Finding time to Read

Since I have been rearranging my schedule the past couple weeks (and going to bed much earlier) it has been hard to find time to read. So I have picked a couple books and keep them in strategic locations. Every weekday morning I drive the big kids to school. Since my toddler likes his car set pretty well I will keep a book in the car and read a chapter or two sitting at the school while he relaxes and listens to toddler music. I keep another book on my nightstand and read a chapter before I go to sleep, and then if the toddler happens to be playing quietly at some point during the day I might read a little more. I am also reading The Secret Garden to my daughter and will read a chapter now and then when it fits into our afternoon schedule... which is going slower than I would like. It doesn't help that she is trying to read the fifth Harry Potter book and has recently become obsessed with the Beast Quest series.

What we are reading:

MOM (not revealing my age!) -

• Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow (in the car - couldn't help grabbing this one at the library after seeing it constantly on Nathan Bransford's homepage)
• The Fault in our Stars by John Green (recommended by several agents at the conference)

SON #1 (age 10) -

• The Warrior Series (the one with the cats) by Erin Hunter (who is actually four people - cool!)
• I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis
• The Serpent's Shadow (he can't wait for this one!) by Rick Riordan

DAUGHTER (age 8) -

• As mentioned above, the Beast Quest series
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

SON #2 - a few favorites (he is age 1) -

• Kiss Good Night (we have loved this book for 10 years!) by Amy Hest
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar (and others) by Eric Carle

HUSBAND #1 (LOL!) - He doesn't read.