Three Cups of Tea, see it here at Amazon. It is non-fiction, so if you don't want to learn something don't read it. Frankly it is one of those OMG I am a looser and haven't accomplished A*N*Y*T*H*I*N*G books, OR it is very inspirational. In a nut shell it is about a man who builds schools for children, specifically girls, in rural areas and hostile areas. His passions are these schools and the book is about how he decided to build schools, the sacrifices he made, remarkable people he met, and hoops he had to jump thru along the way.
It is very good, and I would highly recommend reading it. I read it on the plane home from the Left Coast, along with my new hobby...wait for it....wait for it...
KNITTING. My Mom gave me a knitting project and taught me how to knit for Christmas. It is something I have always wanted to do, and really stink at currently (holes! curse them), but I am getting better with each row of the enormous afghan I am working on. Maybe each blog reader will get a new knit scarf by next Christmas! Our (my family) theme for Christmas this year was 'favorites.' We each had to draw a name and give our recipient something that is a favorite of ours. Bubba gave my nephew a copy of his favorite book "The Encyclopedia of Immaturity" and a case of Kraft Mac and Cheese. H gave her cousin a soccer ball and earrings and bracelet from Claire's. D gave my Bro-in-law a bag of his fav coffee (3 cups) and his fav book, etc. Some gifts were restaurant gift cards, some knitting and lessons (mine). It was a lot of fun. AND it was something that everyone participated in easily without the Mom's having a conniption over finishing or buying before the big day.
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Cara, I like your family's gifting idea. I think I'll share that with mine as we're all drowning in too much stuff and need a better plan!
Good luck with the knitting. I do it too, but I cheat and use a loom. :)
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