Books

I have graduated, it is official, from Dr. Seuss to books without pictures (novels). I love books. My kids have an extensive book collection. And each year when the book fair comes around, I cannot say no. We order books from scholastic almost monthly. We have read Dr. Seuss of course, Disney stories, Junie B. Jones is a classic at our house, Magic Tree house, Peter Pan and the Shadow of Thieves, the Harry Potter series, and lots of other books in between. My mom and sister share a love for reading. They are always swapping books. They read the Twilight series together. My BFF Alese convinced me to start reading them. She is really big into books on tape. (she listens while at work). I became addicted to Twilight almost immediately, it was an easy read and the kids were in swim lessons. I could read for at least 30 minutes a day uninterrupted. I read the series in just under a month. The last two books only took days.
My sister, Angie, shared the Glass Castle a Memoir by Jeannette Walls with me. I loved it. The fact that it was true really hit home with me. In my little bubble I believed that everyone had a childhood similar to mine. My childhood was very grounded and stable. My parents were big on traditions or doing the same things over and over each year just the same as last year. Jeannette's only stability was her siblings who shared this adventure with her. I loved it. Did I already say that?
Work started a book club. The Woods by Harlan Coben is our first read. I get kinda obsessive when I read. I want the instant gratification of a movie. So I read for hours at a time. Last night well lets just say that 1:30 am came pretty quick. I am not a fast reader and really didn't like reading until just recently. In the past reading was my way of treating insomnia or spending time with the munch kins. Until now.
I cannot wait until Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers is hear. My kids will be ignored, and they have been warned.