What are you reading now, Bethiclaus? Well, like any true Gregory Maguire fan, I am reading Son of a Witch, the sequel to Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

I'm so excited. I am limiting myself to one chapter a day because I am already falling behind in my homework and this book is not one of those that I can just finish quickly. If I try to read too much at once, my brain starts to hurt. (I think this might be due in part to Fefe, the nickname we have given to the Fetus.)

Speaking of Fefe, the Unborn received its first gift yesterday, from its Auntie Sarah.

This book is in both English and Spanish and is one of those "building" stories. You know what I mean. This is the house that Jack built. This is the wood that frames the house that Jack built. And so on ad nauseum. But the story is very cute and it has a recipe at the end for holiday (read pumpkin) empanadas. Since we will be sharing Thanksgiving this year with Auntie Sarah, we may be having Abuela's Empanadas instead of pumpkin pie. Or both. Because, you know, I'm pregnant.