A fun day.

November 1, 1025

A fun day. 

Getting to watch Adelyn in her play. She was incredible!

Getting our house ready for the party. 

A fun party. 

Good friends. 

Good weather. 

I got meet Casey's girlfriend. 

Tobin always helps clean up. 

Half way done with clean up already. 

Another day off tomorrow. 

Home for Halloween.

October 31, 2025

Day 3,181

Thankful for: 

A good Friday. 

Sweet students. 

Halloween. 

Our cozy home. 

Time to chat with Addy.

Addy had her friend, but he's now officially her boyfriend. 

An easy dinner. 

A glorious sky.

October 30, 2025

Day 3,180

Thankful for: 

Time at home. 

Tobin and I watched a movie together tonight: The Corpse Bride. 

Leftovers for dinner. 

A clean kitchen. 

Higbee's nose print and paw prints and ashes in our home. It feels better having a part of him back here. It's not so terribly terribly lonely. 

Missing Higbee meant that he had a beautiful life here. 

A fun lunch at work. We did a potluck. I made chicken noodle soup and sourdough. 

Banana pudding. 

A glorious sky. 

Good friends. 

Family. 

Rain and rainbow and clouds and sunlight. 

Tomorrow is Friday. 

A fun weekend coming up. 

Bread rising in my kitchen.

October 29, 2025

Day 3,179

Thankful for: 

Checking things off my to-do list at school. 

Sweet students. 

Sweet co-workers. 

A gray day. 

Rain in the forecast. 

A potluck lunch tomorrow at work. 

Bread rising in my kitchen. I'm bringing bread and chicken soup to the potluck. 

Tacos for dinner. 

Friends who check in on me. 

Laughing with my family. 

Talking with Adelyn. 

Talking with Tobin. 

A fun weekend coming up soon. 

Matt and I have fun costumes for our Halloween party. 

Tomorrow is Thursday. 

Time to sleep all night. 

I brought Higbee's ashes home today. It was sad to pick him up that way, but it feels better to have him here at home than somewhere else. 

Pawprints, nose prints, and a clay pay print came home with his ashes. 

A busy day means we have full lives.

October 28, 2025

Day 3,178

Thankful for: 

A very busy day. It means we have full lives with kids and jobs and a home. 

Watching Adelyn in a play. 

Being with my family. 

A late night dinner in the car. 

The feeling of finally being home after a very long day. 

Sweatpants and a sweater and my bed. 

The feeling of home. 

A gray day. 

A good Monday.

October 27, 2025

Day 3,177

     It was a good day. It was filled with many October things-pumpkins everywhere, falling leaves, leaves glowing red, yellow, orange, and faint green in the sunlight, cool temperatures, and a Halloween party this weekend. 

     I got to talk to Melissa this morning, have lunch with Patty, and I got texts from Heidi. I had a sandwich for lunch from Panera. It may sound weird, but Panera is my favorite restaurant. Soup, sandwiches, salad, breads, and pastries- what's not to love? If I could open up a little shop, it would be sandwiches, soup, bread, salad, pastries, coffee, and tea. I love that there are delicious things to eat in the world. 

     I got to go grocery shopping, and then costume shopping with Addy and Tobin . We each got the costumes we wanted. I'm trying to get over the fact that Tobin wanted to dress scary, and Addy wanted to dress in a hot girl Halloween way. My babies are growing so fast it hurts my heart. I was thankful to be with them today. 

     I am thankful for fresh, delicious food from the store. For time with family. For fun things like Halloween. For time with Matt. For time to sleep. For a new day tomorrow. For the most beautiful fall. 

An equally relaxing and productive day

October 26, 2025

Day 3,176

Thankful for: 

An equally relaxing and productive Sunday. 

We finished our new, improved toy room/guest bedroom. Now, we just have to add the bed and the dresser from Tobin's old room, and finish Tobin's room upgrade. 

Shopping with Matt and Tobin. 

Getting some things for our Halloween party. 

An easy Monday ahead. 

A glorious October. 

The most incredible fall.