Artemis carries a little basket.

July 21, 2026

Day 3,416

Thankful for: 

Rain. 

A good day at work. It was productive. 

Friends at work. 

Being able to go grocery shopping for the food we need and want. 

Having nice cars with air conditioning to drive around in. 

Coming home to the best family and puppy and home. 

Artemis loves to work and do tricks. Every day, she wants to use her mind. Today, I taught her a new trick: carry. She carries a little basket to Matt. She understood it so quickly. 

An easy dinner. 

Time to watch a fun show that I like. 

Getting stuff done for work. 

Tobin coming to work with me tomorrow. 

A clean kitchen. 

Matt being kind and sweet to me. 

Matt, Addy, and Tobin watched a movie while I watched a show upstairs. 

Tomorrow is Wednesday already. 

Fun things coming up like my dad's birthday, Matt's birthday, River's birthday, and Addy's sweet 16. River's 15th birthday is coming up as well. 

Fun family day.

July 20, 2026

Day 3,415

Thankful for: 

A great family day. 

Matt got home this morning and sat and talked with me while I drank my coffee. 

We all went to see The Odyssey.

Popcorn and candy.

Coming home to the best puppy and home. 

Resting. 

Foster's for dinner. 

Time to sleep tonight. 

A good day of work ahead of me tomorrow. 

Matt being sweet and romantic with me. 

Tobin sent me a random text that said: "Hey mom, I just want to tell you how much I love you."

A cleaned up kitchen. 

Time left in summer. 

Fall coming soon. 

Things to look forward to. 

 

Good Sunday.

July 19, 2026

Day 3,414

Thankful for: 

A good Sunday. 

Church with my kids. 

Starbucks before church. 

Sophia came over to hang out after church. 

We went to Patty's for dinner. 

Artemis came with us. She's doing better and better with each visit. 

The kids and I went to Wawa to get an icy soda as a treat. 

Time to sleep. 

Time to watch a relaxing show. 

Busy at first, relaxing towards the end.

July 18, 2026

Day 3,413

Thankful for: 

The weekend. 

A good puppy class. 

Tobin is hanging out with friends today. 

Addy and I hung out today. 

We watched movies. 

We hung out with Artemis. 

Tobin had a great time with his friends. 

It was a busy weekend at first, but it was relaxing at the end. 

I went with my dad to pick up his new truck. 

My dad and I got coffee together. 

Time with Matt. 

Nine-legged spider.

July 17, 2026

Day 3,412

Thankful for: 

A day called Friday. 

Tobin went to spend the night at a friend's house. 

Addy and I got to spend lots of time together. 

Starbucks. 

Artemis got a pup cup. She loves pup cups. 

An early, early morning walk with Artemis before the air got thick and hot. 

I saw a spider with nine legs today. 

Long nails.

July 16, 2026

Day 3,411

Thankful for: 

A day to work from home. 

Being able to work with the tv on in the background. It feels more cozy. 

Being able to be near Addy, Tobin, and Artemis all day. It's always nice to be near my family. 

Texts from Matt. 

A cool home. I am so glad to have refuge from the horrible heat. 

Tomorrow is Friday. 

Addy has long nails now because she does press on nails. Matt and I are always asking Addy to scratch our backs with her long nails, but she doesn't want to. Matt and I said that we were going to create nails that could be placed on the finger tips for the sole purpose of scratching. Matt said, "It probably already exists." It does. He ordered some from Amazon and they arrived today. Now Matt and I will take turns scratching each other's backs with some really fancy nail tips. We're pretty excited about it. 

I'm doing many interviews tomorrow. I'm praying they go well and are successful. 

A day to rest my body from exercise. I needed a quieter day for my body after over 15,000 steps yesterday from moving plus a full workout at the gym. I am proud that I did it, but I was so glad to rest today. 

Hugs and kisses from my kids. 

When you pause Pollyanna at just the right time! 

Nails for scratching! 

The feeling of a hot shower after a long day.

July 15, 2026

Day 3,410

Thankful for: 

A very busy, but productive day. 

Help with hard things. 

A good workout at work. 

A good workout at the gym. 

A good dinner. 

Artemis. 

Tears. 

The end of a long day. 

The feeling of a hot shower. 

The feeling of a hot shower at the end of a long day.