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January is chocked full of famous people's birthdays and holidays. We've narrowed down the list:

January 6th - Epiphany! We'll read Scripture surrounding this important Christian holiday from both an Eastern (the baptism of Christ) and Western (the arrival of the Magi) point of view.

January 8th - Elvis Presley (note to self-- buy bananas, pb, and bacon and a pair of blue suede shoes).

January 12th - Jack London. Let your inner wolf roar! Last year we read Call of the Wild together as a family. This year, Wesley agreed to read and blog on White Fang. He bought the book Sunday afternoon, had it read by Monday night, and woke up yesterday morning talking about it. He'll probably blog several times next week starting on Tuesday so if you haven't got a copy, pick it up at the library/bookstore today and follow along.

January 15th - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. Lelia's got this one.

January 19th - Edgar Allan Poe. His poems or short stories are just the right size for a family to read together. Calvin picked up a book of Poe's short stories and poems and is attempting to finish memorizing "The Raven."

January 22nd - Feast Day of Timothy and Titus (in the East). Any one of the three letters to these early Christians are short enough to read-through in one session with the family.

January 25th - Robert Burns. If you're going to memorize just one poem this month, here 'tis. And if you find a good recipe for haggis let us know!

January 27th - Mozart. Many classical radio stations will feature Mozart all day (or just 'tune' Pandora to Mozart). If you or your family needs a little incentive to "endure" a Mozart tune or two,  search your local specialty/guormet food stores for Mozart balls which can be given as a sweet reward.

January 29th - Антон Павлович Чехов. Whuuutt?!! Who let the Russkies in da' house?

January 30th - FDR.