Over the Hedge

We saw Over the Hedge last night for "Family Fun Night" Friday. It was a really cute movie with an underlying editoral on how we humans worship food. Of course it didn't stop us from gorging on movie popcorn. I must stop my food worship!

DH has been losing so much weight, he's leaving me in the dust. He's on the treadmill at least an hour each day. DS7 has been out enjoying the sunshine riding his bike. DS10 and I have to get off our butts. Yesterday I told DS10 to go outside and he asked me if I had been on the treadmill yet. He was so right on target to throw that in my face. Of course at the time, I was left speechless with guilt.

This was just another reminder of how I must continue to unschool myself. I can't ask my children to learn and grow if I'm not willing to. For some reason, Thursday night I had a rare panic moment about whether I was doing the right thing homeschooling my children. This happens mostly when I'm lacking confidence. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to help my children become self sufficent, self motivated, independent adults. I know my children are 10 and 7, but for some reason, it feels like they will be 20 tomorrow.

I suppose this is because lately DS10 is talking about getting his own apartment. He used to tell me he'd live with us forever. Now he wants his own apartment. He's trying to figure out how he's going to pay for his necessities. He was pretty pysched to learn for the price of a french fry at McDonalds, he could buy a huge bag of potatoes. "All I need is a microwave mom, and I can live on baked potatoes!" I guess I shoudn't worry about my children's resourcefullness so much.