I want to make reading a priority.
Well, part of me does. Part of me is making big plans, setting goals and gathering ideas and making lists. Part of me is looking forward to summer. Part of me thinks I will actually finished the unabridged version of Les Miserables AND read several chapter books to the children. Part of me can't wait to potty train the 2 1/2 year-old, give drawing lessons to the 7 year-old, help the 8 year-old run her cleaning business, learn how to bind books with the 10 year-old, work on fair projects, tend to my garden, etc etc...
The other part of me is laughing-
you can't even keep your house clean? Why bother coming up with all this other stuff?
Our summer routines will be decided by the winner of the wrestling match between my two selves.
Or, more likely, my two selves will take turns being in charge, and we will all live in confusion.
So basically, summer will be normal.
But part of me is still hopeful that "normal"includes lots of reading this summer.
So I thought I'd share my reading lists with you.
My overly ambitious reading lists
To Read (All by myself, preferably in a lawn chair while I soak my feet in cold water)
To-Read to kids (chapter books)
Need more ideas for your lists?
Books I love (you can browse by category)
Pictures Books we love
Children's Chapter Books We Love
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| Can we read them ALL? |
My overly ambitious reading list I created at the beginning of the year includes Finnegan's Wake. I've made it to page 5 so far... Just sayin'...
ReplyDeleteHa ha! I was "reading" Les Mis for 16 years then threw in the towel. And I was just about to post my "overly ambitious" list too. At this point, more than zero is ambitious for me but I'd love to get more reading done this summer. Thanks for sharing your list.
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