I handed in the application at Wakana's school and was told they'd just hired a history teacher. No openings... I was disappointed but Wakana surprised me with the strength of her reaction. She cried most of the way home.

A couple of weeks ago I brought a copy of the first Harry Potter book in the car as we drove to town. Just for the heck of it I started to read it out loud. Now we never go anywhere without a Potter book in the car and I read out loud all the time. We are more than halfway through the second book.

Back when Kelli was very young I read the Lord of the Rings to her starting with The Hobbit. That was only four books. Now I am on a run through all seven potter books but it is fun. We get a laugh out of it and we also use it for some English lessons.