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Here I thought some of you would like to do the alphabet challenge. You can perhaps you use titles as well as authors to complete the letters of the alphabet. Might make it easier!!

Good luck!

This might be tough but I think it will be fun to try. Count-me-in!!!

5 of 26 Completed

Planned Alphabet Challenge Books for 2017:
A:
B: Bad Feminist
C:
D: Deal Breaker
E: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
F:
G: The Good Daughter completed 6 Feb 2017
H: Hidden Figures - Unerkannte Heldinnen
I: I Want More Pizza: Real World Money Skills for High School, College, and Beyond completed 10 Jan 2017
J: Jazz
K: The Kind Worth Killing
L: Love Warrior completed 1 Feb 2017
M: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry completed 7 Jan 2017
N:
O: The Opposite of Everyone completed 28 Jan 2017
P: Pay to Play
Q: The Qualities of Wood
R: Robot Coconut Trees: Break Through Writer's Block, Unleash Your Creative Voice, and Become the Writer You Already Are
S: The Short Drop
T:
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y: The You I've Never Known
Z:

It's interesting. I'm in, I'm in. :D

I had 2 missing last year. In again!

I think I'd like to give it a try!

I'm In !!

9/26

A:
B: If I Run by Terri Blackstock

C: Blood Men by Paul Cleavecompleted 1/8/2017 ✔

D:

E: Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich
completed 1/14/2017 ✔

F:
G:
H: Freak by Jennifer Hillier
I:
J:Descent by Tim Johnston completed ✔ 1/17/2017
K:Paw Enforcement by Diane Kelly completed ✔ 1/6/2017

L: Irène by Pierre Lemaitre

M:Bird Box by Josh Malermancompleted ✔ 1/7/2017

N:
O:
P:
Q:
R: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling ✔ completed 1/2/2017
S: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simison ✔competed 1/1/2017
T:
U:
V:
W:Night by Elie Wiesel ✔ completed 1/5
X: Hot SiX by Janet Evanovich ✔ completed 1/3/2017
Y:
Z: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Janet wrote: "Here I thought some of you would like to do the alphabet challenge. You can perhaps you use titles as well as authors to complete the letters of the alphabet. Might make it easier!!

Good luck!"

Being that "X" and "Z" can be hard- especially for those who did these challenges years earlier- will it be OK for those 2 if we can find a book with the letter "z" and "x" in the title or in the authors name- there are only so many books/names with those letters-

Absolutely, Maureen. Either/or, or both in the same challenge, it doesn't matter. I know certain letters are going to be tricky! :)

Oh wonderful!!! For those two letters that will be a great help. Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to you too! :)

Just using titles I was 6 letters short last year. I am in again this year

Hi I am new to this group. I am very interested in trying this out. It should be fun :
A.And Then She Was Gone
B.The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter
C.City of the Lost
D. Day Shift
E.Empire of Storms
F.Fear the Dark
G.Girl Jacked
H.Hush
I.Invasive Species
J.Just Evil
K.Kingdom of Darkness
L.Lost
M.Murder in Vail
N.Never Look Back
O.Odd Thomas
P.The Pick, The Spade and The Crow
Q.A Quest of Heroes
R.The Red Knight
S.Savage
T.Three, Four...Better Lock Your Door
U.An Unwilling Accomplice
V.Verum
W.Without Warning
X.XY
Y.You Come When I Call You
Z.The Zombies: Volume One

Im in

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.
T. The Taken by Casey Kelleher
U.
V.
W.
X.
Y.
Z

I am definitely in for this challenge.

