After an almost perfect vacation in Maine, the family and I returned to a mailbox stuffed full of books:
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, by J.K. Rowling
Of course! The boys and I showed amazing restraint and only read the opening paragraph before putting it aside to unpack. We’ve all agreed to read it out loud together, so there were some seriously annoyed kids in this house when I announced that Dad and I had dinner plans and we wouldn’t begin in earnest until this morning. I had to hide the book (aren’t I cruel?), but I made up for it by reading LOTS to them this morning …
A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT, by Linda Urban
Cynthia Lord sent me an Advanced Reader Copy of Linda’s debut, and I couldn’t be more grateful. I started it late last night, after the dinner plans, and I don’t regret having missed the sleep. More soon …
GOONEY BIRD AND THE ROOM MOTHER, by Lois Lowry
This was an end-of-school-year gift for my daughter (the boys got the HP above). She says it would be unfair to make her wait until we finish DEATHLY HALLOWS, and I suppose she is right, so we began GOONEY BIRD this morning too…
All in all, it was a lovely homecoming. Lots of lounging and reading today, which is much more fun, I think, than dealing with a week’s worth of vacation laundry.