I started at the very beginning. (that makes me thing of the Do Re Mi song… Let’s start at the very beginning, it’s a very good place to start…) Zoe and I read Genesis-the first few chapters.  We stopped often to review and speak English.  She wanted to make sure she had all the characters in the play organized and in place.

Zoe: So, Mom… which one was Adam

Me: He was the first man on the earth, remember he was the one that was commanded to NOT partake of the tree of knowledge but he did…

Zoe: But MOM, EVE ate the apple FIRST and then told him to.  So, really it wasn’t Adam’s fault (in a lower tone) it was kind of Eve’s fault.

Me: (Totally amazed and realizing that REALLY WAS listening) Zoe wow.  You are right, Eve was first.

Zoe: So, it wasn’t kind of Eve’s fault, IT WAS HER FAULT.

Zoe, I love your beautiful mind. 

Today, I learned that I feel much better about myself when I eat an apple to satisfy hunger instead of a donut.  I learned that miscommunication happens so frequently and so easily via email, it always feels terrible when it happens to you.  I am grateful for my children who keep me company and still love to be held and loved.  I am so grateful for reminder phone calls!  That is a job well worth the expense.  I am grateful that my mom considers a playroom when entertaining the thought of a new home.  I am grateful for awesome babysitters that clean up my home when they are here.  I am grateful for highlighters-they draw attention to the right stuff.  I am grateful for those unexpected reimbursement checks that randomly show up in the mail.  It is a perfect way to increase my “allowance” for the next 2 weeks.  : )

Quotes on negativity:

If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

~Margaret Bourke-White

They key to change… is to let go of fear.

~Rosanne Cash