What was your favorite pastime as a child? Did you prefer doing it alone or with someone else?
From the moment I learned how in Kindergarten, I have always loved reading. I remember the first book I read--I was so proud that I had learned how, that Mom (Oma) took me to Granny and Papa's house (Gigi and Papa). I crawled up in Granny's lap and read "Don't Wake Daddy". It was this oddly colored orange book that she had at her house.
I would dabble in most every genre, except for Science Fiction. I loved fantasy, historical fictions, nonfiction, everything....just not Sci-Fi. Who really knows why? I think I like having a more definable universe, and didn't much care for made up words, but that is neither here nor there.
After that, I would read everything I could get my hands on. Mom had her books from college and I would read from her English textbook, her Biology and Microbiology books. I would carry books everywhere with me: to family holidays, to school, to bed.
When I got older, Amber and I would have reading races--we would check out a lot of the same books from the library, and we would see who could read them faster. Mostly, new Harry Potter (JK Rowling) books or the Goosebumps (RL Stein) series. Amber and I could take down a Goosebumps book in a little over a half hour.
Now, I still read as much as I can. My tastes have shifted somewhat--mostly I focus on Jude Deveraux's, who is my favorite author, but I still will read whatever I have available. We have boxes and boxes of books that just can't fit into our house. Every night, I read out-loud to Michael (Daddy). This started a year ago when I read his favorite book aloud to him, "I, Jedi" by Michael A. Stackpole. Now we have started in on the Dark Tower series by Stephen King--"Wizard and Glass".
I doubt very much that my love for reading will ever change, honestly.
~Andie~
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