Unprompted my son asked if we could change around his room and take out the tv and xbox.  He decided that it was making his room feel less cozy and not the quiet space he needed to sleep.  I was proud, a gaming system was never something I wanted to introduce anyhow, so seeing him make that decision was a proud moment for me.  Now when they go to bed they read, draw, or do something quiet until they begin to drift off to sleep.  This is the far cry from last year when J would throw a wild hissy fit if he didn't have music to listen to because it stopped the intrusive thoughts of divorce from entering his mind as he drifted to sleep. 


We've been really trying to stay unplugged some days and reconnect as a family.  The kids decided suddenly they wanted a family game night, and because I love board games I agreed.  We bought snacks, ordered pizza, and after ballet settled at the table for an unplugged, no phones allowed night of games. 
 The game of life, Uno, Bingo, we made it through a few rounds of each before their eyes started getting droopy and their giggles made it clear they were heading into the stage of overtired sillyness.
 Cleaned up, teeth brushed, tucked into bed they asked if we could play more games tomorrow.  I mean who is ever going to tell the kids no we can't all sit and play games.

I know it's these nights, these simple easy nights that will remain etched in their memory as things we did as a family.

cats version of family game night