I’m so thankful for my daughter, who turned 29 today. I’m sad she isn’t close enough to celebrate with, but we had a good chat and half of my present to her arrived in time. It’s also my younger sister’s birthday, and I’m grateful for her. She isn’t close either, but we also had a good catchup on the phone. I feel like I should have had birthday cake today in honor of them both. Darn it.

I’m also thankful for Patrick’s grandmother who had an unexpected surgery that went well. She’s been struggling with an infection and we’re all praying she makes a full recovery.