Spring Reading Thing Wrap Up

I'm Late, I'm late -- I feel like the White Rabbit with the oversized pocket watch from Alice in Wonderland.

Here is my Spring Reading thing Wrap Up post...

What was the best book you read this spring? The problem with the Spring Reading Thing was...well I was selfish with my time and blogged more than I read. I started out with Great intentions. I intended to read books that I hadn't finished yet.

And like many great intentions, I flubbed. So I'm going to skim through the suggested questions -- and find those questions that are applicable to flubbers. *L*

I just thought, though, that I shouldn't be too hard on myself. I had serious books on my list. I wanted to digest them and not skim over them.

Did you try out a new author this spring? If so, which one, and will you be reading that author again? Actually - all my authors were new to me. I finished "When your Child is 6 to 12" and "Your Girl". I'll be reading Vicki Courtney again - because she wrote a book called "Your Boy". They were very good books. "When your Child..." was easier to read - but Courtney threw many facts into her book. So I had to focus to read and learn.

If there were books you didn't finish, tell us why. Did you run out of time? Realize those books weren't worth it? I didn't finish most of the books on my original list. It's really amazing how my schedule here works. At night, I can either read, blog, dishes, laundry or sleep. But I can't do more than one unless I hurry. Which is also why my kitchen is only partially painted and why I don't do more school work planning at night. It's just funny. The books are worth it - and they will get read, but I just ran out of time. Especially with the kids being sick so often the last few months.

I didn't make myself sit down and read, either.

Did you come across a book or two on other participants' lists that you're planning to add to your own to-be-read pile? Which ones? Actually I did. I want to read "Me, Myself and Bob" by Vischer (which I got for my birthday) and "Writer Mama" - by an author I can't remember (which I bought for myself)

What did you learn -- about anything -- through this challenge?
I learned that I buy books for reading later - and most times forget to read them.
I also learned that it's okay to have book marks in all sorts of different books. :-)

What was the best part of the Spring Reading Thing?
I actually enjoyed the challenge to read. I love reading. So having a challenge to read was fun.

Would you be interested in participating in another reading challenge this fall?
Most likely - but I'd be concerned about repeating the results but would, again, enjoy the challenge to read.

I also liked seeing so many other books out there. There were so many lists that I was amazed!

What I don't want to lose is the thought that I can add reading to my day. It may come down to the choice of reading a book or reading a blog - but I shouldn't pass by the chance to handle paper. Either reading or writing.