Weeding

I have spent most of my week in illness recovery mode. Lots of sleeping, water, and food. I am much better. Now that I am better and my mind is more clear, I find it racing. Racing with things I want to do, get rid of, organize. I know the most important thing I can do is slow down and pray. Read my Bible. But it's 10pm, my eyes are getting heavy.

I went on a rant tonight to my poor husband, who has a tremendous amount of patience for me and my current situation. He listened while I went on to list things that needed to be changed.

1. No more juice. My kids are drinking way too much and it's just empty calories causing the little ones not to eat at mealtime. They will have water and learn to like it. Although, I plan to make it look really appealing with several choices of water. Mint and oranges, strawberries and raspberries, lemon. I am always attracted to that kind of water at spas. They should be too.

2. No more fruit snacks. Such a lie, those "fruit" snacks. It's the first word out of Aubrey's mouth every morning. Ugh!

3. No more junk food. Period. Cheese it's, chips, granola bars. Replacing these choices with nuts, homemade granola, fruit, veggies.

4. A ban on tv and ipod's! Setting strict limits. Even Benji is becoming a tv addict while I'm on bed rest.

5. Making a list of activities that are engaging and stimulating their brains!

6. Devising a commission structure for our girls to earn money here at home. They are big helpers and need to be compensated for the extra special work they do.

7. No skipping vitamins and teeth brushing.

Of course, my list could go on and on. I have clothes to organize and clean out in every one's rooms, I have a baby to prepare for, healthy food that needs to be cooked, a garden I would like to get started, and I am still stuck in bed. I pray this motivation is still there when I get to go back to normal life.