Enjoying ourselves? Absolutely.
Sometime back I bought Brain Age, a game for the Nintendo DS Lite that positions itself as a brain workout. It’s fun. On occasion, as you make your way through “brain stimulating” exercises, Dr. Kawashima (pictured on the left) pops up to provide you with helpful tips regarding your brain’s health.
According to the cartoon Kawashima, reading aloud is a great way for adults to stimulate their brain.
Which is a really long-winded way to introduce the fact that Christian and I make a point of reading to each other. Not religiously or anything -- sometimes we forget, sometimes our schedules conflict, and sometimes we just don’t feel like it. But there are times that we really get into it.
Like now, for example. We have been reading The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and I am loving it. This is the first time I can recall asking someone reading to me to “rewind!” so I can let that part of the story wash over me again.
Yes, it’s that good.
I find the characters and the things they do and say compelling. And sharing this experience with someone special is a real treat. So, even if it turns out that this cartoon doctor is a quack, I’m going to stick with this program. 
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