We're at the halfway point, and I've lost my partner in reading to her other social commitments. Before she had to abandon the read-a-thon, Kate read for another hour, which makes 2 for the day. It's not as good as her 7-hour total from last year, but better than no reading at all!
I considered doing Kirsten's Picture-It mini-challenge but figured that my reading spot was not exciting enough to photograph. Just as I was having this thought, my wonderful husband and older daughter Julia showed up at home with a lovely spring bouquet, with a card attached that said, "Congratulations on your read-a-thon." Even though they don't understand why I'd want to spend the entire day reading, they're quite indulgent about my read-a-thon activities. So now I have a reading spot worth photographing for the mini-challenge!
Since my last update, I finished Linwood Barclay's No Time for Goodbye, an excellent thriller that was very hard to put down. I also did some house chores while listening to the final 1.5 hours of an audiobook version of Jane Eyre. I'm having a hard time deciding which of my books to read next, but I think I'll go enjoy the excellent supper my husband had prepared before making my selection.
Paulina's progress:
Books finished: 1
Pages read: 339
Hours of reading: 4
Hours listening to an audiobook: 1.5
Hours of cheerleading: 2
Kate's progress:
Books finished: 0
Pages read: 200
Hours of reading: 2
What a sweet gift from your husband and daughter. That really brightens up your reading spot--and hopefully spurs you to keep going!
ReplyDeleteWow! So nice of Todd and Julia! I must admit Joe's been quite supportive as well. We need to do some vacation planning, and I've pushed him off until after 8pm here, as the readathon will be over.
ReplyDeleteJill