Family Sunday.

July 20, 2025

Day 3,151

Thankful for: 

A good day. 

A good church service. 

Time with my mom and the kids after church. 

Starbucks. I love the flavor of bitter coffee and creamy cream. 

Matt is a good husband. 

Matt helped me clean today. 

We had a family dinner. 

I got to hold Aidan and Remy today. 

I love holding babies. 

Good food. 

Laughter. 

Dirty, muddy feet and toes. 

Sweaty kids. 

The busyness of the house while everyone is here. 

The quiet in the house when everyone leaves. 

A new, fresh week ahead. 

The way my house looks when all the candles are lit. 

Funny movies. 

Comforting shows. 

Good books. 

Texts from friends. 

Telling old, funny stories. 

Time with my grandma. 

A good, relaxing, quiet day.

July 19, 2025

Day 3,150

A really good, relaxing day. 

Grocery shopping with Matt. 

Lots of time with Matt today.

Several naps. 

Leftover pizza for dinner. 

A delicious dinner. 

Ice cream. 

Watching a movie as a family. 

A quiet day. 

Higbee's sweet eyes. 

Homemade pizza and chocolate ice cream.

July 18, 2025

Day 3,149

Thankful for: 

A good appointment this morning. 

A good day at work. 

Sweet co-workers. 

Being able to work from home in the afternoon. 

Homemade pizza for dinner. I don't mean to brag, but it was the best pizza I've ever had. Matt and I are eating clean and light during the week, and then on Fridays and Saturdays, we are allowing ourselves to have something decadent and delicious. Today, it was homemade pizza and some ice cream. Best cheat meal ever. 

Really good chocolate ice cream. 

Comforting shows. 

Rain with no thunder or lighting. 

God continues to protect us when storms come. 

A comforting Bible verse when I needed it. 

Watching a movie with my family. 

A fun day planned with my family tomorrow. 

Two fawns in our yard. 

I saw a turkey family today. Turkey babies with their parents in the neighborhood this morning. 

There were no storms today.

July 17, 2025

Day 3,148

Thankful for: 

A good workout this morning. 

The way the sun looked this morning shining on our big crape myrtle tree. 

Getting things done at work. 

Getting to purchase fun things for the teacher work week. 

Preparing for all the little ones to come next month. 

Seeing teachers excited about the upcoming year. It's refreshing. 

Texts from Matt. 

My kids got to do something fun today. 

Matt is off work tomorrow. 

There were no storms today. 

Tomorrow is Friday. I'm very excited to sleep in on Saturday. 

The smell of sourdough. 

I'm going to bake this weekend. I'm making sourdough for some friends, some for us, and popovers. I cannot wait to eat a popover with butter and strawberry preserves. 

An easy dinner of turkey hot dogs, mustard, and the best pickle relish. I could eat it by the spoonful. 

Time to sleep. 

Good appointment today.

July 16, 2025

Day 3,147

Thankful for:

A good eye appointment today.

New glasses and contacts coming soon.

Addy doesn't need glasses. 

Delicious soup for lunch. 

Working from home from 2:00 until 8:00 and getting lots of random stuff done. 

A delicious dinner. 

Tobin and Casey were hanging out today and having fun. 

A basement. 

Time to sleep all night.

 God kept us all safe in the storm.

Saved a moth from getting stuck on the pavement. 

Baby birds getting bigger.

July 15, 2025

Day 3,146

Thankful for: 

A good doctor's appointment today. 

Soup for lunch. 

A good workout early this morning. 

It was a very beautiful and glowy morning. The sunlight was absolutely gorgeous. 

Checking things off my list. 

The baby birds in the nest on the playground are getting bigger. 

A delicious salad for dinner. 

Hot tea. 

Comforting shows. 

Sweet texts from Matt all day. 

A phone call from Matt while he's driving home. 

No storms today. 

Adelyn cleaned up around our house today. It was so kind of her. 

Tobin got to go to the Wharf with Patty and her kids today. 

Casey is hanging out with Tobin and playing games. 

Time to go to bed and sleep all night. 

Being able to be brave and go to doctor's appointments. Tomorrow, I'm going to the eye doctor. I can't wait to get contacts again. I dislike wearing glasses every day. 

Rainy night.

July 14, 2025

Day 3,145

Thankful for: 

A good workout this morning. 

A good day of work. Making lists, checking things off, getting things done. 

Lavender. 

Good news for my friend, Melissa. 

Patty and my mom took Addy and Tobin to my aunt's pool today. 

Tacos for dinner. Taco salad for me. It was good! Kale, tomatoes, olives, taco meat, guac, and salsa. 

A large mug of tea with honey. 

A good talk with Addy and Tobin. 

Going to bed early. 

Our cozy, dry home on a rainy night. 

A hot shower. 

Time to be quiet. 

Family. 

Friends. 

Pretty windows. 

Feeling calm.