Let's play a Game

Let's play I love, I hate, shall we?

I hate:
The sound of bats. The screeching that sounds like lots of fighting birds all day and all night long is really starting to get my goat. Whenever I hear them start up, I hate it. And why do they need to talk during the day? Aren't they strictly nocturnal?

I love:
Homemade ice cream. We made chocolate tonight. There's just something about the machine cranking around and around and around. Add some almonds and there's nothing like it.

I hate:
Feeling grumpy. I hate it when I lose sight of the big picture, when I feel like I'm going to lash out at someone, especially when it's someone that I love dearly.

I love:
The smell of clothes coming off the clothesline. Jon washes all of the laundry and hangs it all on the line. He uses downy fabric softener too, full of chemicals that it is. I want to do natural with no chemicals, but it just doesn't smell as yummy.

I hate:
Gas prices. It hurts and we're feeling it as much as everyone else. We spend as much on gas a week as we do groceries. We spend more on gasoline a month than we do on our house payment! Okay, okay, we have a low house payment, but still!

I love:
The pool and the smell of sunscreen in the air. The pool's open and we rode our bikes there today.

I hate:
The pool! They re-did the system so that one must walk into the lifeguard station to sign in, thus no more sneaking people in through the bathrooms with us.

I love:
My friends, old and new, young and old.

I hate:
Bats. Did I already mention that?