2018 Reading Recap

I ended the year having read 84 books, which beat my reading goal of 70! I also beat last year's record for most books read in a year since I started counting. My recap on Goodreads can be found here.

Here is my set of top-five lists for myself and the Kiddo:

My Top 5 Books Read In 2018

5. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
4. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.
3. The Thief of Always by Clive Barker.
2. I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura.
1. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.

My Top 5 Books That I Read With The Kiddo In 2018

5. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey.
4. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.
3. Amulet Book Seven: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi.
2. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger.
1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Kiddo's Top 5 Books Read In 2018

5. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger.
4. Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds by Dav Pilkey.
3. Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions by Lenore Look.
2. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey.
1. Amulet Book Six: Escape From Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi.

Kiddo Has Favorites!

I haven't had much time to post to this blog lately. Hopefully it will be back in full swing in the summer.

In the meantime, the Kiddo has opinions now! And favorites! Here are some (at the moment, of course):

Favorite Food: "Mac Cheese!" (Macaroni & Cheese; he asks for it every time there's even a hint that we're taking him to a restaurant).

Beverage of Choice: "App Juice!" (Apple juice, a request that typically follows close on the heels of the request for "mac cheese").

Favorite Character: Thomas the Tank Engine.

Favorite Song: "Boo Time" by Moxy Fruvous. Really! He requests this every time we get in the car now!

Favorite Cat: Riley. Okay, this is probably because she's the only one who doesn't run away from him at first sight.

That's it for now. Hopefully will post some pictures sometime soon!

Pop!

Kiddo's favorite word these days is "Pop!".

On the way home, from errands tonight, he kept yelling "Pop!" from the back seat.

So I started responding with things that follow "Pop!" Here's what I came up with:

-music

-sicle

-culture

-Snap and Crackle,

-corn

-rocks

-py Z. Brite

-pas and Mommas

-a-matic bubble

Another popular car game today was Kiddo screams at the top of his lungs and I respond with "Eep!". Kiddo then laughs like this is the funniest thing in the history of the universe.

Which it may be.

Kiddo's First Convention Badge

This is actually not his first convention, but Arisia 2011 was the first con in which he was actually officially registered as a participant.


Geeky Dad is so proud!