Five things on a Tuesday.

January 31, 2022

Day 2,295

Thankful for: 

A great day at school. 

Sweet students. 

The best family. 

The feeling of coming home after a long day. 

The feeling of going to bed when I'm very tired. 

He loves me even though...

January 30, 2022

Day 2,294

Thankful for: 

A good day at home. 

Time to work on school stuff. 

A short week ahead. 

A fun spirit night tomorrow. 

Lots of bread. 

Ice cream. 

Walking with Matt and Higbee. 

There are still cold months left. 

The threat of snow in the forecast. 

A long hug from Matt, and the fact that he loves me even though I'm full of faults. 

Hugs from my babies. 

Adelyn had a fun day at school. 

Fun Day with Friends.

January 29, 2022

Day 2,293

Thankful for: 

A lovely day with friends! 

Delicious food. 

Great conversation. 

Lots of laughter. 

Lots of kids playing and having fun together. 

Lots of bread at home. 

One more day at home before the week begins. 

A good family Saturday.

January 28, 2022

Day 2,292

Thankful for: 

A good day with family. 

Getting to see Adelyn and Tobin compete in their last swim meet. 

Freshly baked bread. 

A lovely and delicious meal prepared by Patty. 

Time to play with my littlest nephews. 

A nice, long Saturday spent with my all my favorites. 

Good half-Friday.

January 27, 2022

Day 2,291

Thankful for: 

A great day at school. 

Lunch with friends. 

Tobin got to have a playdate with a friend. 

We all had an easy dinner tonight. 

Texts with Matt. 

A fun weekend coming up. 

Bread to bake this weekend. 

Things to do for work that I'm excited about. 

King of Queens. 

Hot tea with strawberry creamed honey. 

Blister peanuts. 

Cuddly Higbee. 

Matt will be off Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. 

A glorious morning and winter light.

January 26, 2022

Day 2,290

Thankful for: 

A glorious morning. 

Winter light. 

Cold air. 

Matt is home today with Higbee. 

A great day with my students. 

A great drive home with Adelyn and Tobin. 

 

I don't have to make all the lunches for tomorrow; only Addy's. 

Tomorrow is a half day with students. 

I have a three day weekend ahead of me starting tomorrow afternoon. 

Matt and I finally finished our library/hobby lobby room. It's beautiful and I'm so proud of it. I am so proud of all that we've done to our house in just a few short years. 

Time to do a little work in bed. 

Singing and scatting.

January 25, 2022

Day 2,289

Thankful for: 

A wonderful day at school. 

Sweet students. 

The best afternoon and evening with my kids. 

Listening to fun music in the car. 

Singing and scatting with my kids. 

So much laughter this evening. 

Lots of hugs and being together. 

Sanderson Surprise for dinner. 

Eating Sanderson Surprise while watching a funny episode of Everybody Loves Raymond. 

Tomorrow is Thursday, and the next day is Friday. 

The light in the winter. 

A glorious sunrise and a beautiful sunset. 

Texts and a video call with Matt. 

Knowing that Matt will be home with Higbee all day tomorrow. 

So many things to be thankful for. 

Small Tuesday List

January 24, 2022

Day 2,288

Thankful for: 

Snuggly Higbee. 

Good sleep last night. 

Tomorrow is Wednesday, the day after that is Thursday, and the day after that is Friday. 

A fun weekend ahead. 

A delicious dinner tonight. 

Time to sleep. 

Cookie bars made for work tomorrow. 

Hot tea before bed. 

Hugs from Matt. 

Lovely Monday.

January 23, 2022

Day 2,287

Thankful for: 

A glorious morning. 

A beautiful sky. 

A wonderful drive to Luray Caverns. 

Hawks. 

Snow on the mountains. 

Sweet students. 

Coming home and making dinner for my kids. 

The best family ever. 

The best home ever. 

Time to read to my kids. 

Cuddling in bed with Adelyn and Tobin. 

Texts from Matt. 

Lovely, long day.

January 22, 2022

Day 2,286

Thankful for: 

Homemade bread. 

Homemade pizza dough. 

Homemade soup. 

We all cleaned the house today. 

Time to get some school work done. 

A lovely morning with Matt. And a lovely afternoon with Matt. 

I'm going on a field trip tomorrow with my students. 

A lovely, long day spent at home. 

This weekend felt long, and I'm thankful for it. 

Day day with Matt.

January 21, 2023

Day 2,285

Thankful for: 

A nice, long Saturday. 

A date with Matt. 

A salad from Sweetwater. 

A visit with Matt's grandpa. 

A walk with Adelyn and Higbee. 

A gray day. 

Blankets and cuddles. 

Another day off tomorrow. 

Friday five.

January 20, 2023

Day 2,284

Thankful for: 

A day called Friday. 

Coming home to the best home in the world. 

The entire weekend ahead of us. 

A fire pit night. 

The best wine. 

Time to myself.

January 19, 2022

Day 2,283

Thankful for: 

A long day, but a very good day. 

Time to clean and organize my classroom. 

Meeting new people. 

Time to myself after open house at school. 

I went to visit Matt's grandpa. It was good to see him. 

I went grocery shopping for healthy food. 

Tomorrow is Friday. 

Matt is off all weekend. 

A hot shower right before bed. 

Not ho-hum.

January 18, 2022

Day 2,282

Thankful for: 

It's already Wednesday. 

My family. 

My job. 

Our home. 

Food to eat and clean water to drink. 

Clothes to wear. 

Trees. 

The sky. 

Birds. 

A warm bed to sleep in. 

Sometimes, people think this is a humble or ho-hum list of things to be thankful for, but is it really? There are people without family, jobs, food, clean water, clothes, a warm bed... I have all of those things. It is not ho-hum to list them. It is healing and calming and grounding to list the things that God has blessed me with. It's the balm for my mind that I never knew existed until I started this exercise in thankfulness. 

It is still winter.

January 17, 2022

Day 2,281

Thankful for: 

A healthy day of eating. 

Hot tea after a long day. 

Our home in the woods. 

Patty and Armando's home will be ready soon. I can't wait to go over to Patty's for dinner or coffee or tea or just to watch tv. It will be so wonderful to go home to her home. 

Higbee was happy to see me when I got home. 

Hugs from Tobin at school. 

A little boy named Reese brought me a picture of a penguin today. I hung it up on my board. 

Reading to my students and being able to love them. My job is very special. 

Lunches prepped for tomorrow. 

Higbee looking straight at me when he needs something. Also, Higbee running over for his bits of cucumber every night while I'm preparing my salad for the next day. 

The sound of Looney Tunes. 

It is still winter. I think I love winter because I crave feeling cozy. I want to be at home with my family and my dog. I want comfortable things like sweats and slippers and sweaters and blankets and couches and movies. I want to go walking outside in the cold. Then I want to come in and just be. I want to bake bread. I want to make food. I want to crochet blankets. And read. And write. I want to do quiet, cozy, homey things and those things are done in winter. The honest truth is: I want winter all the time. 

It rained today. I love the rain as much as I love winter. 

Time to be quiet now at night. Time to rest. Time to not think. Time to sleep.