At least it was at the used bookstore. What did I get? I got What to Expect the Toddler Years and The Girlfriend's Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood.
I'm not going to start reading them yet, mostly because I have other things to read. And why stress myself out so early? Once I know more about when/if (more like "when") we'll be adopting, I'll look into them a bit more.
Who am I kidding? You and me both know that I'll be up late, thinking about everything, and I'll start looking through the Girlfriend one.
In other reading news, I believe I am done with C.S. Lewis for a while. I had to stop in the middle of That Hideous Strength because I just didn't care one whit and couldn't handle reading one more page. What I'll likely read is one of the trashier books I bought today when I got the parenting books.
And you know what else? This whole teaching/working/ministry thing is a little unfair. I'm supposed to be on break from school & able to read whatever I want, but I feel like I have homework & need to read things for my teaching series coming up. And I already have it planned! But noooooooo, I want it to be good and helpful and..and robust. Gah. I should just return these highly overdue books to the library at school & then I won't be able to stress myself about it.
1 comment:
Reading the books is a great place to start. I liked the "What to Expect ..." books. Just remember to take parenting books with a grain of salt, just like everything else you read. Everyone's experiences are different ... and every kid is different, to an extent.
Love you, friend!
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