Celebrating my grandmother.

January 8, 2023

Day 2,634

Thankful for: 

Fog. 

A morning walk with Higbee. 

The forest. 

Shopping with Addy. 

Getting Starbucks with Addy. 

Time to tidy. 

Celebrating my grandmother's birthday today! 

An amazing meal-meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, cake, and ice cream. 

Addy sang for us. 

Cuddly dogs. 

Time to play games. 

Time to sleep. 

Black sky with sparkly stars.

January 6, 2023

Day 2,633

Thankful for: 

Time to be home. 

I got a lot of school work done today. 

We went to Patty's for chili for dinner. 

Cold air. 

Rain. 

The forest looks beautiful when it rains. 

The sky looked absolutely amazing tonight. It was a very black sky with the very sparkly stars.

Time to sleep. 

Friday night.

January 5, 2023

Day 2,632

Thankful for: 

Today is Friday. 

The end of a very long day. 

Time to work alone and quietly after work. 

A long, hot bath. 

Panera for dinner. 

Time to sleep.

Two days off ahead of me. 

Four things to be thankful for.

January 4, 2023

Day 2,631

Thankful for: 

Tomorrow is Friday. 

Slowly, but surely getting the hang of things at work.

The feeling of driving home. 

Sleep. 

A beautiful sky morning.

January 3, 2023

Day 2,630

Thankful for: 

A great morning. 

A good day at work. 

A beautiful sky this morning. 

Sweet students. 

My job. I really love it. 

Coming home to the best family and home. 

A silent, quiet, dark ride home from work. 

Leftover tacos for dinner. 

Tomorrow is Thursday, and the next day is Friday. 

A hot shower before bed. 

Higbee follows me everywhere I go. 

I got to see my friend's baby today. 

Time to sleep all night. 

A nice text from a co-worker. 

Elie and Lucy visit.

January 2, 2023

Day 2,629

Thankful for: 

A good first day back to work. 

Time to go grocery shopping with Tobin. 

We got to see Elie and Lucy today. They are so sweet. 

Coming home and having dinner with my kids. We had soup and sandwiches. 

We played a game of Farkle. 

Hearing my kids play together. 

Reading in bed with my babies. 

Time to sleep. 

First day of 2024

January 1, 2024

Day 2,628

Thankful for: 

The first day of January. 

More months of winter ahead. 

Snow in the forecast. 

A relaxing day at home. 

A new, fresh week at work. 

I hit my head on the counter today, and Matt got me some ice. I love how much he loves me. 

A nice walk with Matt and Higbee. 

A taco feast for dinner. 

Ice cream for dessert.