River's birthday.

August 17, 2026

Day 3,443

Thankful for: 

River's birthday. 

A good first day of school. 

My dad made homemade sauce for spaghetti and I had some when I went to pick up my kids. 

My dad came to let Artemis out. 

My dad picked up my kids from school. 

We celebrated River's birthday in bed with Matt while he kept his foot elevated. 

Rainy Sunday

August 16, 2028

Day 3,442

Thankful for: 

Rain. 

A fun day with family today. 

Time to celebrate my girl. 

Chocolate cake. 

The first day of school is tomorrow. 

Time to sleep now. 

A fun Saturday.

August 15, 2026

Day 3,441

Thankful for: 

A good Saturday. 

Patty helped me with breakfast for the girls. 

We hung out and had coffee and watched a show together. 

Addy and I went shopping. I got new shoes and new clothes. Addy got some new clothes. We went to The Running Store, Barnes and Noble, Starbucks, Michael's, and Wegman's. It was a really fun Saturday. 

We had fajitas for dinner. 

Matt got me some nice socks that help with food pain. I'm thankful that he's always thinking about me. 

I now have the house to myself to get some work done. 

A fun Sunday planned. 

A busy, but good Friday.

August 14, 2026

Day 3,440

Thankful for: 

A day called Friday. 

Time with Artemis in the morning. 

A good "Meet the Teacher" event at school. 

A good concert with Addy and her friends for her sweet 16. 

Tailgating. 

Patty and Stephanie helped me take the girls to the concert. 

Patty spent the night at my house to help me with the girl's sleepover. 

Cake and signing "Happy Birthday" late at night for Addy. 

Time to sleep. 

Five small things on a Thursday.

August 13, 2026

Day 3,439

Thankful for: 

A day called Thursday. 

Coming home to the best family and puppy. 

The feeling of being home. 

The feeling of resting in bed. 

The weekend coming soon. 

I rescued a tiny frog today.

August 12, 2026

Day 3,438

Thankful for: 

A good day. 

A more relaxing and calm day. 

Lunch with friends. 

Homemade pizza for dinner. 

Laying in bed. 

Artemis. 

My kids. 

I am able to work. 

A phone call with Matt's mom. 

Texts from people who care. 

Tomorrow is Thursday. 

No storms today. 

Really big, big mushrooms. 

A tiny frog that I rescued. 

Friends. 

A good Tuesday.

August 11, 2026

Day 3,437

Thankful for:

A good day. 

A walk with Tobin and Artemis. 

An easy dinner. 

Phone calls with family. 

Matt is feeling a little better. 

Tomorrow is Wednesday. I made egg bites while I was cleaning up the kitchen for everyone's lunch tomorrow. 

Time to rest now.