A - Assault and Beret - Jenn McKinlay
B - The Black Count - Tom Reiss
C - Crimson Snow - Jeanne M. Dams
D - Dead, White, and Blue - Carolyn Hart
E- Empire of the Summer Moon - S. C. Gwynne
F- Finding Rebecca - Eoin Dempsey
G - The Ghost of Acquinnah - Julie Flanders
H - Hard Truth - Nevada Barr
I - Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger
J - The Judas Kiss - Victoria Holt
K - A Killing in Antiques - Mary Moody
L - Laughed Til He Died - Carolyn Hart
M - My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante
N - No Shred of Evidence - Charles Todd
O - One Foot in The Grave - Kelly Lane
P - Plantation Shudders - Ellen Byron
Q - The Queen's Accomplice - Susan Elia MacNeal
R - Read To Death - Terrie Farley Moran
S - The Sherlockian - Graham Moore
T - Twice Told Tail - Ali Brandon
U - The Untimely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Rachel Joyce
V - Voice in the Night - Velda Johnston
W - Writing All Wrongs - Ellery Adams
X - The Xibalba Murders - Lyn Hamilton
Y - A Year in Provence - Peter Mayle
Z - The Zookeepers Wife - Diane Ackerman

Author challenge

A - Kathy Aarons - Truffled To Death
B- Julia Buckley - A Dark and Stormy Murder
C- Elizabeth Lynn Casey - Wedding Duress
D - Laura DiSilverio - Readaholics and the Gothic Gala
E- Janet Evanovich - Eleven on Top
F - Jean Flowers - Cancelled by Murder
G - John Grisham - The Whistler
H - Emma Healey - Elizabeth is Missing
I - Arnaldur Indridason - Operation Napoleon
J. Paulette Jiles - The Color of Lightning
K - Anna Kirwin - Victoria Mayblossom of Britannia
L - T. C. LoTempio - Crime and Catnip
M - Toni Morrison - Beloved
N - Karen Musser Nortman - The Time Traveler Trailer
O - Diana Orgain - A First Date With Death
P - James Patterson - Unlucky 13
Q - Quinton Jardine - Autographs in the Rain
R - Elizabeth Rossiter - The Lemon Garden
S - Lisa See - Peony in Love
T - Charles Todd - The Shattered Tree
U - Lisa Unger - Ink and Bone
V - Victoria Thompson - Murder in the Bowery
W - Edith Wharton - A Motor-Flight through France
X - Diana Xarissa - Aunt Bessie Assumes
Y - Ovidia Yu- Aunty Lee's Delights
Z - Zane Grey - Western Union

hi everyone,
I don't understand how to participate in this challenge. Do I have to write a comment listing all the alphabets? then when I finish reading a book I have to add that to my comment where i listed the alphabets?

Israt wrote: "hi everyone,
I don't understand how to participate in this challenge. Do I have to write a comment listing all the alphabets? then when I finish reading a book I have to add that to my comment wher..."

That is one way to do it and is the way I will be doing it.

Gary wrote: "That is one way to do it and is the way I will be doing it. "

Thank you.

Amy's Alphabet Challenge 2017 for A Good Thriller
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B
C
D
✔E - Everything You Want Me to Be ★★★★★ 01/01/2016
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
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Q
R
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V
W
X
Y
Z

A. The Arrival by Shaun Tan
B. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
C.
D. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
E.
F. Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
G. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
H.
I. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
J.
K. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
L. The Last Town by Blake Crouch
M. My Sister's Keeper
N.
O.
P. Pines by Blake Crouch
Q.
R.
S. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
T.
U.
V.
W. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
X.
Y.
Z.

I'm in!
Planned Alphabet Challenge Books for 2017:
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A:Accidents of Marriage
B: The Butterfly Garden
C: Crooked Heart
D: Dark Matter
E: Everything, Everything
F: Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
G: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
H: Hamilton: The Revolution
I: It Ends with Us
J: Just One Look
K: The Kind Worth Killing
L: The Lowland
M: Miss Jane
N: The Name of the Wind
O: Orcas Intrigue: Book 1 of The Chameleon Chronicles
P: Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
Q: The Quality of Silence
R: Rescue Me, Maybe
S: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
T: Triptych
U:
V: Vertical Burn
W: Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
X: Six Stories
Y: You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
Z:

I'm going to give this a go this year as I've got an 'W' so early on!!

