Family Reading Night Sucks!!!

Hello All,

So, in an attempt to get my oldest son more into reading, which at this point is something he considers almost a punishment, we have instated a Wednesday night family reading night.  Everyone who is in the house comes out and reads together in the living room for 2 - 2 1/2 hours.  This is not a big deal for the family, we would all most likely be reading in our separate rooms during this time anyways.  Both my mother and myself read on average of one book a day, we do this around cooking, cleaning and dealing with the kids.  Reading is part of who we are.  It is a real drag though, my son does nothing but fidget and whine the whole night away, and by the end of the night we are all wound tighter than spool of thread, it is quite annoying.  So if anyone has any ideas as to what we can do to make this more pleasurable for all concerned I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.  Reading is such an integral part of life and we desperately need some way to get my son t enjoy it and want to do it.  So thank you all in advance.

Now onto a completely different  but no less of a downer subject.  I am heading for bankruptcy, this is not something that I want to do, and my husband and I have put it off for far longer than we probably should have.  We are at a point now where it looks like it is going to be the only way out of our not good financial situation, so I also ask that if anyone has advice for us in this area please, please share.  Or if you really want to help, a gift of 25,000 to 50,000 USD would also be most welcome.  We are not 50,000 USD into the whole, but we are close, sad but true, over half of that is my student loans, which I definitely consider worth it, however since I have been unable to find a job, with or without bachelors degree I am starting to resent what was supposed to be a good investment into my future. 

Ok, I guess that is really about all that I have to say on these matters, and any others for that matter.  The kids and the husband and the parental figures are all doing great, as is my extended family and friends.  Money issues just about the whole way around, but other than that we seem to be doing great these almost three weeks into 2011, I hope all of you can say the same.  Laters all, you have my love.