Required Reading II

On April 28, I blogged a list of reading I needed to get caught up on. Since then, I've made it a priority to read a little every night after I get in bed.

**I have a ton of reading to get caught-up on. My nightstand is piled high with books and magazines. In no particular order:

1. The May issues of Southern Living, Family Fun, Simple Scrapbooks and Creating Keepsakes
2. The April issues of the above (well, Simple Scrapbooks is the March/April issue)
3. The March issues of the above
4. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
5. Mine are Spectacular by Lynn Schnurnberger and Janice Kaplan
6. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, Special Illustrated Edition
7. Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss**

I've also read A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber But I've also added the June and July issues of Creating Keepsakes, the June issue of Southern Living (the July issue should be arriving in the mail any day now), and the Premiere issue of Quilter's Home. And I found the April, May and June issues of Parents magazine, too, that haven't been read. July's came in the mail late last week. Oh, and somehow I ended up with a free subscription to Baby Talk magazine. I'm such a magazine junkie.

Before you ask about Quilter's Home, no, I am not a quilter; however, the Founding Editor is a dear friend of mine. I couldn't not buy his "baby". And, while I don't want to become a quilter, I love the magazine! It's about more than just quilts. There are recipes, book reviews, copyright law, etc. I've enjoyed reading it - even the stuff about quilts is interesting to this non-quilter.

Wicked is next on my list of things to be read. Especially since I learned yesterday that my trip to NYC in July will involve tickets to see Wicked. I'm so excited about that I can hardly see straight. Three weeks from tomorrow I'm leavin' on a jet plane.