Fun Friday.

May 31, 2024

Day 2,779

Thankful for: 

A day called Friday. 

A fire pit night with family. 

The whole weekend ahead of us. 

Cool weather when it's supposed to be warm. 

A fun weekend ahead of us. 

A show and dessert.

May 30, 2024

Day 2,778

Thankful for: 

A fun day. 

Watching Odette and Sophia in their drama showcase. 

Ice cream with friends. 

Cool weather. 

The feeling of bed after a long day. 

Not many days left.

May 29, 2024

Day 2,777

Thankful for: 

A good day. 

Family at work. 

Driving to work with Patty, Sophia, Odette, and Tobin. 

Not many days of this school year left. 

The end of a long day. 

Driving home with Patty at the end of a long day. 

Time to talk. 

Time to rest. 

Dinner and dessert.

May 28, 2024

Day 2,776

Thankful for: 

A good day. 

Driving to school with Patty, Sophia, Odette, and Tobin.  

Coffee. 

Driving with Patty. I love lots of time to talk. 

Patty and I took our grandmother out to dinner and dessert tonight. We spent lots of time laughing. 

Long drives down dark roads. No music. Just conversation. 

Higbee met me at the door when I came home, but quickly urged me up to bed. He was tired. 

My grandmother called to see if I made it home safe. 

Tomorrow is Wednesday already. 

Rain. The sound of rain on the windshield. 

A beautiful rainbow. 

I heard an owl hooting last night. 

Addy was home with Higbee today. That makes me feel cozy. 

Texts from Matt. He makes me smile. 

A day to celebrate Matt.

May 27, 2024

Day 2,775

Thankful for: 

A day to celebrate Matt. He just graduated with a Bachelor's degree in fire science. 

We had delicious appetizers. 

We had steak, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and homemade biscuits. We had homemade chocolate chip cheesecake for dessert. It was delicious. 

A relaxing day of cooking, celebrating, reading, and watching movies. 

A short work week. 

Not many days of school left. 

The way Matt loves me. 

Safe.

May 26, 2024

Day 2,774

Thankful for: 

A morning walk with Matt and Higbee. 

A bbq with Matt's mom, Steph, and Mario. 

Baby birds. 

Puppies. 

A lavender champagne blueberry drink. So delicious. 

A bbq with my parents, Patty, Armando, Shane, Cheyenne, and all the kids. 

Good food. 

A walk in the forest with my dad and Hank. 

Listening to Christmas music while we all sheltered in the basement because of a bad storm. 

Making it safely home. 

Our home and Higbee were safe during the storm. 

Another day off tomorrow. 

5th Grade Graduation Dance.

May 25, 2024

Day 2,773

Thankful for: 

An early morning breakfast with Heidi: coffee and food and long conversation. 

The Lord of the Rings. I'm reading the books and we're rewatching all the movies. Tobin read all the books and loved them. I love that my kids love to read. The new season of The Rings of Power comes out soon, and we're all so excited. We're going to rewatch season 1 in preparation for season 2. 

Hugs, kisses, and love from Matt. 

Tobin getting ready for his 5th grade graduation dance. We got a new suit for the occasion. 

Driving with Tobin. We have the same taste in music. We love rap. And we listen to it turned all the way up. 

Getting new shoes for Tobin for the dance. Adelyn told him the style now is a suit with sneakers. She sent him a text message saying he was, "slaying the day away" in his suit with the new sneakers. 

Watching Tobin pick out orange flowers for Elle. 

Watching Tobin pick up Elle for the dance. 

The 5th grade graduation dance was awesome! The kids had such a a good time. 

Dancing. 

A hot shower after a long day. 

The feelings of home and bed and cozy and comfort. 

Two whole more days off. 

Two bbqs to enjoy this weekend. 

Rain in the forecast for a Monday. I just adore a rainy day. 

Favorite things about this Friday.

May 24, 2024

Day 2,772

Thankful for: 

The end of a busy, hot day. 

A good appointment.

A fun weekend ahead of me. 

Coming home to the best house in the world. 

Matt came home from a business trip today! 

A three day weekend ahead of us. 

The 5th grade dance is tomorrow. 

New clothes.

May 23, 2024

Day 2,771

Thankful for: 

A good day. 

I got some new clothes today. 

Getting to talk to Patty a long time on the drive home. 

Sanderson Surprise for dinner. It's one of our favorite dinners and we haven't had it in a while.

Time to sleep all night.  

Texts from Matt. 

McKay's and milkshakes and fries.

May 22, 2024

Day 2,770

Thankful for: 

A good day at work. 

Adelyn helping at school for the day. 

A sandwich for lunch. 

We went to McKay's after school today. 

Fries and milkshakes for dinner. 

Organizing our library. 

The long weekend coming soon.

Holding hands

May 21, 2024

Day 2,769

Thankful for: 

A good day at work. 

A sandwich for dinner. 

A fun night for the kids at Skate N Fun Zone.

Watching Tobin skate around holding his girlfriend's hand. 

Watching Addy have fun with her best friend. 

Time to sleep all night. 

A new bird at my bird feeder.

May 20, 2024

Day 2,768

Thankful for: 

A good Monday. 

Fresh groceries. 

Friends at work. 

Family at home. 

The gift of my husband, kids, and dog. 

The forest. 

A new bird came to my birdfeeder--a brown thrasher. 

The end of the school year is coming soon. 

Breakfast for dinner. 

The feeling of my bed after a long day. 

It was a good Sunday.

May 19, 2024

Day 2,767

Thankful for:

A relaxing Sunday. 

Time to rest. 

We all spent time cleaning and tidying today. 

We hung some new pictures today. 

Roast chicken for dinner. 

A nice walk with Matt and Higbee. 

I got coffee with my mom. 

Cuddling with Matt in bed. 

Cuddling with Tobin. 

Addy is off for summer break now. I'm happy she will be home with Higbee tomorrow. 

Three weeks of school left. 

A really nice day.

May 18, 2024

Day 2,766

Thankful for: 

A really nice day. 

A pedicure. 

A delicious salad for dinner and dessert. 

Time to go shopping.

Some new things for the house. 

Rain. 

Family. 

Baby chicks.

May 17, 2024

Day 2,765

Thankful for: 

Baby chicks. 

A good day. 

A day called Friday. 

Friends. 

Family. 

Odette got to come home with us after school today. 

A nice dinner. 

The gift of going to bed early. 

A whole weekend ahead. 

Forest things.

May 16, 2024

Day 2,764

Thankful for: 

Tomorrow is Friday. 

Today was a good day. 

Rain in the forecast. 

My family. 

Our home. 

The forest. 

Forest things. 

Birds at my bird feeder. 

Matt. He's so good to me. 

8th grade graduation

May 15, 2024

Day 2,763

Thankful for:

Family. 

Addy and Casey had their 8th grade promotion ceremony today. 

We went out to dinner at Foster's to celebrate. 

At the end of the school day on Friday, I'll have a 9th grader.