Month: January 2009

Is what my little Jedi told me today. He showed me his hand on which he had drawn a cross. When I asked him what it was he said, “I crossed my heart for Jesus.” Why? “So I can go up to heaven.” LOVE

Another 555 category: 5 books read aloud to the kids
Currently we’re reading The Princess and the Goblin and the Adventures of Hugo Cabret. Next up will be Mysterious Benedict Society’s Perilous Journey (Carter’s pick!)

I have decided to try and read more this year. I’m always reading, but I’ve avoided fiction for a long time because I get absorbed in a book and life goes on around me. So I’ve created a 555 challenge for myself (because I was too late for the 888 and 999 seems too daunting). 5 books in 5 different categories with only 5 overlaps.

I wasn’t sure what categories I would pick (I was idealizing categories like 5 CS Lewis classics, but we’ll see), but here’s my start:

5 Sophie Kinsella books (since I’ve already read 2 this week)
Remember Me?
Can you Keep a Secret
next up: Shopaholic

5 Carl Hiaasen Books
Nature Girl
Double Whammy (in progress)
next up: Basket Case

Other categories I’m considering: 5 Legal Thrillers, 5 NY Times bestsellers, 5 Oprah choices, 5 books from the library “don’t miss” table . . .