just like old times

when i was a little girl (maybe more like elementary age) i loved to read. i remember going to the public library in waimea or even just the library at kekaha school to check out books. and during the summer we participated in the summer reading program and got prizes for reading books. sometimes it would be a pencil or a notebook and other times it would be coupons for free food at mcdonalds.

i went through phases...at one time it was mystery novels, another time it was the romance novels, and then there was the suspenseful stuff. i read series like sweet valley high, the boxcar children, the babysitters club, love stories, clearwater crossing and authors like lurlene mcdaniel, lois duncan, and francine pascal.

i remember reading into the wee hours of the morning...sometimes 2 or 3 o'clock...and maybe even 4! but those were only the good books. the ones that i just couldnt put down and i had to keep reading.

every once in a while mom or dad would wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and they'd see my light on. if it was a school night they would tell me to go to bed. and that was always a bummer.

one time i asked for a night light for christmas...cuz it was always such a hassle to get out of bed and turn off the light when i finally decided to go to bed. it was so much easier to stay in bed and fall asleep after a quick switch/click.

this was back in the day when it didnt take 5 billion hours to do my homework. and when i had a lot more time on my hands. so i actually enjoyed reading. nowadays all the textbook reading i have to do makes me too exhausted to wanna read for leisure. now it's more like a chore...it takes up so much time that once one assignment's done its time to move on to the next one. so i stopped reading.

BUT, this break i wanted to read a book. with all the time on my hands i figured itd be a good use of my time. and i always feel guilty for not reading as much as i think im supposed to be reading. i feel like i should read more cuz the prophets are always so well-read. so i went to the provo library and borrowed some books. :)

well...this morning, at 3 o'clock in the morning, i found myself lying in bed, with the night light on, reading one of my library books. i had to laugh to myself cuz i could barely believe what i was doing. it was just like old times! i couldnt put the book down so i just kept reading and reading. i found myself saying, "k, one more chapter and then i'll go to bed." but it just kept getting better. :p

there was no school tomorrow to make me feel guilty for not getting enough rest. there was no mom and dad telling me to turn off my light and go to bed. there was no needing to get off the top bunk to turn off the lamp.

i was in heaven. :)