Hmm

So, we all have been sick this week. Well except Luke, he's still running strong, and when I say running, that's exactly what I mean, I think I'm going to start calling him Forrest Gump. So needless to say, not much good sleep. Then tonight, 60 Minutes is going to have a story on the Science of Sleep, gotta stay awake to watch, and basically they tell us what we already know, we need more sleep, it affects us after just one night of bad sleep, DUH! So then I'm getting ready to wash dishes, and my sweet 6 year old says, can I help? I have serious issues, because I say no. And while I'm washing dishes, I'm thinking how crazy am I? My child wants to help, she wants to sit down and make a chore list, in part she wants to get paid, but none the less, she wants to work. But my crazy control issues get in the way, OR am I just so sleep deprived that I'm not thinking clearly? It's definately the first, no the second. I have lots of friends with children who do lots of things around the house, and growing up, I had lots of things to do. But, and I am sure this has to do with the fact that my first is only six, I'm still getting in the groove that my children are very capable of taking care of more things than I think. So starting tomorrow, or after I have that 8 hours of sleep and I'm thinking clearly, I'm going to take charge of my control issues and sit down, make that chore list and enjoy watching my children do some things for me. hmm