A "novel" idea

So today as I was sitting at the DMV it came to my attention that I could read!! I mean actually sit down, crack a book and read uninterrupted until my number had been called. It was such a, shall I say it, NOVEL idea! How odd.

I remember once upon a time the only thing in life was reading. The next page, chapter, book. It was the beginning of a new adventure. The only thing that I needed to have done was my chores and homework. Then I could curl up on my bed, couch, closet (I had to hide from my sister somewhere). I would just read.... For hours! My best friends in the whole world were characters from my books! Whether it was Laura Ingles Wilder, or the Egypt Game I was hooked. Time stood still as I sat and read.

Then one day the inevitable happened. I became an adult. Along with adulthood came bills, a job, parenthood and responsibility. I then lost my will to read and my time. No more books to just sit and pour over. There were no more nights of staying up till one, two, three am just to read one-more-chapter. Why not??? Because I had turned into a mom?? Hell no! I wasn't about to let that happen. This book worm was gonna thrive! And how you ask?! She started reading ... To her kids. :)

It's a joke that my son came out of the womb reading. I swear he did and has loved reading since he was able to hold a book. My daughter wasn't quite as eager but is learning to read and she is loving the independence that she gathers from sounding out difficult words. The fact that my kids are meeting Harry Potter, Huck Finn, and Alice, and the Darling children gives me such joy. I love that I have given them this gift of reading and that they enjoy it as much as I.

So as I sit here realizing that I am now writing instead of reading ... I give you this challenge. In your busy life find 30 minutes to find your best friends again. Look between the beat up, worn out copy of what ever book you hold dear. They are still there, just ready to be brought back to life with a new generation of readers...

Until Something Wicked blows in... I'm off to read. <3