Lazy Saturday

James & I lazed around the house today, did some cleaning, some reading, some TV watching. We got bored so we took a drive to B&N in the early evening so we both got a couple of new books. Jimmy got 2 dinosaur books and 2 Scooby Doo books, I got The Great Gatsby (they had it in hardcopy - yea!!) & Before Gatsby - The First 26 Stories. I loved reading Gatsby in English class, and I love the movie (Robert Redford was so cute when he was younger ; ) - not so much anymore) so, I figured I'd grab this book that combines Fitzgerald's other works.

As I'm writing this, I'm realizing the times I received my best grades in English classes in school was when we read a book or play. To read the book as an assignment in class for a week or two have quizzes here and there and hand in a paper at the end of the book on out thoughts, feelings etc.

Every once in a while in the mailings I get there's an offer to start a leather bound book collection of the classics which I think I may start to buy as I want to start reading more - re-reading what I've already read and the books I haven't read. Not to mention, they'll be a beautiful collection and hopefully will inspire James and it'll aid him in becoming super smart by having access to these books at a younger age then they may be presented in school. I have been looking around B&N for the leather bound classics, this is something they don't carry - leather bound books. They have the classics, but in paperback, I definitely want them in hardcover so they'll last a good long time.