I am spending my Wednesday off of school reading the fifth book in the "Game of Thrones" series, A Dance with Dragons. I bought the hardcover version and the book weighs a ton in comparison to most books I read and I feel as though my arms are getting a workout from holding it up. The good news is so far this may be my favorite of the series, although I'm only on page 122 out of 959 so admittedly I've got a ways to go. I don't feel like this should be a problem though as I anticipate my upcoming 12 hour drive to Minnesota and then the following 12 hour drive back to Oklahoma City. I can't express how uplifted I feel right now. Everything is mostly packed and awaiting Scott's return so we can begin our journey, I'm reading a a tome of a book that's not only keeping me entertained but also relaxed and quite content, and finally the sun is shining through my blinds beautifully and casting such a warm and inviting light. My dog is anxious as he sees our things are packed, but he almost always does well on this long and tedious trips back home. Even better tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I'm looking forward to seeing my brother, his wife, and especially my nephew. I get to hug my mom and see my dad and my aunt. I can eat delicious food and relax with my big book and my loved ones around me, as well as a stack of papers to be graded in my backpack that I will most likely ignore. On Saturday we travel to Welcome to see Scott's family and have Thanksgiving (round 2). I will be making the green bean casserole for our Thanksgiving and Scott's making the stuffing/dressing stuff. It's a good week and I feel blessed.
The other good news is that our school's awesome librarian as acquired Number the Stars for us! We have a class set that we can share and finally we can get our fifth grade kiddos into an actual novel instead of our dreary and tired textbook that features short stories that no one really cares about. This is one of my favorite young adult novels and I think our kids will really benefit from reading it. The best way for our kids to enhance their reading skills is to ... wait for it ... ACTUALLY READ A BOOK! This makes me so happy and I feel like we can finally push our kids to become lifelong readers who not only master skills that a test dictates they know, but skills they can use for life. I am thankful for my students and my colleagues who support me. I am thankful for my family who drive me crazy but comfort me in ways I have yet to find elsewhere. I am thankful for Scott - the man I love more than anything in this world - my partner, my love, my joy, my pain-in-the-butt. I am thankful for my dog who annoys me and teaches me patience and forgiveness. I'm thankful for my nephew ... a person so young with so much potential, and I love seeing life through his eyes. I am finally thankful for books. Pages with words that come together to ignite my imagination, develop my mind, and transform me as a person. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Keep reading and love to you all,
Britt
P.S. It might take me a while to update you on some new books because A Dance with Dragons will most likely suck up a lot of my time. Following this epic novel, however, I will be reading the sequel to The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. 
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