I’m thankful for a bit of rain, cards from my mom, a good burger, and a glass of wine.

I lost track of time and now I have too much to do. My mom is coming for a short visit this weekend. Since we haven’t had any visitors in the house for months, things have gotten a bit messy—not dirty because we still clean—but a pile of something here and there that we mean to put away but don’t get to. Winter clothes that haven’t made it to the winter tote. The craft items I need to bring to my storage unit. The spring items I set aside when I put some summer items out. I want to get everything tidied up, but there isn’t enough time in my day. Dang that full-time job! Haha!

Next week we leave for my daughter’s wedding, so I’ll also have to start putting together everything we need to take along. However, I can worry more about that starting Sunday. I did clean up my craft room tonight, so that was a start. While there is a lot on my to-do list, I’m thankful to have this visit to look forward to.

I can’t believe I forgot to post this yesterday. Well, yes, I can. I was busy enjoying the cool down in weather last night. I sat outside on the deck with a glass of wine and read. The breeze was so cool that I needed a sweater, and it was wonderful! We still need rain, but I’m grateful to be able to turn off the air conditioning and open the windows and doors again.

I was also thankful to chat with my sister for a while. She’s been a great resource and support for me since she had breast cancer too. We talk pretty regularly to catch up and compare notes.

I’m thankful for another Sunday. I slept in a little bit. Yay! Then we got out of town again for a while and had a relaxing night. I wish tomorrow was also Sunday.

I crafted today! I think I needed to be creative and spend time focusing on something other than my frustrations, especially when there isn’t much I can do about them. Plus it’s been about 100 degrees outside these days, so staying in the air conditioning was good. One thing I made was a 4th of July couple from silver salt and pepper shakers. They’re not great, but it was fun.

I’m thankful for the time in my craft room. And I’m thankful that Patrick did the laundry and vacuuming today. Bonus!

I almost forgot to write today! That’s how happy I am that it’s finally Friday. Besides being grateful for the end of the week, I’m also thankful for ice cream for lunch, a chat with my mother-in-law, and an impromptu dinner invitation from friends. It was a good day.

It was a frustrating day again. I won’t go into it all, but it included work, cancer, and what seemed like my entire life. One of those days where everything seems to be going wrong.

But on my walk back from around the block, I saw this by the walkway. It’s a stepping stone from a friend, and it reminded me to stop thinking the worst, which I’m thankful for.

We started watching Sweet Tooth on Netflix. It’s a show based on some comic books about a post apocalyptic world created by a pandemic. It’s sounds creepy and there are certainly parts that are, but it’s really about a boy who is one of the hybrid animal kids born after the “sickness.”

To be honest, I’m still on the fence about whether I really like it. I like the main characters—the boy and the guy who protects him most of the time—but almost everyone else is kind of horrible. As you can imagine, the hybrid kids freak everyone out, with most blaming them for everything and thus trying to kill them. The world is a bleak free-for-all. It’s a real snapshot of lost humanity.

It makes me grateful that we still live in a mostly civilized society and that our own pandemic, as terrible as it is, hasn’t completely destroyed the world as it has in the show.

Today’s church service was about using your gifts. I felt fully convicted since it feels like I’m not using any of my gifts lately. I mean, I’m trying to make my crafts, but I’m selling them only periodically. I didn’t get chosen to be in the craft faire in the Fall, so today I submitted an application for a booth at a vintage mall. I may end up on a waitlist, but we will see.

I’ve been a bit hesitant to take the plunge, but Patrick has been encouraging me. I’m glad to have his support and thankful for the extra push from today’s sermon. I’m hopeful I’ll hear something soon from my application.