I Heart Kindle

It's really embarrassing. How is it possible that a simple electronic device can cause me such swells of rapture? This new little kindle, which Tim bestowed upon me Christmas morning, is my constant companion. Reading is my passion. This Kindle-thingy also plays MP3s, so I can don earphones and listen to Norah Jones while reading. What could possibly be better?
Currently, I have 6 different books going.
One way that I justify all that time spent with my nose in a book, is to demand of myself that I walk on the treadmill while doing it. My goodness, but that has increased my treadmill-time! I had gotten very lazy in this department, ever since the running was placed off-limits. Now that I can read while I walk, I am finding that the walking has far more appeal.
My daughter also got a Kindle for Christmas, and she has been sitting, reading, for untold hours. This has the effect of eliciting my ire. It's quite childish on my part, if you must know. I, frankly, resent that she gets to read, while I have to operate a household. It isn't fair. Watching teenagers flaunt idleness while I work is rather a pet peeve of mine, to begin with. If they are looking smug about it, it just makes me grumpy. Especially if their chores aren't done.
The boys have been reading a ton this holiday break, as well. They fell into The Hunger Games series. Actually, Michael needed the third book, and couldn't get it at the library, so we bought it on my Kindle. It took about 30 seconds from the time he said, "Mom, I really need this book!" I typed the name in to my wondrous device, and hit the BUY NOW button. And there it was. The seemingly obvious flaw in that plan, was that he then assumed possession of my Kindle until his book was thoroughly read. That was really not well-thought-out on my part.
I love that the kids all like to read. Reading is good for a person's brain. Don't you think? Also good for our brains is that game I bought the family for Christmas: Scrabble.
I love Scrabble, but you have to know that we play with cheater's rules. What I mean is that we use Dictionaries to aid our spelling and word selection. Here is another opportunity to employ our Kindles. There's a Dictionary built in to the thing, and it allows one to begin typing a selection of letter, for which it anticipates words. This has the lovely effect of giving one Scrabble options that one had not considered. I figure it's educational for the kids. They work on vocabulary, dictionary skills, and spelling. Love.
No doubt, I will find yet more ways to fold my new Kindle into my life. Gosh, Amazon should pay me for my glowing review! Just think, all this text, and I haven't even mentioned what books I'm reading.....