Sunday, February 6, 2011

30 Days of Pictures - Day 23

Day 23 - "A picture of your favorite book"

This is kind of tough for me. I really enjoy reading, but with 2 kids, a home to take care of, and essentially 2 full time jobs, it's hard to find the time. The last book I completed, though, was AWESOME. It was "Under The Dome" by Stephen King and it was well over 1000 pages. I read it (mostly) before bed each night. I really love the way King develops characters and brings them to life. Character-driven stories are what I like the most, and I tend to like "modern" books more than the classics. Although, truthfully, I should give some of the classics another go as I tried to read them in my early 20s. I have grown to understand that over time, my tastes have changed quite a lot!

When I first moved to the midwest to be with my (now) husband, who is an avid Stephen King fan, "Well, I liked Misery ok, but I'm not really a huge Stephen King fan." And so, he set out to prove me wrong about that and had me read Desperation. My take on Stephen King changed after that.


Aron and I like to read books "together" - he'll read a copy and I'll read a different copy at the same time and we discuss it while we're reading it. It's great fun and always makes me enjoy a book even more.

The book I'm r
eading currently is I Am Ozzy - the autobiography of Ozzy Osbourne. Aron picked it up from the library and read it in a few days and recommended that I read it as well. I'm SO glad that I am. It's wildly entertaining and touching at the same time. I am really enjoying it - and I'm almost done with it.

I like to think that we're fostering a love of reading and books in our children. We read bedtime stories each night to them. Len, who is 2 currently prefers a good "I Spy" book. Lil, who is 6, has been CRAZY for the Junie B. Jones books, so we've been reading a few chapters of Junie each night too.

Still to come....because I know you're on the edge of your seat with anticipation:

23. A picture of your favorite book
24. A picture of something you wish you could change
25. A picture of your day
26. A picture of something that means a lot to you
27. A picture of yourself and a family member
28. A picture of something your afraid of
29. A picture that can always make you smile
30. A picture of someone you miss

8 comments:

  1. I am a big Stephen King fan also. Right now I am reading Blue Zones and Born To Run, which are non fiction.

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  2. Oooh, I think im gloing to buy ozzies book on my kindle, thx

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  3. I read Pet Cemetery and it scared my socks off! Of course I was probably 17 at the time. You should try the Magic Tree House books for your 6 year old. My kids have loved them.

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  4. Susie, you will love it!! Let me know what you think!

    I have not heard of the Magic Tree House books but I will definitely check them out!!

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  5. Thanks for the recommendations, Colleen. I've always beeen wondering about Under the Dome, but haven't read it yet. Ozzy is always good for a hoot too. I think it's cool that you and your hubby read the book at the same time and discuss - awesome. My hubby ususally reads a book after me or vice versa, but that isn't the same. Great idea.

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  6. Thanks for the recommendations, Colleen. I've always beeen wondering about Under the Dome, but haven't read it yet. Ozzy is always good for a hoot too. I think it's cool that you and your hubby read the book at the same time and discuss - awesome. My hubby ususally reads a book after me or vice versa, but that isn't the same. Great idea.

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  7. Susie, you will love it!! Let me know what you think!

    I have not heard of the Magic Tree House books but I will definitely check them out!!

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  8. I am a big Stephen King fan also. Right now I am reading Blue Zones and Born To Run, which are non fiction.

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