I love reading, and I love that my kids are learning

to love reading. We have little stacks of books all over our tiny little house. I would love to be able to blame it on homeschooling, but in all honesty, very few of the books are a direct product of homeschooling. It's hard to constantly remind my kids to clean up their books when I have them everywhere...

next to the computer
on the floor next to the couch
on 3 different bookshelves
in a basket next to the TV cabinet
on the floor next to the bookshelf
on top of the bookshelf
on the kitchen counter
in a basket by the door
next to my bed

I think that they multiply when I'm not looking, and I've even sold a lot this month on half.com.

My current reading list -

~Consider This, Senora by Harriett Doer
~Acedia and Me by Kathleen Norris
~Artisan Bread In 5 Minutes A Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois


Reading out loud with the kids -

~Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
~Leif the Lucky by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
~Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by by Betty MacDonald


Ian is reading -

~The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Classic Starts series)
~He just finished Phantom of the Opera in the same series and loved it. I think it helped that we had seen it on Broadway last year!

Chloe is reading -

~Every Dr. Seuss book that we own...multiple times...sometimes multiple times a day!


So, the question of the day is...what are YOU reading?

Time away!

I've been spending less time on the computer and more time outside...usually outside and at the pool in the afternoon. That means more time to read! YAY!

I have recently finished the entire Mitford series by Jan Karon

Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs (also the author of the Friday Night Knitting Club which I recommend)

A trilogy of books about Amish women by Wanda Brunstetter

As always, I am constantly reading about homeschooling...usually from The Well Trained Mind as I finish up our plans for next year and make lists of what I need to purchase...always exciting, but also expensive.

I am also reading Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon (sent to me by an internet friend!)

Today, I have several books that should arrive at the library...

Embrace Me by Lisa Sampson (my favorite Christian author by far)

Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey To The Amish by Sue Bender

So, what are you reading?

Our little house and a ramble about books

For those of you that haven't had the good fortune to visit us yet (and you are all welcome), this is our little house where most of the fun occurs! Of course, if you do visit, you won't have to stay in our miniscule space!:)

Not too long ago, we moved all of our homeschool stuff to a different building and made a "homeschool room", but we have brought it all back home. Part of the beauty of homeschooling, I have now learned, is that it is at HOME. We read on the couch or on my bed or on the porch or in the kid's room. We need our MANY, MANY, MANY books right here!

One thing that I have passed onto the kids is a love for all things book! We have 3 bookshelves in our living room/kitchen area, and the kids each have big bookshelves in their room. In our small space, MUCH of the room is taken up by books! It is safe to say that we know the librarian very well. I get at least 3 calls a week from her, letting me know that I have materials ready for pickup! I'm still not sure why they call when I am there all the time anyway. Must just be a small town courtesy!

That's all I have to say for now...off to drink coffee and watch a cartoon with Chloe!