We did manage to fit in a book signing Friday night too.  Not that we would ever miss it!  Obert and I both needed a Nicole fix.  Even though she wasn't there it was as if she was.  Her connection to literature, her friend and mentor, author Obert Skye and of course me, her mother is something distance cannot weaken.

Nicole has definitely nurtured a love for reading in all her siblings.  The latest to fall under her influence is Nathan.  About a month ago (should have been years) I asked Nathan if he was ready to read big boy books.  I told him if he would listen I would read to him every night.  He loves it.  We started with Wonkenstein by Obert Skye.  He waits patiently every night to listen to his story.  The kind of books 10 year old boys should be reading.  Some nights he even asks for a second chapter.  
At the book signing he recognized right away that there as a new book to the series. Potterwookie.  When I asked if he wanted it of course he said, "Yes".  Holding his treasures and looking at his autographed copies that evening he was ready to get started on his new book!

Thanks to Obert Skye for bringing such joy into our lives through the words you write and the friendship you bring!