three little pigs

we got the best surprise for easter this year. a cute little package arrived in the mail containing three stuffed pigs and the book charlotte's web. the kids and i were thrilled. we all sat in bed this morning with our stuffed pigs and started reading the book. we got just past the part where the kids take a swim in the creek and dahlia decided that she needed to put on her diving suit. her "diving suit" as she calls it is her bathing suit. the story was then put on hold as mason and dahlia put on their bathing suits. i did manage to read a bit more to them before they ran outside, but i think it is going to take us quite a while to get through the book. yay for books. we are so lucky to have such thoughtful and generous friends.

obsessed

i have been spending waaay too much time reading lately. i am obsessed. it is so bad. i wake up in the middle of the night unable to sleep and pull out my mini mag light reading under the covers. i read until the batteries die, and then quietly wait for the sun to come up so i can read some more. each night i can't wait for the kids to go to sleep so i can do it all over again.

i don't remember the last time i was so obsessed like this. i love it. i am having so much fun. i keep picking out my next book thinking this one, then that one, then those two over there oooh and don't forget that one on the other shelf. i have at least ten more books lined up in my mind to read.

my current and embarrassing favorites are the twilight series. oh my gosh. these books are so fun to read. how could you not love a book about a teenage romance with a vampire. i mean really. what could be better. i have finished the first two books and am debating whether i should just keep going with the series or take a break with something that has a little more substance. i swear i am not just reading junk. the book that kicked off this read-a-thon was a wonderful book by ernest hemingway called a farewell to arms. now, back to the books...