Reading. I'm actually READING!

Since we did some budget cuts, and got rid of the easy entertainment in the house, I took my second oldest to the library and paid her $10 fine.  (My fine is almost $40.)  So, I unrestricted her card after we reinstated it.  We can get out like, a ridiculous amount of books.  I mean, seriously, I think they said we could get out 50 books.  Really?  Do we need 50 books?  SHEESH PEOPLE.
Any who....back to the story.
I got a book.  YAY!  That's right, I, me, got a book.  Now, I love reading, so really getting a book isn't like the end of the world, but I do have  4 kids and a full time job-so when do I have time to read?  Normally I don't, but today I did.  We went to visit family about an hour and a half away, and so I REALLY got to read a lot.  I'm reading "The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook".  I've always been interested in what food does to Brina.  (ADHD)  There are things in this book that make so much sense, even when applied to myself. 
I've tooled around with taking gluten out of our diets before, because I had heard that some ADHD children have an intolerance or even an allergy to it; like it just kinda comes with the territory.  So, now that I'm reading, and learning, I can see things that completely correlate with what is being said in the books.   So, of course I want to see if removing these things from our diets bring changes that others have seen.  If not, what's wrong with a little experiment?  Nothing at all.  The family still gets food, and I get the satisfaction of knowing if I'm right or wrong.

So, while I was grocery shopping a few weeks ago, I found this.  I'm not sure if I was allowed to take the picture or not.  I really don't know, but it reminded me of my friend Lisa.   The row above it was GF (gluten-free) also.  I'm thinking I may have to buy some of this and frequent it.  Although, I complain about having to pay almost $2 for a loaf of cheap candy white bread.  However, eating better, and possibly making my child have an all over better feeling about herself and life-is fully worth it.  My husband isn't so keen on my idea of eliminating things out of our diet, but if I make it so he can't taste that anything is missing, then I don't think he'll fight me too hard on that.  I think it just reaffirms for me that I know in my heart what I need to do for my child.  Many times I have prayed over what to do with her, how can I as a mother, HER mother, the one God chose to care for this precious child on this Earth, best care for her.  I pray every day, and often I pray about what to do about "things" with the family and the girls.  I'm going to take the plunge next grocery day (in a little over a week.  I've gone back to shopping for 2 weeks.  It is cheaper, but I got away from it, because I was lazy, and shopping became a chore.  I'm going to head on over to Lisa's and see what's up over there.  She's my GF momma friend who rocks.

Tomorrow Zsusanna gets her learners permit.  We tried to get it Friday, but we were too late, and the tax office wasn't accepting drivers license business any more, and then when we went to the DMV, the woman who was checking people in said "I can't serve everyone, but you all can make an appointment.  I have cut the line and after that you'll need to make an appointment."  Problem is, she never told us where she "cut" the line off.  So, tomorrow is the day!