I Can't Stop

On Friday Auntie K came and babysat for Baby Gnat, as I had some school work that I needed to wrap up. Well Thursday Night Auntie K called and told me she was still planning on sitting for us on Friday and that she had this book for me to read. She said "oh I could not put it down", so I thought nothing of it and went about my business as usual on Friday. Well she left the book and Friday night I dove head first into the book,The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. It is the Story of Dinah, told from her perspective, rather than the gratuitous rape scene of Genesis 34. I love stories that empower women, and this was no exception.
I know this book is not new, but I really could not put it down. I read until the wee hours of the morning starting Friday night. The next day I awoke, with ten thousand things to do on my To Do List, and all I could think of was that book, so alas I read. I read all day, in between nursing the babe and my eldest's requests for food, I read, I read until I finished that book. Not because I could, but because I couldn't. I couldn't STOP, I was compelled to read. This sometimes happens and I know better, I know I should make better choices, I know I should be doing my To Do List. I also know the let down I feel when I finish a good book, I know that the next few books I read will pale in comparison to the GREAT book I just read. I have several books that have bookmarks in them sitting on my night-stand right now, and I know they are good books but they do not make me feel like neglecting my Duties. So thanks again Auntie K, I loved the book, and the escape. Thanks again, it was a Great Book. Looking forward to a book discussion over a bottle of wine sometime.