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
The Citrusy Cubed
Tribal Menders
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
Skin Grafting and Egg Boxing
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
The Good Ol’ Days
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
A Looking Glass
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
Earth Day Cleanse
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,
Hard Heads, Hard Losses, Teddy Gainz
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
Two-Point Perspective
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
Chilly & Complimentary
Gratitude: NRC and the opportunity for our family to run together and socialize with others. The Pits: Traci and I visited another granite distributor today, but we’re still having trouble finding a close match for our desktop. We might have
Floss n’ Go
Gratitude: Awesome weather for screened porch sitting. The Pits: Had to attend a mandatory anti-sexual harassment seminar for work. The Peaks: Since Turner’s flag football practice had been rescheduled for this week, our family was able to participate in NRC’s