OBSESSION...on hold

I consider myself a fairly smart, educated person, but reading isn't my thing. I rarely pick up a book, even though I really know I should read something every now and then. Since Bridger was born my reading has consisted of Parents magazines and the scriptures. So this year I decided that I was going to make myself a better person by reading a book a month. This may not mean much to those of you who are avid readers, but this was a commitment for me. I did great in January, reading 2 books! February was not so hot. I chose a church book, that just couldn't get my attention. I knew that it wasn't good to give up on this goal so quickly, but I just couldn't do it! Well, March rolled around and a couple of friends mentioned a book that they were obsessed with. I asked Mindy if she could pass the book along to me after she was done, I needed something good to get me back on track. She agreed, but gave me one piece of advice...make sure you have everything around your house cleaned up and in order, because everything would be neglected while reading this book. I laughed and took the book home hoping this would pan out better than my previous try.

Well, I started this book and got into a couple of chapters. I had a lot on my plate so I didn't let it control too much of my thoughts and time. Well, after our little trip to Missoula I finished it off. Within hours of finishing it, I loaded Bridger into the car and headed into the Library to get the second installment. Rusty was gone to another conference so I let the second book consume me, reading it in only a couple of days. Last Thursday when I was at story time, I decided, against my better judgement, to see if #3 was on the shelf. Well, lucky for me, but unlucky for Bridger and my household duties, it was there!!! I checked it out thinking I would read it after my upcoming trip to Utah. Well, that didn't really last long. I finished the book yesterday, and haven't even left for my trip to Utah...so much for waiting!

The fourth book in this saga doesn't come out for a little while, so my house will stay clean, Bridger will be fed, and I won't have this obsession hanging over me for a while. We are on the countdown for #4 release and the 1st movie to come out...we are planning a girls weekend to celebrate our obsession by checking out the movie and doing some shopping.

Well, thanks to a couple of friends I have fulfilled my New Year's goal to read a book this month, well actually 3.