Charlotte’s Web and Tuesday’s with Morrie come to mind. When we finally calmed down and the laughter had subsided, the boys said “Read that part again, Mom”, and so I did, and we laughed just as hard as I read through the Count’s escapade a second time.Īnd there were times when we sobbed our way through chapters filled with heartbreak and sorrow. Tears were running down my face, and at one point, the boys shifted from laughing at Count Olaf to laughing at me laughing so hard. Some chapters would have us howling with laughter, like the time Count Olaf’s hilarious antics had us laughing so hard I could barely read. I think I drummed up every accent known to man during those years. High falsettos, southern twangs, and gruff, rough voices that sometimes left my throat raw. I had so much fun making up and remembering the right voices night after night. Oh, how I cherish the memories of us snuggled on the bed together, them listening, and me doing the different voices of all the characters. And those characters that we’d come to know and love… Well, our nightly visits with them were over. When we turned the final page of the 13th book in that series, the three of us were filled with a sense of sadness and loss. Our wonderful year-long, nightly adventure had come to an end. It took us the better part of a year to get through the Lemony Snicket series.
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