Mama, I turn eight tomorrow. But it won’t actually happen until 1:15pm, when I was born. Right?
Technically, yes.
Well I can just hardly stand it. You know when you want something so badly that you are in pain? Real pain, Mama. I feel like that about this birthday. Have you ever felt like that?
I have. In fact, I felt just like that exactly eight years ago today. And the gift I got was even better than birthday cake.
Happy Almost Birthday, Doodlebug!
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Family, what are you thankful for today?
Highlights from this week:
Pop
My scooter
Playing baseball
Blanket forts
Mom’s best friend
A good heavy rain
Haircuts
Yummy pasta
I got home safely
Smiley’s silly looks
My birthday party in 3 days
Ice cold water
Supportive family
Best WFM burrito ever
Kind doctors taking care of Granna
Larry the Lion is spending the weekend with us
Strawberries and ketchup
I get to be the first kid in class to bring home Larry
My birthday party is tomorrow!!
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Sunday Grace, our family gratitude journal, is updated weekly.
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Random fact: I’m a sucker for a little boy in cut-offs.
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Rascal’s karate class is focused on teaching him life skills, confidence and self-control.
It’s also supposed to bring him inner strength and peacefulness.
Seems to be working, don’t you think?
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Fair warning: I am borrowing this from the kids and wearing it all day.
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Family, what are you thankful for today?
Highlights from this week:
I was student teacher today
Friend’s birthday
A great teammate at work
That music calms the wild beasts
My DS is out of time-out
Daddy is home
Super awesome new parking lot at work
A refreshing, light rain
Aloha Friday
French fries
Reading day at school
This line that has been running through my head all week:
Trying to be thankful
Our stories fit into phones
And our voices lift so easily
A gift given accidentally
When we’re not sure
We’re not alone
~You Are My Face, Wilco
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Sunday Grace, our family gratitude journal, is updated weekly.
Read the entire series here.
I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.
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When you are the big sister The Big Sister, it doesn’t take long to perfect the hands-on-your-cocked-hip move. Not that I can relate or anything.
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His favorite nightcap offers a robust bite with an earthy bouquet.
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Family, what are you thankful for today?
Highlights from this week:
Movie night on a Sunday
No school tomorrow
Adventuring at the creek
The laundry basket parade
I finished a new book
A nice rain
Our next-door neighbors
Funny baby brother
Strawberries and kale
Everything on my plate
New SillyBands
So many extracurricular options for the kids
Smiley’s new word: pizza
Playdate with friends
I got home safely after my trip
Little and big freedoms
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Sunday Grace, our family gratitude journal, is updated weekly.
Read the entire series here.
