me, but we shall see what the doctor says tomorrow.

I use a note card as a bookmark. So, each time I started a new book last round, I would write down what items I had left to find on one side of the note card. Then, when I found an item, I would check it off and on the other side of the card, I would write down the item and page number I found it on. That helped me keep track when I read paper books.

Of course, it was easier when I read the one book on my nook, just search for the word. I might have to read more on my nook this time.

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Ana wrote: "i am new on this group so i have just got to know the club challenges. if you have any empty space in a team i'd like to fill it in:)"

I am not going to be that strict on the sign up d..."

i would prefer on a team:)thank you very much for understanding

my answer is yes but te event is already closed

Dawn, If we read a book and just cant bear to finish it, but have found some of our items, can we count them!!

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Since the posting time and day have changes since last round I am posting this as a refrence point. If all goes well this should be the time when I post every Friday. So check out the date/time stamp of this post to refrence it to your time zone.

***This is the time I am aming for, you never know when real life will run amuck and it may end up being a bit latter, but should be with in a 2 hour window.

Ana, I went ahead and put you on team 1.

thank you

Fun kid story of the morning.

We have been working on geography with my 3 year old. He knows that in the middle of the US map is a square (colorado) and the star in the middle of that square is Denver. We live in the Denver area.

As I was typing my test post he sat down next to me and saw ♥☆♫★♡ Kathy♡bahd gihrl♥♡★, and told me that is where we live because it has a star. Maybe he isn't quite understanding the map as well as I thought. Or he just wants to move in with Kathy. :)

That's funny Dawn! Are you not playing Dawn? I didn't think I saw your name on one of the teams.

♥☆♫★♡ Kathy♡bahd gihrl♥♡★ wrote: "Dawn, If we read a book and just cant bear to finish it, but have found some of our items, can we count them!!"

Nope, you have to read the book completely for it to count.

It is impossible to give a proper review if you didn't finish it, and a review is part of the game.
I tried this once with my 10th grade english teacher. I did a oral presentation on a book I couldn't get through. I gave my thoughts on the first part of the book, and summed it up with I have no clue why this is a classic, because it bored me to tears so badly I couldn't finish. I mean really who writtes an entire chapter about a turtle crossing the road! Needless to say I got a D.

Jenne wrote: "That's funny Dawn! Are you not playing Dawn? I didn't think I saw your name on one of the teams."

Not this round. I may join in as a back up if needed. So much is going on in September I wasn't sure I could handle running the challenge and playing this and the 5 other team challenges I signed up for that start soon.

Also it is a little rough being the moderator judging if an item should count, when in the back of my head I just want my team to win. It is harder to be fair. And I do tend to over analyze things a lot.

Great story about the ★ Dawn.

You mentioned you are doing 5 other team challenges. Here's hoping the same books will work for you in all the challenges!

Dawn (Kat N Hat) wrote: "Fun kid story of the morning.

We have been working on geography with my 3 year old. He knows that in the middle of the US map is a square (colorado) and the star in the middle of that square is D..."


LOL, maybe he does want to move in with Kathy. This is pretty funny!

Sheila wrote: "Great story about the ★ Dawn.

You mentioned you are doing 5 other team challenges. Here's hoping the same books will work for you in all the challenges!"

On a normal week I can read 3 books, and they are spaced out so the item is called on 3 different days, so I only have to combine a couple. And one of them only has to be a 100 pages so that helps. I wouldn't have signed up if I didn't think I could make it work. But I did start a notebook to keep track of them all.

I'll take your wee man Dawn! How sweet! geez kids say the darndest things!
And thanks for the advice on the whole book, cool , you probably mentioned it before, just cant remember.

Random observation accross the teams. Finding willing captains is a hard thing to do this round. A few teams are dealing with the old game 1..2..3.. not it!

Not us- because Team 3 ROCKS!

LOL, true. I see there is even a fight chant already in play. This round is going to be such fun to watch.

Dawn, Team 4 is FOURtune Hunters & Collectors and Dusty & I will be co-captains.

Team 2 is Victorious Vixens. :)

Round 3 Reading Robots

reporting for duty with me as Oh Captain, My Captain

"Round 3 Team 3 Round 3 Team 3"