So maybe it is a book club. A little.

Proof that not only can I get the book from the library but I can also hold it in front of me.  

     So I thought I might mention where the name for my blog came from. When Craig knew for sure he was leaving I went through many thoughts and fears. Not the least of which was the fear that we'd have nothing in common for a year. So the name for this blog came from an idea I had to help Craig an I in our separation. We knew that our lives were going to be very different for about a year. Well his life was going to be different, mine was going to be very much the same as always. Knowing that, we realized that we might have a difficult time finding things to email about. Ways to relate to each other beyond, "this is what my day was like." Especially since his would be edited to protect my fearful heart and mine would be edited to shield him against homesickness. So we decided, well I decided, that we would starting reading the same book at the same time so we'd at least have that way of relating.

It hasn't been going well, for a number of reasons. 

1. Craig will read any book you put in front of him and I have trouble focusing on books that don't truly interest me. 

1a. He will burn through books with some speed and I, when given something I enjoy, like to savor it. 

1b. We don't always have the same taste in books 

2. My schedule is very much the same day after day, week after week. Craig's schedule is sporadic. He could be slogging for days at seemingly endless tasks and then have absolutely nothing to do for days. In slow times he can read, lets say, one-million books. At busy times, nothing. So while I'll be reading the same book for a month he'll have read it, forgotten it, moved on to a new book, forgotten that one and so on and so forth. When I'm done with a book he can't remember what I'm talking about. 

3. Our access is...different. When he was in possession of a KINDLE I could read a book and he could download it to read but now that said KINDLE has been stolen I have to wait until he's read something and I can get it from the library. Boo.

All that said we are making an attempt at it. He has read recently "Fool" by Christopher Moore and I am making an attempt to power through it before he's forgotten it or I've become distracted by something shiny. I got it a few days ago and I'm about 2/3rds of the way through. When I'm finished I will enthrall you with transcripts of the emails that gush forth from our "something normal" to talk about. Stay tuned.