A
B - Between You and Me
C
D - Darkside
E
F - Finders Keepers
G
H
I - I Am Pilgrim
J - Jump!
K
L - The Last Girl
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W - White Bones
X
Y
Z

Titles:

A - An American Tragedy
B - (The) Butterfly Garden
C - The Chemist
D - Devil in Spring
E - Echoes in Death
F - The Fixer
G - Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories
H - Homicide in Hardcover
I - I Am Pilgrim
J
K - Kisscut
L - Life After Life
M - My Husband's Wife
N - Night Watch
O - The Orchardist
P - Patient Zero
Q
R - The Riddle of the Sands
S - Star Nomad
T - Two By Two
U - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
V - Victim Six
W - When All The Girls Have Gone
X
Y
Z

Author

A - Kate Atkinson
B - Lindsay Buroker
C - Jenny Colgan
D - Theodore Dreiser
E - Michael Edelson
F - Richard Ford
G - Canek Sánchez Guevara
H - Dot Hutchison
I
J - Iris Johansen
K - Jayne Ann Krentz
L - Vivienne Lorret
M - Bernard Malamud
N - Audrey Niffenegger
O - Gregg Olsen
P - B.A. Paris
Q
R - Taylor Jenkins Reid
S - Magnus Stanke
T - Mark Twain
U
V
W - J.R. Ward
X
Y - Nicola Yoon
Z

Sounds like fun. Count me in!
Books
A - Alice
B - Big Blowdown
C - Caraval
D - Down By The River Where The Dead Men Go
E
F - The Fan
G - The Girl With All The Gifts
H -Heart-shaped Box
I
J
K -King Suckerman
L
M - Modern Romance
N - Night School
O -Once Upon A Time In A City Of Criminals
P
Q
R - Red Queen
S - Six-a-side
T - The Thirst
U
V
W -Woman In Cabin 10
X
Y
Z

Author
A - Aziz Ansari
B- Mark Barry
C -Lee Child
D
E
F
G - Stephanie Garber
H - Christina Henry
I
J - Liz Jensen
K - Stephen Kedie
L
M - A.D. Miller
N - Jo Nesbo
O
P - George Pelecanos
Q
R -Ian Rankin
S - Amy Schumer
T
U
V
W - Chuck Wendig
X
Y
Z

I'm in too please!


A - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
B - The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer
C - Cavendon Hall by Barbara Taylor Bradford
D - Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
E - Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
F - Fallen by Karin Slaughter
G - Gone Again by James Grippando
H - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
I - In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni
J - Jazz Funeral by Julie Smith
K - Kathy by T.L. Haddix
L - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
M - Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon
N - Not for Sale by Iona Morrison
O - One Little Mistake by Emma Curtis
P - A Perfect Heritage by Penny Vincenzi
Q - A Question of Identity
R The Rest Is Silence by Keith McCarthy
S - The Secrets of Gaslight Lane by M.R.C. Kasasian
T - This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer
U - Unlocking Worlds: A Reading Companion for Book Lovers by Sally Allen
V - Vicious Circle by C.J. Box
W - Worse Than Death by Jean Bedford
X Xingu by Edith Wharton
Y You by Caroline Kepnes
Z Zero by Matt Brolly


Author

A - Jeffrey Archer - This Was a Man
B - Belinda Bauer - The Beautiful Dead
C - John Connolly - Nocturnes
D - Robert Dugoni In the Clearing
E - Allen Eskens - The Heavens May Fall
F - J. Jefferson Farjeon - Mystery in White
G - James Grippando - Gone Again
H - T.L. Haddix - Kathy
I - Ed Ifkovic - Old News
J - Maggie James - His Kidnapper's Shoes
K - Martha Hall Kelly - Lilac Girls
L - Luana Lewis - Forget Me Not
M - Iona Morrison - Not for Sale
N Mary Nickson - All the Dead Girls
O - Roger Ormerod - Face Value
P - Louise Penny - A Great Reckoning
Q Anna Quindlen Still Life with Bread Crumbs
R - J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
S - Karin Slaughter - Fallen
T Nicole Trope - Blame
U D.W. Ulsterman - Take Two and Call Me In The Morgue
V Penny Vincenzi - A Perfect Heritage
W Minette Walters - The Echo
X Diana Xarissa - Aunt Bessie Assumes
Y Josa (Keyes) Young - Sail Upon the Land
Z Markus Zusak - The Book Thief




