A recap
Once again, life has taken me on a ride in the fast lane and somehow months have passed without a post. It seems like we've been pushed into warp drive and somehow fast-forwarded a whole section of our lives. In truth, it's simply that life is busy, complicated and somewhat less blog-worthy than it has been. Nonetheless, here's a recap of some recent stuff: World Book night was Monday, April 23. This is the first year of this event in the US, though it has been help in previous years in other countries. The purpose of the night is to provide free books to people who aren't regular readers and to encourage them to read more. I applied and was chosen as a "giver". There were 20 titles to chose from and I got my first choice: "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak. I had read this book a year or two ago for my book club and we all loved it, so it was a book I was thrilled to give out. My goal this year was to give books to the parents of m...