Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I’ve loved almost all of Andrea Beaty’s books thus far, but it’s taken me forever to get around to her “Questioneers” series, because it’s in between her other books developmentally. I’ve read her picture books out loud to my kiddos, and I’ve read some of her older books myself, but Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters is too long to read aloud in one sitting and too short for me to have prioritized it over other books on my shelf–until now. Because I have a morning kindergartener, my friends, who has a hard time sitting and eating, and easy chapter books are PERFECT for lunchtime read-alouds. It took us several sessions to get through this one, but she seemed to enjoy it. (I think she even asked for more like it a few days after we finished it, so that’s a win!) I enjoyed it as well, although it’s a bit young for what I prefer to read on my own, and so we’re both looking forward to moving on with the series. Wahoo!

In local news, we had the kind of snow last night and this morning that made me suddenly glad to have quarantined elementary schoolers. (Also grateful on behalf of our snowpack percentages.) I didn’t drive anywhere, and the littles spent a whole lot of time out in the snow; we had nachos for dinner and I attempted a spontaneous Indian Pudding, since it’s National Indian Pudding Day. (What? You didn’t know that? I’m shocked!) It tasted good, but I imagine the texture will be more impressive next time. (My pot was too small, and it affected my egg tempering.) Sadly for my 11-year-old, she had to miss a church activity that she helped plan, and she was crushed and mad and all the hard feelings over it. We did get to do our Great Reads library meet (Webex, not Zoom), so there was that, and she was doing better by bedtime. I’m actually thrilled to see her so serious about her responsibilities–it just wasn’t a fun conversation.

Anyway. I’m going to read a bit and then shower, so I’ll wish you all a good night!