I'm on a new endeavor, and it's one that should indicate to you how much less stress my life has in it than it's had the past two years: I'm going to read through the list of Newberry Medal Winners.
This idea came to me as I was wandering around an 8th grade language arts classroom, waiting for students to finish their tests. I came across a poster on the wall that showed all of the Newberry winners, going back to 1922, the first year it was awarded. As I began tallying how many of them I had read, I realized that I can hardly remember what some of them are about (again, the memory thing!). I've been looking for a good book, and this feels like a good fit. Who wouldn't want to read Sounder, Trumpet of the Swans, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and Dr. Doolittle again? I have a tendency to become completely lost in books, so it will be nice to read a bunch of short books, where I can check out of life for a day or two and then check back in (you know, to do important things like pay the bills or write a paper).
This does mean that I'm going back on a little promise that I made to Husband - that I would stop buying books and start going to the library. I just can't help it - I think as a future teacher, and someone with kids, it's important for me to own these. I've asked my dad, an avid garage-saler and antique-shopper for his help in hunting down the 88 books I'll be reading, so I can get them cheaply (B&N sells Newberry Medal books for $7/book, which isn't bad, but getting all 88 books at that price would be quite a hit!).
I realize that my excitement over this may just put me on the right side of nerdy. It's just so nice to finally have time to pursue a hobby!
2 comments:
yeah!!!!!!!!! you should always buy books! they are like owning your own treasure! will you post about this along the way? i will keep my eyes open for you. love you
I don't think this is nerdy at all!! What a brilliant idea. And books don't really count as spending money...do they???
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