Are you a planner by nature?
I am confessing right here that I am NOT.
So, the very thought of laying out the books I want to read in a month at the BEGINNING of the month feels a little stifling to me. I have come to the realization, however, that this will be a good way for me to evaluate my bookish goals.
By “bookish goals” I mean my goal of reading more non fiction, more Christian works, and in general keeping myself away from too much twaddle.
February Book Stack for Mom
I completed Inhertiance, by Dani Shapiro, just yesterday. I had heard the hype on this one, and I can tell you it lives up to that hype.
Dani Shapiro knocked it out of the park with this memoir about her shocking discovering of her ancestry.
In addition to that book, I have the following books on my TBR for February
Audio Books
I always like to keep an Audible selection going in the car.
I am finishing The Secret Diary of Hendrick Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old - it’s hilarious - but I’m warning you… you have to have a good sense of humor about aging and people being in a nursing home. I can chuckle at his stories because my dad lives in an Assisted Living, and this is SO TRUE to life!
Additionally, a book club friend asked me to read An Anonymous Girl, so that is next up in my Audible cue.
Reading for My Teens
Grant is reading short stories for his Challenge B curriculum. I have been reading a few of those aloud with him, which is interesting. I love the discussions we are having.
He is bound and determined to finish the Pendragon series. I think reading books in a series is a universal thing for middle schoolers, yes?
My daughter is taking a World Literature class this year and is finishing Julius Caesar right now. For fun, she just re-read Forever Today, which is a a story about the English musician, Clive Wearing. It is a truly heartbreaking and fascinating story.
We are starting a new read aloud this week, and I am taking the advice of so many and starting Echo. I have heard the audio is excellent, but we already own the book. What to do? I think I may use an Audible credit so we can listen and follow along.
Basketball
A fun aside - I’ve been able to get a lot of reading done because it is basketball season!
I do a lot of waiting at practices and before games. I also sneak in reading if my husband is driving us to an away game.
This weekend my son’s team is in the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP!
We’re very excited. It is so much fun watching these kids play. He plays for a local Christian school that allows homeschoolers to play on their team, so he has quite a few of his homeschool buddies that play with him. Good stuff!
Initially I was resistant to a lot of organized sports, but this has been a spectacular experience, and I can see the many benefits this is having for my son. I anticipate he will play next year.
My life right now is SQUILT, homeschool, basketball, and BOOKS — and next week I’ll talk more about getting my oldest registered off for college, because that deserves a post all of its own.