New, beautiful dishes.

July 31, 2026

Day 3,426

Thankful for: 

A funny phone call with my dad. I called to wish him a happy birthday thinking it was August 1st. He said well, thank you but it's not today. 

A good day of work. 

Phone calls with my mom, dad, and Patty. 

People who care about me. 

Texts from friends. 

Walking around thrift shops looking at cool things. 

New beautiful dishes. 

A sandwich for dinner. 

A family movie night. 

Popcorn made on the stove. 

Cuddling under blankets. 

Going to bed without setting an alarm for tomorrow. 

Adelyn made a presentation on why she should have Instagram and presented it to us. 

An owl sighting.

July 30, 2026

Day 3,425

Thankful for: 

A wonderful morning walk with Artemis. I have been loving walking early with her. 

A beautiful owl in our neighborhood. 

A pretty sky. 

My family. 

A good dinner. 

Egg bites for breakfast. 

A glorious morning.

July 29, 2026

Day 3,424

Thankful for: 

A glorious morning in the forest. 

Sun rays coming through the trees. 

A great walk with Artemis in the early morning. 

Checking things off my to-do list. 

My family. 

Laughing with Addy and Tobin. 

Cool air and a good, long walk.

July 28, 2026

Day 3,423

Thankful for: 

A good, long walk early in the morning with Artemis. 

Cooler air in the morning. 

A good day of work. 

Checking things off my list. 

The feeling of being home with my family. 

Fun pool Monday.

July 27, 2026

Day 3,422

Thankful for: 

A fun Monday. 

The last pool swim Monday of the summer. 

We had pizza and ice cream sundaes. 

Training with Artemis. 

An easy dinner. 

Tobin had football camp. One of his coaches told Matt that he could have done high school track last year because of how fast he was. He said if he runs track this year, he'll be on the high school team. I love hearing great things about my kids. 

I made a bunch of egg bites for easy breakfasts for Matt and me. 

Ice cream on the couch with a fun show. 

Two weeks left to do a lot of work. It's a lot, but I can do it. 

Matt holds my hand a lot while we drive. His hands always finds mine. 

Family Sunday.

July 26, 2026

Day 3,421

Thankful for: 

Church in the morning with the kids. 

Lunch at home with Addy and Tobin. We had sandwiches. I love a good sandwich. 

We helped my parents move some stuff out of their storage unit. 

A nice drive through the country with my dad. 

Time with Artemis. 

We went to Target to shop for school supplies and new clothes for Addy. 

A long, hot shower while Tobin and Adelyn watched Artemis. 

Time to watch one of my favorite shows in bed. 

A fun day planned for tomorrow. 

Family pizza and game night.

July 25, 2026

Day 3,420

Thankful for: 

A nice morning. Matt and I took Artemis on a long walk with two other dog friends. She got distracted sometimes and wanted to play, but she did well. 

Coming home and relaxing with Matt a bit. 

A hot shower. 

Matt and I went shopping together. It's always fun to go shopping with Matt. It reminds me of when we were first married and went shopping every single night for what we were going to make for dinner.

Steph and Mario came over for dinner. We made homemade personal pan pizzas. They were delicious. 

I made frozen sangria. It was so good. 

We played board games. 

We sat around and talked and laughed for a while. It was good to laugh hard.