Well February just flew by. Here we are in March already. It felt like I didn’t do much reading last month, but looking back on these photos made me realize I did a ton of reading; I just didn’t finish many books. I love that our homeschool schedule allows us to carve out a few minutes a day to snuggle on the couch and read. We finished up the first half of The Children’s Homer and are looking forward to beginning the second half later this week.
It was haircut month for the girls. If you walked the streets and peeked in the window on the right day, you could spy her reading Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom while she waited for her turn in the stylist’s chair.
She finished Meet George Washington and I slowly made my way through a bit more of Chernow’s Washington: A Life. It may take me all year to finish this book.
And she sat across the living room reading whatever book was left on the chair that day.
Prince Harry joined me for a pasta lunch.
One evening after yoga, I had cheese and crackers for dinner while reading an essay from My Body by Emily Ratajkowski and a chapter or two of Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Broks before picking the youngest up at gymnastics.
I carved out one glorious Saturday for reading and writing at my favorite library in all of Massachusetts.
A few days later, it felt like Spring, so I took Spare and The Dead Romantics outside with a nice hot cup of tea.
When I had to take a last minute weekend trip to Georgia, I read every word of For the Love of the Bard for my book club. It made for the perfect travel companion. And when I got home, the author came to our book club gathering, which made it extra fun!
While I was gone, they read books and ate lunch together, turning pages in sync.
When I got back, David left the next day for a work trip and Leo was way sad. He loves to snuggle when he’s sad, especially when she’s reading her history book.
That afternoon, he snuggled on mine when I read another essay from My Body. He likes me to know he misses me when I’m gone.
She took America Grows Up to the kitchen counter and read over a cup of hot tea.
February’s weather was bipolar. When the snow finally showed up , I took Washington: A Life and Remarkably Bright Creatures to the couch with a couple of blankets and stayed there for an hour or two.
The next day brought frigid air, so I read by the fireplace instead.
Later that night, she snuggled next to me on the bed and read The Happy Hollisters on her Kindle while I read Remarkably Bright Creatures. This doesn’t happen often anymore because her evening schedule is so hectic, so I cherish the moments when it does.
The snow just kept falling in Februarry, so I used it as a good excuse to cuddle with the dog on the couch and read The Last Days of Dogtown.
Where’s the coziest place you read this month?