21 February 2019

the gifts of this past week. or at least the ones i noticed. i bet there were more that i didn't unwrap.


  • grandaddy and emma's time at bareware pottery
  • plethora of food the cottage guests left
  • friday night + netflix + popcorn + emma
  • offers of help while nick is away
  • when the bff slips me a twenty (and $10 is earmarked for cappuccino blasts)
  • when a child makes a really wise decision (wish all their decisions were wise)
  • staying calm when a child makes a really poor decision (wish i could always stay calm)
  • how an hour and a half alone can feel like 3 (and be so very refreshing)
  • coffee & conversation at shelley's
  • permission to be boring...


  • sitting with an incredible friend at treadstone
  • ll cool j's awesome questions
  • mcmichael family ssi vacation is booked!
  • lazy low key saturday
  • nick is safe and sound (and having a WONDERFUL time) on the Africa Mercy
  • enneagram conversations
  • friends who pull out the leftovers (now that is true friendship!)
  • celebrating aaron with chili dogs + campfire 
  • the giggles and songs that come from the backseat sometimes
  • inaugural trip to captain d's with 3 cool kids (Zoe is cool, too...but she slept through it and didn't eat...so not including her in this one!)