So far, so good...

Zack has not flipped anyone off today! He worked long and hard last night on reading his sight words and practiced writing his numbers the right way. He has a calendar for behavior and also for his school work. He earns a sticker each day and gets a reward at the end of the week if he gets a sticker each day. He also is picking up on his chores where he left off. He wasn't so thrilled about this, but I think chores are good for a kid as long as they're limited to 20 minutes or so worth of work.

Sophia continues to love school. She jumps out of bed in the morning in anticipation of going. She's always disappointed when it is Saturday!

Yesterday at the park, the kids had a blast riding their bikes around and around and around. They never get enough of bike riding for some reason. I couldn't even get them to play soccer with me so I got some reading in while watching them go round and round. It was a pretty day out, and hearing the birds chirp was good for my soul.

Yesterday was also an entire day with no video games which was not too bad. Zack did beg his friend to play so he could watch him! He said, "I like to watch you get to a new level". I'm told I need to buy him a memory card so I must make a trip to Best Buy tonight for that and a hard drive on which I will store mostly pictures.

Both kids are doing well. They get plenty of good eating and love eating vegetables and fruit. The other night they each ate about 12 baby carrots, 8 pieces of broccoli, and 10 cherry tomatoes. I honestly do not know where they put it, but I'm glad they eat better than I ever have! Hopefully they won't have to deal with high cholesterol like another skinny girl I know!

Anyhow, hope all is going well out there for any readers that pass this way. Last night, I finally gave The Great Sadness to God. I think He can carry it much better than I. And, each time I take it back, I'll have to throw it back his way. Trusting God is tough, but who better to trust than the One who never fails us.

And an enlightening shortened list:

CHECKLIST FOR HIDDEN ANGER

Procrastination in the completion of imposed tasks
Sarcasm, cynicism or flippancy in conversation
Over-politeness, constant cheerfulness, attitude of "grin and bear it"
Frequent sighing
Smiling while hurting
Waking up tired
Chronically stiff or sore neck
Excessive irritability over trifles
Difficulty sleeping through the night

This list surprised me. Why? Because I thought my anger had only come forth recently, but reading this list made me realize, I've had hidden anger for quite some time. Now, the next step is to discover why.

For those who wonder, this is not my journal. It's just a surface level blog. In the past, I've gone a little too deep here, that is not gonna be anymore. I will just share some of my learning only because there may be some out there who read that may struggle with the same stuff I'm working through.