ex(PR)essed

It has been twelve days since the Lorows started reading “War and Peace,” and, as you can tell, I am about 1/12 of my way through this monster of a book. (Translated: bottom of page 121.) Alright…so it only amounts to about 10 pages a day, but, no joke, it takes at least half an hour to read 10 pages. There will be no flying through this book at the pace at which I’m accustomed to reading. Plus, every few pages, I must flip to the character listing to make sure that I’m clear which prince, princess, count, or troublemaker I’m meeting now. Don’t get me wrong; I’m enjoying the book so far. I don’t dread reading it. Rather, I look forward to that half hour of quiet reading time each night when I’m tucked snuggly between the flannel sheets and elbow-to-elbow with Jeff and his copy of “War and Peace.” (He’s a few pages behind me…maybe while I’m scrapbooking with Rachel tonight, he’ll want to devote some time to catching up?!)

Did you enjoy the weekend? Friday was a great day at Messiah — hard not to be thrilled about the news that Kai Kasiguran was drafted by the Chicago Fire to play major league soccer! Then, it was off to serve at my church’s annual sportsmen’s banquet. Jeff and I went out to breakfast Saturday morning — one of my favorite weekend treats. Saturday night was spent shopping and watching a movie with “the square,” a.k.a. my senior high girls small group. Sunday, Jeff and I watched “Akeelah and the Bee,” before heading back to the church for youth group. Whew.

In other exciting news — today is four days past my blogging anniversary! Wahoo!