Sunny Side

and it came to pass

this is not something I like to put out there because really it is something I can't go back and change and I know I have failed as a parent. I was never great at sitting and reading my kids books when they were younger. I would read to them here and there but it was never a nightly ritual. I feel it is now my fault that only one of my kids have taken a liking to reading. TJ will read if he finds a book he is interested in. Samantha would rather wait for the movie to come out than sit through reading the book. Jessika has her nose in a book all the way to school and every night before she goes to bed. Wyatt whines at the mention that he has to read for homework. Wyatt's teacher gives him an AR (accelerated reader) goal and I am always proud if he reaches half of the goal. He loves math, and hates reading and writing. He is an outdoor kind of kid who hates any kind of work that takes place in the house. He will do anything I ask him to do as long as it is outside. Anyways, on Monday morning Wyatt asks me if he could buy a book from the book fair. Now to me this sounds like a waste of money because it will sit and never get read. I know this from past experiences. He then tells me he would use his own money. Sounding better already. So I go on questioning him about what book it is and how much he is going to spend. He tells me he wants to get "Diary of a wimpy kid". Hmm I believe that is the totally funny book that Rachel blogged about. I was thinking it sounded ok. So I told him he could buy the book. I am hear to tell you that miracles do happen because I was walking through the house and this is what I saw. I couldn't believe my eyes. Wyatt was reading on his own without whining. Now every hour I get an update on what page he is now on. I sure hope they have more of these books because I am going out to buy them all. I want to keep a good thing going. By the way, I sat down to read alittle bit of the book and I was laughing so hard. This book is a crack up. I love that he is growing up and learning to like to read. It just makes me realize all the things that I would go back a do different if they were babies again.