Rivers of Thankfulness: June 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Harry Potter movie marathon

June 30, 2021

Day 1,708

Thankful for:

A day at home.

A Harry Potter movie marathon.

A big bowl of popcorn.

Blankets.

A long, good walk in the morning.

Hugs and kisses from Adelyn, Tobin, Higbee, and Matt.

Yard work.

Eggs with pico and feta.

Our pretty home.

The feeling of being home all summer.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Pretty little birds.

June 29, 2021

Day 1,707

Thankful for:

a lovely day with my family.

lunch at Panera for me; Chick-fil-a for the kids and Matt.

grocery shopping as a family.

shopping for tubing adventures as a family.

chicken fajitas for dinner.

a long, morning walk.

the knowledge that we don't have to go anywhere tomorrow.

old hymns.

Harry Potter.

new highlighters for reading; I always have to have one handy for highlighting words I want to remember.

Matt and I put up our "black out curtains" for the heat wave; they're really just old sheets, but it makes the house really cozy and cool. It's also perfect for movie watching.

Matt shares little bites of his treats with me even though I know he doesn't really want to share.

the way Matt kisses me and hugs me and loves me.

time spent in bed today.

candles lit in our home.

Matt hung some pretty little birds in our living room today for me: I love them.

a good book to read.

Monday, June 28, 2021

Thankful for a lovely day spent entirely at home. I love days spent at home. Thankful for oatmeal for breakfast, Sanderson surprise for lunch, and tacos for dinner. Thankful for a good, long walk. Thankful for kids outside playing in bare feet, catching fireflies and watching bats. Thankful for an afternoon movie. Thankful for a tea party for the girls. I was Mrs. Magillacutty, and Patty was Mrs. Bumblepatch. Mrs. Bumblepatch was always doing something wrong and we were laughing hard about it. Thankful for sun-kissed cheeks. Thankful for sweet, sweet summertime. It's so good. I wish it never had to end. Thankful for texts from Matt. He makes me blush even after 21 years together. Thankful that he will be home tomorrow. I love the days when everyone is home. Home is the best place in the world.

Today was good. I'm glad and thankful for that.

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Medieval Times

June 27, 2021

Day 1,705

Thankful for a wonderful day with family! We went to Medieval Times, and we had a blast! The show was amazing. The food was great. It was super fun. Thankful for great memories made.

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Saturday spent at home sweet home.

June 26, 2021

Day 1,704

Thankful for a good day spent entirely at home. Thankful for time to be still and quiet. Thankful for time for my kids to play legos. Thankful for things like pesto and feta cheese. Thankful for hugs and kisses from my children. Thankful for texts from Matt. Thankful for how passionately he loves me. Thankful for Higbee. Thankful for long, long walks around my house. Thankful for hot tea and blister peanuts. Thankful for deer in the woods. Thankful for a fun day planned for tomorrow. Thankful for time to clean. Thankful for lavender lotion rubbed gently onto sunburned shoulders. Thankful for Friends. Thankful for another long, long walk planned for tomorrow morning. Thankful for a good conversation with my parents. Thankful for inchworms slowly inching. Thankful for time for the kids to play outside. Thankful for lightning bugs. Thankful that I was able to watch my kids run around in bare feet catching them.

Thankful for a Saturday spent at my home sweet home.

Friday, June 25, 2021

Pirate's Cove

June 25, 2021

Day 1,703

Thankful for my sweet, sweet family. Thankful for fun days. We went to Pirate's Cove in Lorton today. The kids had a blast swimming and playing with new friends. Thankful for my amazing husband. The way he loves me blows me away. The way he loves our children blows me away. Thankful that the kids were able to try Dippin Dots. Thankful for a nice, sunny day. Thankful for big beach hats, french fries, wet towels, and drippy pool water kisses and hugs. Thankful for dinner at Bozzelli's. It was glorious to have a delicious steak and cheese sub for dinner. Thankful for a walk with Higbee and Matt and then another long walk with just Matt. I love to walk and talk with him. Thankful for the feeling of being clean after a day at the pool. Thankful for another wonderful summer day.