One of my passions that I love to share with family members and friends is my desire to read. Coupled with that passion is my desire to encourage others to read for pleasure! Well, I have failed miserably over the past 34 years with David! I can safely estimate that he's only read 20 books since we married, so my most recent Christmas gift to him was a Nook Color, hoping that would be the motivation for him to read instead of watch so much TV. Well, my gift has been a double-edged sword, so to speak! The Nook was definitely a hook for him in that he has devoured 10 books in the past month, much to my surprise! Wow! Who would have thought an e-Reader would be the trick to opening his doors to reading? But unfortunately, that is all David has wanted to do night and day! I never thought I would utter these words to him, but they slipped right out of my mouth last week-"I'm limiting you to four hours of reading a day!" Today he shared aloud his personal goal of reading 100 books before the end of 2012, and grinned as he issued a challenge for me to meet or beat his goal! HELP! I have created a book monster! On a more serious note, I am excited and proud of him for discovering new horizons through reading on his Nook!
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ReplyDeleteBook monster really. Well now since the challenge has been issued, I have calculated that my goal of reading 100 books this year is just 2 books a week. I think that should be no problem. Oh and by the way, these are real books, not picture books or comic books, but real books. After I finish the latest book I started today, I will be moving on to more of Steve Berry's books. To let everyone know how much of a "Book Monster" I have become I skipped the Super Bowl to read. It was much more enjoyable than engaging in mindless TV watching. If this keeps up I foresee the cable TV bill get significantly smaller in the near future.
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