In preparation for the Netherlands leg of our own Europe trek, I’m revisiting (though practically reading for the first time, as it’s been many years and was previously mandatory for grading purposes in middle-school,) “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.”  What a brilliant, most sharp young mind, she had, even through all of that.  Of course, we plan to stop by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.

Also picked up a couple of classics to possibly get to before or during the trip: Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” (a children’s novel, technically sure, but still a classic!), and Jane Austen’s “Emma”.  Here’s hoping I find the time to get to an optometrist this summer- the eyes, they’re strained… I wish Wii Fit could help with those types of exercises.