I’m taking a brief break to say that the family is all up now and reading. Well, actually two of us are reading and the other two are supposed to be cleaning their rooms. Holly was the first one up, and the first words out of her mouth was “The read-a-thon, Momma.” Like the good girl she is, she immediately went downstairs, grabbed a book, and read until she got hungry. Connor and I both got up around 9 AM, and the three of us dove into our books about thirty minutes later. I just now finished my first book. Connor finished one of his, and Holly is on her third or fourth. Jim finally dragged himself out of bed about an hour ago, and now he has settled down with his coffee and his book. I imagine the other two will be down shortly, and we truly will have an hour or so where all four of us are reading at the same time!
No stats – I’m keeping it low-key this time around, but I’ll be popping in here periodically to give status reports. Any guesses on how long before the kids’ interest wanes?
Love it!
Thanks, Stacy!
While an entire day of reading by myself sounds wonderful, I can imagine the stir-craziness that would ensue. I like how my family keeps me grounded and forces me back into reality!
Thanks, Emily!
Thanks, Nise'!
You'd be surprised how distracting it was. I kept looking over at them and doing a little dance that they were so engrossed in their books!
Thanks, Kim! I love that they were so enthusiastic about the event!
That is awesome. I want to try that next time.
Thanks!
Happy reading!
a family readathon – that is great! I think do this with other people would definitely be fun – sometimes the quiet in my apartment on readathon day gets to me!
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Hope that you are all having a great readathon! Such a fun thing to do with your kids!
Cheering you on during the second half of the RAT. Hope everyone is pleased with their reading progress.
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How fun reading with the whole family. Wish *my* whol e family would read with me – they'd be a whole lot less distracting that way. 😉
It's so fun that your family is up reading with you! I hope that you all have a great day.
My husband and stepdaughter just went to spend the afternoon at my in-law's so I would have the house to myself. They spent the morning lounging around and playing video games–I guess neither of them felt like reading!
I love that the whole family is doing the readathon – and that everyone is excited about it. Happy reading 🙂
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