"Daddy, is Jublia right for me?...........But how do you know? You are not my doctor."

BIGGGGGG STRETCHHHHHHHHH......AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH It feels good to be back. I have not blogged since the last time.

Life has been good.

We have a new baby due in August, Riley starts kindergarten in July, and the weather is warming up, which means beach time is almost here. Life is full and satisfying.

It has been about 2 years since we started to live more simply. Like any change in life, it has been eye opening and sometimes challenging. When you begin the process of pairing down, there is this sense of fear and anxiety.  What if I need this in the future? What if I get rid of this and "later" really miss having it, but I can't replace it? The funny part is that none of these fears have come true. Life is happier, less stressful, and more satisfying with less stuff. We are still continuing to reduce slowly and being trying to be more intentional about what we purchase. We completed Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University this spring, and are currently going through a weekly class on spiritual parenting. Both of these classes have allowed Linds and I to further strengthen our connection and communication with each other.

We have also started to make an effort to only have the TV on if there is a specific show we want to watch. If you are like us, too often the TV would be turned on for the news. But, then it would remain on through 2,3,or 4 programs that we did not care about. We would half watch while cooking, doing homework, talking, etc. Unfortunately, if we are honest, multi tasking is the art of doing multiple things in a unfocused mediocre way. We are not giving our full attention to the one thing that is really important.

Last night, the TV was on, and during a commercial Riley says, "Daddy, is Jublia right for me?" "What? No", I respond being a bit confused by the question. "But how do you know? you are not my doctor". Then I realize that a drug commercial for toenail fungus was on TV! Granted, it was hilarious, but this confirmed the decision that less TV will be a good thing!