For me, the biggest impediment to participating in events like this, is childcare coordination. One of the tough things about living in the country is the dearth of teenagers who offer sitting services, and also the scarcity of other moms who are willing to have my kids over for a playdate. My best hope for the next Bloggiesta is that my daughter will finally be out of diapers, which will mean sleepovers at the grandparents place (in theory, anyway).
So, my 24-hour time slot runs from 7 AM on Saturday to 7 AM on Sunday. My husband will be attending a memorial service for a cousin who passed this summer. I'll stay home with the kids and grab what I can in terms of time. I'll have a little reading time after my qigong class while the kids use up the rest of their 2-hour limit. Depending on husband's return time, I might fit in 2-3 uninterrupted hours before dinner. The kids will get storytime before bed, so I guess I get to count that also.Depending on when I crash, I should have between 4 and 6 hours of uninterrupted visiting/blogging/reading.
Morning and afternoon selections:
The Graveyard Book,for post-qigong
Mark of Athena, for the car
Angel of Music, at the playground
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, at bedtime, for the boy
Evening books:
Mirror, Mirror
Sweet Potato Queens' Big Ass Cookbook
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff
Fifty Acres and a Poodle
Confessions of a Slacker Wife
Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy
These are just books that caught my eye. All have been languishing in the garage for at least a few years (I've been using my public library and getting many free Kindle and iBooks titles). I will just have to see what I'm in the mood for, and whether I feel a need to finish the Kindle read before I start something from the big pile.
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