Gratitude: Weston’s outgoing attitude and his ability to get along with a large group of people, and his love for LEGOs. Turner’s ability to connect more deeply with a smaller group of friends. The Pits: Turner’s team lost again today,
Gratitude: Lessening mouth pain. Screen-porch sitting. The Peaks: Aside from shuttling back and forth between the flag football games (Turner lost, Weston won), we had a fairly restful day for the most part. In the evening, we went to the
Gratitude: Soft foods. Awareness of the crunchy, spicy foods that I normally eat. The Pits: My mouth was still too sore to eat more solid foods, but I managed to munch on this skinned, diced apple. It still beat the
Gratitude: The flexibility to work remotely yesterday because Weston was not feeling well. Local anesthetics. The Pits: Weston’s flag football practice was cancelled due to rain and several sicknesses of other players. The Peaks: I made it through the day
Gratitude: Evening walks, even if it’s just Turner and me. It’s been cool in the evening, perfect hoodie weather. The Pits: I had to go to the Periodontist for skin graft procedure to correct some gum recession on my bottom
Gratitude: Pleasant-temperatured overcast days. Turner running up to me when I arrived home and telling me about his day. The Pits: Weston’s teacher emailed us about Weston crying at school and not appearing to feel well, despite not running a
Gratitude: Rainy walks and the calm and peaceful feeling you get once you get over the discomfort of being wet. The Pits: A bird pooped on the shoulder of my hoodie during my walk. The Peaks: I’m currently dating the
Gratitude: Flag football games, regardless of whether we win or lose. The Pits: Rain. The Peaks: We celebrated Earth Day by going for a walk in the rain. We actually didn’t mean to, however. It wasn’t raining when we started,
Gratitude: How much a cheap mechanical pencil can make someone feel happy and special. The smell of fresh-cut grass. And I love starting off the day with a beautiful sunrise. The Pits: Weston had a hard fall during his flag
Gratitude: A car that’s lasted as long as it has and has continued to start…so far. The Peaks: Off work early to come home and read, relax, mow the yard, and setup our new porch TV before going to Turner’s