Since it was only a 2-day adventure, I only took 2 books and 2 magazines with me. I drove the entire 4.5 hours to the tiny town in Texas, thereby negating any possible reading time on the road. It wouldn’t have mattered anyway, because my kids (aged 3 and 5) were awake and yammering for all but 30 minutes of said trip.
I spent most of my free time in Texas trying to find ways to entertain the kiddos, and for some reason, they don’t find me reading to be entertaining.
I tried reading before bed both nights. The first night, my daughter kept crying that she was scared and wanted to go home, so not much reading got done then. Also, I was exhausted, so reading just put me to sleep. The second night, it was the same deal. I passed smooth out after about 5 pages. Sigh.
On the way home, I had a sinus headache, so when I wasn’t driving, I slept.
I did try to find the bookstore listed in the phone book in this tiny town in Texas. I was impressed. Population 5600, and they have a bookstore. My family wasn’t so interested, though. Sigh.
We are back, now, and I noticed that the copy of the Historian I requested from the library is on it’s way! Reading time!