Saturday, June 18

The competition

Dear Agatha,

We Wigginses have embarked on a summertime reading challenge.  All 5 of us are participating.  We are each contributing $10 and upon completion in August, the winner will receive the pot.

Josh is by far in the lead at around 900 pages; Grace has done about 300.  Ro, Chris, and I are all below that.

I'm frustrated with myself because I have the perfect "excuse" to indulge in your writings and I haven't turned a single page of The Secret of Chimneys since we started 18 days ago.  AGH!  I need to finish it, too, as I have joined a book club and have a book due for that next week. 

Anyway, I wanted to check in and let you know that I'm still here.  I still carry you most everywhere.  I just haven't done much actual reading.  Ugh.

Soon,
Beth