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. 

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.