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. 

The increase in spider webs.

July 14, 2026

Day 3,409

Thankful for: 

Getting to do something fun today for school. 

Having time alone in my car to drive around. 

Coming home to my sweet family. 

Artemis. I love her face. 

Texts from friends. 

Matt is feeling a bit better. 

Laughing at the table over dinner. 

Time to lift weights and work out. 

Tobin doing fun things for football. 

Tomorrow is Wednesday. 

A different kind of work day tomorrow. 

A phone call with my mom. 

Tears. 

Checking things off my to-do list at work. 

Seeing very tiny fawns eating grass with their mothers. 

Spider webs in the morning light in the forest. 

The increase in spider webs begins towards the end of July and into the beginning of August. It means that fall is coming. 

It was nice and cool this morning. 

A 6 am walk with Artemis. 

We like to see what we can see.

July 13, 2026

Day 3,408

Thankful for: 

A cool morning with Artemis in the pretty yard. 

The sounds of birds chirping in the morning. 

A tasty breakfast. 

Artemis's face and her eyes and they way they look at me. 

Swimming with my family. 

Sandwiches by the pool. 

Medicine for Matt. 

Tobin had his first day of football conditioning today. He liked it, and I'm glad. 

Addy and I went to the gym. It was good to lift weights. 

Tacos for dinner. It was delicious. 

A quiet evening outside with Artemis. We like to go out together and see what we can see. Tonight, we saw many bugs. Artemis likes beetles, butterflies, and spiders in particular. 

Time to sit quietly on the couch. 

Texts with my friends. 

A full Sunday.

July 12, 2026

Day 3,407

Thankful for: 

Watching Artemis run downstairs to see Matt. She loves him so much. 

My bed felt very comfortable this morning. 

Texts from Matt. 

A phone call with Matt. 

Church with the kids. 

Going with Tobin, Adelyn, Odette, Patty, and my mom to buy food for the food bank. It was fun to pick out food to donate. 

Little pastries. 

Kona Ice with the kids. 

Coming home to the happiest girl. When Artemis is happy, she finds a shoe to carry in her mouth while she runs around the house. 

A clean house. Addy, Tobin, and I cleaned today. 

Pasta for dinner. 

Grocery shopping with Adelyn. 

Singing loud in the car with Adelyn. 

Moo Thru. Holstein is just the best ice cream I've ever had. 

Time to write about the good things. 

Time to clean my room while Artemis sleeps. 

A busy, but good Saturday.

July 11, 2026

Day 3,406

Thankful for: 

A busy Saturday morning. 

A good puppy class for Artemis. 

Bagel sandwiches for breakfast. 

Addy had a good horseback riding class. 

Time with Tobin and Artemis. We went to visit my aunt and uncle and their dogs, and Artemis went swimming for the first time. 

Coming home and sleeping for a long time. 

An easy dinner of bagels, eggs, and tots. 

Cuddling in bed with Matt. 

The way Artemis looks in the sun.

July 10, 2026

Day 3,405

A day to work from home. 

The way Artemis looks in the sun. 

The feeling of being home. 

The feeling of being with my family. 

Time with Addy and Tobin. 

Time with Adelyn. We went shopping, got coffee, and talked. 

A really good dinner at home with Adelyn. Soup, sandwiches, chips, a good show on in the background, and good conversation. 

Time to sleep.