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Alphabet Challenge 2017

Authors
✔A...208 pages Witch Is When It All Began by Adele Abbott
✔B...262 pages Death of Yesterday by M.C. Beaton
✔C...244 pages The Smell of the Night by Andrea Camilleri
✔D...368 pages The Maze Runner by James Dashner
✔E...320 pages Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich
✔F...352 pages The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
✔G...530 pages The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen
✔H...323 pages Love is Darkness by Caroline Hanson
✔I...354 pages The Winter Over by Matthew Iden
✔J...416 pages Tombstone Courage by J.A. Jance
✔K...037 pages Builders of a New World by Mahin Khan
✔L...400 pages Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
✔M...134 pages Paleo For Beginners: A 14-Day Paleo Diet Plan For A Simple Start To The Paleo Diet by Marc Morris
✔N...258 pages Unborn by Amber Lynn Natusch
✔O...311 pages 1984 by George Orwell
✔P...193 pages Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
✔Q...433 pages A Night Like This buy Julia Quinn
✔R...265 pages Lost in Prophecy by S.M. Reine
✔S...453 pages The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
✔T...The Trespasser by Tana French
✔U...353 pages Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger
✔V...A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
✔W...353 pages Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
X...
✔Y...388 pages The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
✔Z...Home by Uvi Poznansky and Zeev Kachel

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Book Titles
✔A...029 pages The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger: A Short Story by Agatha Christie
✔B...304 pages A Bat in the Belfry by Sarah Graves
✔C...384 pages Cold Reign by Faith Hunter
✔D...339 pages The Dead Cat Bounce by Sarah Graves
✔E...432 pages The Escape by David Baldacci
✔F...513 pages The Finisher by David Baldacci
✔G...432 pages The Guilty by David Baldacci
✔H...400 pages The Hit by David Baldacci
✔I...427 pages The Innocent by David Baldacci
✔J...320 pages The Job by Janet Evanovich
✔K...485 pages The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter
✔L...323 pages Love is Darkness by Caroline Hanson
✔M...379 pages Murder by Mocha by Cleo Coyle
✔N...418 pages No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
✔O...292 pages On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
✔P...416 pages Personal by Lee Child
✔Q...643 pages The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
✔R...368 pages. Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle
✔S...294 pages Sins of Eden by S.M. Reine
✔T...432 pages The Target by David Baldacci
✔U...341 pages Under My Heel by Michael Anderle
✔V...322 pages The Void by J.D. Horn
✔W...227 pages Witch Is When Everything Went Crazy by Adele Abbott
X...
Y...
✔Z...457 pages Zero Day by David Baldacci

Sorry about this being off topic...but how are you making check marks?

I'm sorry, Lynn, what do you mean?

Participants just take care of their own personal challenge if that's what you mean. It's just a bit of fun really. :)

Janet wrote: "I'm sorry, Lynn, what do you mean?

Participants just take care of their own personal challenge if that's what you mean. It's just a bit of fun really. :)"

Some of the posters are making a check mark after the books on their post that they have read. I don't know how they are able to make a check mark. Wondering if it is an emoji or on the keyboard somewhere.

Oh, I can't see it on my phone. Will check out when on pc. I'm guessing it will be something like that that.

Janet wrote: "Oh, I can't see it on my phone. Will check out when on pc. I'm guessing it will be something like that that."

Thanks Janet, I use my Kindle or phone so it very well might be something only on a PC.

I'll give this a go. Failed miserably last year but whose counting?
A.
B.
C. Coffin Road by Peter May
D.
E.
F.
G. The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace
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S. Stasi Wolf by David Young
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I'll try this again this year, but I don't want to feel forced to read a book just to fulfill a letter. I didn't enjoy that aspect last year. So for me, this is just to see how it goes this year.

