Both kids and I love to read. I am so happy to see Pierce enjoying reading as much as his sister. I was kind of concerned the second child just wouldn't be into it. But he is. And I am thrilled. He read me a book today and I thought you all might also enjoy learning about "Trucks." (Excuse the gum in his mouth! Yikes - a rare treat, a bribe, really). Although it might sound blurred, he actually gets all the words right and has memorized the entire book.
Sydney was given seven chapter books for Christmas from various people and she has already finished all of them!
As for me, I have decided to get more specific than usual with my new years goals and create a list of books I'd like to read in 2012. I always make new years goals ("resolutions" if you like). I know people say, "Why bother?" But I generally accomplish 75% of mine. That's good enough to motivate me to keep making them. I write a list to keep me accountable and I revisit it periodically throughout the year. Generally, one of my goals is to read a certain number of books. But, I've never put any thought into which books until I'm ready to read them. So this year I read on the Money Saving Mom blog that she always picks her books ahead of time and is able to hold herself accountable for a more specific goal. I like that idea and wish I'd done it back in November so that I could ask for some of them as Christmas gifts! Oh, well. I came up with 12 books in several categories that I enjoy reading/learning about. Half of them I can get at my local library for free and the other half I ordered online with a little Christmas money I got.
Here's what I'll be reading (theoretically) this year:
Catholic/Christian books:
Twelve Extraordinary Women (John MacArthur)
A Biblical Walk Through the Mass (Edward Sri)
My life with the saints (James Martin)
The Handbook for Catholic Moms (Lisa Hendey)
Personal Finance:
The Money Class (Suze Orman)
Money Saving Mom's Budget (Crystal Paine)
Non-fiction:
Real Food on a Real Budget (Stephanie Langford)
Kisses from Katie (Katie Davis)
Fiction:
An Imaginary Life (David Malouf)
Big Stone Gap (Adriana Trigiani)
Loving Frank (Nancy Horan)
Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirvosky)
What are you enjoying reading in the new year?
2 comments:
I haven't started a book yet this year, but my goal is to get through some the classics. I have 20 or so on my Kindle and nothing else to do, so why not?! By the way, this video of Pierce kills me! He is SO cute and personally, I love the gum bribe. :-)
I just finished Kisses from Katie. It was amazing! Quick read. Another I loved last year and just picked up again is One Thousand Gifts ny Ann Voskamp. All about being content right where you are. Very poetic writing- one of my favorites. Love reading your blogs. SO excited about baby #3!
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