Confessions of An Addict

Admitting you have a problem is the first step, right?

I've never admitted this to anyone before, but I have a secret addiction.  I love books.  Ahhh . . . Felt good to finally say that.  I love books!  I love picture books, chapter books, fiction, non-fiction, reference, romance, mystery, comedy, tragedy.  I love it all.  I don't really collect anything (except dust-bunnies), but I have so many books that I've filled our two coat closets in the entry-way, two bookshelves in the living room, the storage cabinet in the laundry room, a couple of my kitchen cabinets, and a few storage shelves in the garage as well.  And I'm still out looking for more.  I love adding new authors, titles, and genres to our school library each year as the children grow and learn and develop new interests.  I love going to the bookstore, finding new deals on ebay, and adding to our collection via Amazon too.  I have a serious problem.  I know.  I love it.

Yesterday, the Lord sent me an extra special blessing (in the form of books).  I only had the twins with me so we went to a used/new bookstore in Anchorage.  They sell Saxon books, so I picked up our math curriculum for next year.  They had lots of wonderful books to add to our curriculum, so I was having a blast selecting books.  When I went to the counter to checkout, I gave my name and number to put my school items on hold until the curriculum fair next week.  This way, I'm able to purchase the items I need through our charter school without paying out-of-pocket for them.  I had an ABeka book to buy as well which is not covered by our charter school.  When I was trying to pay for that book, the cashier told me that I had an $80.00 credit in my name.  I was very confused.  I had never shopped there before.  Apparantly, the orders I had placed at the curriculum fair the last 3 years had earned credit that I didn't know about.  I was so excited.  I bought the ABeka book I needed and chose a brand new boxed set of Beverly Clearly chapter books for Josh and Joy.  $80.00 worth of books for free!  That had to be directly from my Heavenly Father!