Friday, January 11, 2008

i survived without my computer!

I read a book and my son ate a monkey.

Yesterday was a pretty good day. :) I read The Giver (yes, again). I wrote about it twice last week...so there isn't much more to say. Except that there are several places where babies are a big part of the story; those parts have always been difficult, but yesterday was the first time I've read the book since the Little Mister was born, so they were especially tear-making.

I actually finished The Giver before 1:00pm (it's only 180 pages long), so I also read a magazine and kept going on the book I was already in the middle of (Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce). And the list of books I read with the Little Mister would take up several pages, but it included The Sneeches, one of his Christmas books. (I just love Dr. Seuss!)

What did you read for Day to Read? Head over to Soccer Mom in Denial to see what other people read!

12 comments:

  1. OH, I love "The Giver"! I'm an elementary school librarian and it's a book I recommend to some of my students - those who can handle a book like that, which has so much food for thought. Did you know there was a sequel to it called "Gathering Blue"? It's also very good.

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  2. It looks like everyone had fun all around!

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  3. are you not concerned about your sons stripedey tongue? ;)

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  4. I had a lovely day yesterday - I just wish I could have spent more time reading. I really had to drag myself out of my book and back to work after lunch.

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  5. Congrats. Sounds like a fantastic day and may I say, that is one cute baby picture!

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  6. I read a lot of blogs. Does that count? Cute picture!

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  7. And I just added it my list of books to read for 2008!

    By the way, here is my book report...

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  8. I read Amy Tan's "The Hundred Secret Senses"! But I blogged, too!

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  9. What a sweet picture!

    (P.M.'s comment totally cracked me up.)

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  10. I didn't read. I suck.
    I must get this book you've been talking about. It sounds fabulous.
    Hope your reading day was fab and relaxing.

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  11. Cute picture... hope the toy wasn't made in China. Heehee... just joking!

    What a great mom you are for making time for yourself!

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