Weeding and Reading

This weekend was spent doing something I love and something I loathe!

I have NEVER enjoyed weeding. In fact, growing up my mom would have 'weeding parties' - actually, she still does - I hated weeding parties. There is nothing party-like about weeding!! She would make us all go outside - front yard one day and backyard the next - and we would have a minimum 30 weeds to pull. I know, not much, but believe me I counted them. The whole idea of having to weed was tolerable if I could have a 'finish line' - whether it be pulling 30 weeds, or just weeding for 30 minutes. As long as I served my time, I was free to go! So this weekend I weeded our backyard. I still didn't like it, but it was in desperate need of some TLC. It's over for now, and Sean is stuck with the clean-up. My weeding is in one big pile, so he's in charge of removing it and getting any little spots I missed.

Now, on to what I LOVE. I used to read like crazy when I was younger. All the time - especially in middle school - I had more time then. Over the years the amount of time I spend reading has dwindled to almost nothing. I haven't even read the final Harry Potter book - in fact, book #6 was the last novel I completed, and that was before Ethan was born. Well, yesterday I started something new. I am now 7 or 8 chapters into Twilight. I'm not addicted yet, but I think I'll make the time to finish it by the end of the week - especially with the 3-day weekend. I'm actually just really excited to be reading again. It's been so long. Sean reads quite regularly - probably a novel every week or two, but I always let household and motherly duties take priority. I spent a lot of time with Ethan yesterday and today, so judging by the scattered toys, dining table covered in the Sunday paper and dirty dishes in the sink, I think today's chores were slightly neglected!