Day 28

Yes! Today I made it my mission to omit the word  "--"  and just say the opposite - YES!  It started out simply enough with the realization that I say the word "--" too often. In fact, my world and, in turn, my children's world is filled with the word "--". Because of this, undue stress is often self-inflicted upon our lives and so I thought, why not try something different. I will be honest. It was not  easy to do, but as the day wore on, it got easier. Examples of this include: Can we each have something different for lunch? Yes! Can we help you wash the cat? Yes! Can we ride our bikes? Yes! In the mud? N.... Uh ... (scramble) I would prefer you ride on the macadam! (Smile) (Macadam?) And so the day continued with the culmination at dinner time at my Mom's house, when my son asked me, "Mom, can I sleep here tonight?" "What?????" "Mom, I can sleep at Nana's house." "You mean you don't want to come home with Mommy?" "No." "Okay- yes." Hmmm? Wasn't everyone supposed to be in on this?