Ken and I took a  couple weeks off, beginning Monday, with the intent of doing some work around the house, doing a whole lot of nothing and doing something with Reid. This past week, Reid went to daycare; Ken cleaned, purged and organized his home office and I spent most of three days reading Harry Potter. Like many people, I decided to re-read the books before reading The Deathly Hallows. I was slow to implement the plan and have very little reading time since I fall asleep with Reid many nights of the week. I was half way through the fourth book on Monday morning. I finished it Monday and started the fifth book immediately. I was sitting on the couch and it was within reach. I didn’t even have to move Clio, our cat who was delighted that I would sit for such long stretches at a time. I finished the Half-Blood Prince on Tuesday and again moved straight into the Deathly Hallows. I was maybe 30 pages from the end on Wednesday night when I noticed Reid was getting pruney in the tub next to me and it was later than it should have been. Still she didn’t fall asleep immediately and by the time Ken was able to rouse me, it was 11:30 and reading was out of the question. I was awake at 4:30 on Thursday and finished the book. Melissa lured me out of the house to the mall and so I had someone to talk to about the book. How perfect is that?

Perfect except, of course, for my poor neglected blog. I’ll have to stay away from such rivetting books and get my writing in. What books keep you away from your tasks?