At Time To Plan- take 2

This one is for you Kelly :) I spent Friday planning (and shopping with the help of some gift cards and birthday money). Since I was asked I will share a cliff notes version of a few of my goals for the next few months. While this not all of them or as detailed it is still a good idea of my goals. I would like to sit down for a day again this summer sometime and reevaluate. Personally: I want to start going to bed by 11pm or at least reading in bed by that point. My current practice of going to bed at 1 or 2 in the morning is crazy, and shockingly, lack of sleep makes me grumpy (as does being hot, cold, or hungry). Sleep is in my control, and I am rarely doing anything of worth late a night, I think I am just living up the freedom I have now that I don't need to get up at 4:30 every morning. I want to exercise 4 days a week, which I have been doing, but I need to stay committed to it. My doctor said he would most likely take me off at least one of my blood pressure medications at my next appointment and I would certainly like to help that along. I also want to start memorizing more scripture. For the kids: I want to focus on instructing their hearts. While I appreciate it when my kids are well behaved, that is not my overall goal. I want them to have their hearts in the right place. I want them to do it because they want to, not because they have to. I want them to learn to love and obey God. Part of my focus on this mean I need to cut things out of my schedule so that we are home most days. My goal is to do everything that needs to be done outside the house Tues & Thur. mornings most weeks so that I can focus on their interactions and their hearts. This one is not going to be easy for me. I like being busy, but I also know this is only for a short season in our lives. It means I need to be present and attentive for teachable moments during our days together. It means a lot of conversation, and training, and role playing. I am tired just thinking about it. On, the bright side, Eden & Judah love it. They love when I pretend to be one of them and they can teach me how respond if someone takes my toy. Sometimes I would rather just be cleaning the bathroom. Also, I want to work with them on responding when we say their name. Even if I am not asking them to do something, I want them to acknowledge someone is talking to them and that they hear what is being said. I also want to work on obeying, meaning they obey the first time something is asked by Carlos or I, they do it with a good attitude and they do it fully. Along with that is how to respond if they don't agree with something being asked of them. While all of this seems like a lot, it is all stuff that will take years to fully develop, plus it is mostly just work on my part. They just get to play and have fun. So that is part of where I am at now, in 6 months when none of this has happened, we will keep trying. And trust me it sounds much more complicated written out with my explanations than it does written in bullet points on my tablet.