books.

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

my parents cultivated a love of books into us at a young age.  from “pokey little puppy” to “grandma’s attic” to “babysitter’s club” and gordon korman, to “nancy drew” and “little women”, to madeleine l’engle and “the hobbit”.  we did a lot of driving and growing up in the pre-dvd player/cell phone/personal game system age, there wasn’t much else to do but read.  and fight with my sisters.  and be annoyed with my dad for renting an audio tape of a guy talking us through the landmarks of north and south dakota from the state info centre.  and read some more.

when did reading become such a luxury?  oh right.  that time i had 3 kids.  and a job.  and a teensy tiny little bit of a life.  and a great need for sleep.  and a desire to watch things like survivor and the office.  the other day, my youngest was sleeping and my husband took my two oldest to the park so that i could get some work done.  and though my “to-do” list was long and time was short, i took a shower and decided to sit down and read for 20 minutes.  and it sure did my heart good.  it wasn’t even what i was reading (though it was good and i highly recommend it)…it was just the act of reading that was so delightful.   this summer i am determined to take reading from a luxury to a regular practice.

my kids love to read.  i am SO grateful for that.  some of my favorite pictures are of them absorbed in a book.

(allie being the cranky bear)

i have a dear friend who has reminded me of the benefits of our kids reading…and reading good books.  i’m hoping to create a budget to make sure i can buy my kids some quality books…i’m thinking of having one of these parties.  want to come?

so i’m going to read this summer.  don’t know what, but hopefully it’s going to be good.  you should join me.  what are you reading (or if it’s more realistic, what do you dream of reading) these days?

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