I love to read.  I would read all day long if that was possible. I have been know to digest a 600 page book in a day with no problems.

Once in High School I re-read Gone With The Wind in one day.   Honest.  I had read it before and was sick in bed from school. I read from the time I woke up until late that night, but I did complete it.

I also am a re-reader as mentioned above.  I used to read the following books annually:  Little Women, Corrie Ten Boom and The Notebook. I don’t read them anymore like I did, but Meg and I are reading Little Women together this summer and I need to read Corrie Ten Boom again to remind myself how good I have it in life!  I am currently re-reading Harry Potter 6, The Half-Blood Prince in preparation of seeing the movie next week.  J.K. Rowling is an amazing writer and this has to be my favorite series ever, even more than Twilight, which for some reason is embarrassing to admit I love it so much.   Maybe the teenage love plot seems unbecoming a mother of four?

The other day  I read a post by Firemom over at Stopdropandblog.com and she admitted that she dog-eared her pages. I admit I do as well. I think the more a book is loved the more worn it looks. My mom who worked for years at a library frowns upon my dog-ears and will often give me book marks.   I try and remember to use them when I am reading other people’s books, but I do so love folding down the pages.

The kids are all doing Summer Reading at the library again this summer. It is always a lot of fun and the kids adore books as well.  If I have done anything GREAT as a parent it is that my kids read and enjoy books.

I have an eclectic collection of books as most of my reading comes from the library, and if you were to look at the books in my house I would not be accused of being an intellectual by any means.  I sometimes get on a kick to read the classics, but it never lasts long.  At this point in my life I need easy reads to take me away from the everyday stress that comes with motherhood. I would rather read about a vampire’s first love than Shakespeare.

I was a bit offended though today when I opened up and email for Amazon today recommending the following book to me:

Walter the Farting Dog: Banned from the Beach

Really, what does this say about me?  I have no idea why this would be recommended to me. Did someone tell the Amazon folks my kids were gassy?  I’m sure this is a wonderful book and am not giving it a bad review, but I will not be buying it and  I am seriously thinking a asking Amazon how they pick these things!

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