Another LOVE/HATE Relationship

Well, I've thought about this entry for awhile. I couldn't make it into a confession that was 100% true, so I had to do it this way. But here is another one of those things that I can't decide if I love or hate it more.

I HATE reading books to my kids.

I LOVE reading books to my kids.

I HATE reading the same books over and over and over to my kids.

I LOVE that my kids want me to read books to them.

I HATE doing the "voices" while reading books to them.

I LOVE that Peter does the "voices" while reading books to them.

I HATE that I'm lacking on sleep so much that I fall asleep whenever I read books to the kids.

I LOVE that books can take us anywhere in the world we want to be.

I HATE that I always end up with elbows, knees, heads, arms, legs, etc. poking and prodding me the entire time we read books...All because they are arguing about who gets to sit where.

I LOVE that Piglet likes to get non-fiction books from the library...he knows so much!

I HATE that they want to read a lot of books when we are already late for bedtime.

I LOVE that Tigger (he's two) chooses to sleep with books instead of toys.

I HATE that I don't have enough time to read what I want to read.

I LOVE children's books...Especially the ones with fantastic illustrations.

I HATE picking up ALL the books that the kids have pulled off their bookshelf.

I LOVE when it's time to go to the library and check out new books.

I HATE it when people fold down corners of pages to mark their places.

I LOVE it when you find a new author that you like.

I HATE it when an otherwise good book ends up with a really lame ending. I just finished one of those...Talk, Talk by T.C. Boyle.

I LOVE the smell of a brand new book.

I HATE it when people spill food in a book.

I LOVE books!!


And as a little note, I got my first award from mom2my6kids and I'm so excited!! Keep a look out for the pass along!