A - American War
B - The Beautiful Dead
C - Close Your Eyes
D - The Dry
E - Everything You Want Me to Be
F - Fear the Darkness
G - Golden Prey
H - Her Every Fear
I - The Ice Beneath Her
J
K - A Killer Harvest
L - Life or Death
M - Marathon
N - The Night Ferry
O - Original Skin
P - Parting Shot
Q - The Quiet Man
R - Rage Against the Dying
S - Say You're Sorry
T - The Twenty-Three
U - UNSUB
V
W - Watching You
X
Y
Z

A: ACADEM'S Fury: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

B: The Clan of the Cave BEAR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

C: Chili con Carnage: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

D: The Summer of the DANES: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

E: Shadows of the EMPIRE: STAR WARS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

F: The FOOD and FEASTS of Jesus: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

G: GLUTEN for Punishment (A Baker's Treat #1) (DNF): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

H: Squire Throwleigh's HEIR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

J: JUBAL Sackett: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

L: LUKE Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

N: And Then There Were NUNS: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

P: The Warrior's PATH: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

R: REVENGE of the Chili Queens: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

S: STRAWBERRY Shortcake Murder: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

T: TAMERLANE: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

W: Little House in the Big WOODS (finished): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Lynn wrote: "Janet wrote: "Oh, I can't see it on my phone. Will check out when on pc. I'm guessing it will be something like that that."

Thanks Janet, I use my Kindle or phone so it very well might be somethin..."

I use a PC at my public library and I don't see the check marks, either.

Amy wrote: "Amy's Alphabet Challenge 2017 for A Good

✔E - Everything You Want Me to Be ★★★★★ 01/01/2016

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Amy how do you do those checkmarks?

I just sent a PM to Maureen, message #6, and asked!

Brenda wrote: "I just sent a PM to Maureen, message #6, and asked!"

We'll get to the bottom of this! :)

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I have all this for my records, for the check mark, I just copy and paste it. I don't know how it is done any other way...

Sheesh. The other stuff won't print here. Don't know why. But I just copy and paste

✔ huh, Thanks Maureen

✔ OMG, how simple!

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I did it from my phone. Just found a tick on my keyboard options!

Janet wrote: "I did it from my phone. Just found a tick on my keyboard options!"

I would kill that "tick" quickly. Once they attach it is difficult to get them off.

Status 20/26

A The Amersham Rubies by Rhys Bowen
B
C Calendar of Crime by Ellery Queen
D Dressed to Kill by Lynn Cahoon
E Empty Nest by Marty Wingate
F
G The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen
H Hondo by Louis L'Amour
I If the Shoe Kills by Lynn Cahoon
J
K The King's Justice by Katherine Kurtz
L Leave No Stone Unturned by Jeanne Glidewell
M Mystic Mayhem by Sally J. Smith
N A Night in the Netherhells by Craig Shaw Gardner
O One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
P A Pizza To Die For by Chris Cavender
Q Quarry by Max Allan Collins
R Robbing Peter to Kill Paul by Gin Jones
S Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
T Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
U Custer at the Alamo by Gregory Urbach
V
W The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
X
Y
Z Ozma Of Oz by L. Frank Baum

I'm in!

21/26

A. Age of Swords 7/29/17
B. Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger 2/17/17
C. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong 3/10/17
D. The Devil's Door by Sharan Newman 1/25/17
E. Ever After 5/2/17
F. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy1/5/17
G. The Gray Ghost Murders 7/14/17
H. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novak 2/12/17
I. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger 1/6/17
J. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 2/25/17
K. Kings of the Wyld 7/3/17
L. The Late Show 7/24/17
M. Murder, D.C. by Neely Tucker 1/9/17
N. No Pity For the Dead 4/26/17
O. Only the Hunted Run by Neely Tucker 1/12/17
P. Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger 3/24/17
Q.
R. Red Sister 6/18/17
S. Snow Crash 4/10/17
T. The Turn by Kim Harrison 3/21/17
U. The Undead Pool 5/18/17
V.
W. Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton 3/31/17
X.
Y.
Z

Maureen wrote: "✔

I have all this for my records, for the check mark, I just copy and paste it. I don't know how it is done any other way...

Sheesh. The other stuff won't print here. Don't know why. But I just c..."

On my computer, a check mark is made with code: & # 10004 (without the spaces)

Yaaaaaay! Finished the author section of the alphabet challenge and only Q to go in the titles section. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Yaaaaaay! Finished the author section of the alphabet challenge and only Q to go in the titles section. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊"

Congratulations, Sandy!

Very Cool, Sandy! Plus this reminded me to add a few of my books. But I doubt I'll be able finish. So find that Q so I can celebrate vicariously!