Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The sound of rain on the windows at bedtime.

July 31, 2018
Day 671

Tonight, I am thankful for:

1. A great lazy day with my family.

2. Rain.

3. Movies.

4. A fun coffee date with a good friend.

5. America's Got Talent.

6. Spending nights laughing with my family. Matt makes me laugh hard. Laughing hard is one of my favorites.

7. Long talks with Jason.

8. Netflix.

9. My bed.

10. The sound of rain on the windows at bedtime.

Monday, July 30, 2018

Lullaby music.

July 30, 2018
Day 670

Tonight, I am thankful for:

1. The fact that I left my house today with no intention of driving to Patty's. But I ended up driving there anyways. There are days when I just need to drive to Patty's for the day.

2. Big bowls of popcorn.

3. Movies.

4. Washing our hair in the rain.

5. Delia's.

6. Being able to see my parents on a weeknight.

7. Being able to to see AJ. I haven't seen him in a while.

8. Odette kissed me goodnight.

9. Tobin and Adelyn fall asleep every night to lullaby music. It makes me smile to hear it.

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Good 'ole days.

July 29, 2018
Day 669

Tonight, I am thankful for:

1. A good Sunday at home. We spent this day relaxing, and it was lovely.

2. My parents came over for dinner and they brought a london broil. It was delicious.

3. We spent the night talking about when my parents were dating and newly married. I love talking about good 'ole days.

4. It's supposed to rain all week. I am so excited about it!

Saturday, July 28, 2018

My hero!

July 28, 2018
Day 668

Tonight, I am thankful for:

1. My dad! He's my hero! He came over today and fixed our AC. I'm overjoyed to be able to sleep in bed tonight.

2. A nice family dinner. Burgers on the new charcoal grill, homemade fries, salad, and watermelon.

3. A lovely day. We spent a lot of this day outside; walking, playing, enjoying.

4. Chocolate.

5. My husband went to get me ice cream. There are nights when ice cream in absolutely necessary.

6. Tomorrow is Sunday. A new day. The start of a new week.

7. The house is quiet. The kids are sleeping. Higbee is sleeping.

8. I have a package ready to send to my friend. I love sending things in the mail.

Friday, July 27, 2018

Lazy rest of the day.

July 27, 2018
Day 667

Tonight, I am thankful for these things:

1. A fun day with family swimming at our Aunt's pool.

2. Lunch with family.

3. A very lazy rest of the day. I wasn't feeling well, so the kids and I had a lazy evening in the living room. Our AC is out upstairs, so we've been having sleepovers on the main level. We all had dinner in front of the TV, and spent the rest of the night on the couch. Sometimes, those nights are needed.

4. It was rainy and stormy today.

5. Higbee and Tobin and Adelyn were especially cuddly today.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Things made of lavender.

July 26, 2018
Day 666

Tonight, I am thankful for these things:

1. A blue sky with puffy white clouds day.

2. A trip to the lavender farm.

3. Lavender shortbread cookies.

4. Things made of lavender.

5. Sprigs of lavender drying in my window.

6. Wildflower bouquets.

7. Sunflowers.

8. Thunder.

9. An amazing night of prayer.

10. Tomorrow is Friday, and we have plans to go visit with family tomorrow. I'm excited.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

AGT

July 25, 2018 
Day 665

Tonight, I am thankful for these things: 

1. Big bowls of popcorn.

2. Pops.

3. America's Got Talent. 

4. Blankets. 

5. Sleepovers in the living room because our upstairs AC is broken. 

6. Open windows. 

7. A box of goodies I have ready to send to a dear friend of mine. 

8. Tobin being sweet at bedtime. He put his hand on my cheek and said, "Goodnight, Mama," in the sweetest voice. 

9. Adelyn helping me around the house. 

10. Texts from my sweet husband.