Gratitude week 126

Outrunning my demons

May 29

It's the unofficial start of summer. Yeah! My favorite time of year in Wisconsin. Today the weather is perfect.
We got Arabella TOTALLY moved out this past week. Her room is completely empty which was no small task. I really thought it would take weeks if not months to move all her stuff out, so I am grateful for that.
I am going to make her bedroom into my office after summer is over. Her carpet is shot, so I am planning on ripping out the carpeting and painting the walls. I'll put my desk in there and buy a futon couch if we have extra overnight guests.
There are little kids in Arabella's apartment building. One little boy, probably 3 or 4 asked if I was the landlord. When I said I wasn't, he asked what I was doing there. I told him I was moving my daughter in. He had a really concerned look on his face when he asked me who was going to take care of her. What a sweetheart! Made my day.
Paul and I signed up to do some volunteer work to help families in our community. I'm grateful for the opportunity to help others in need.
Arabella found a new waitressing job!
I spent the day Friday going out to eat and shopping with my best friend.
Angel and Dan got their own cell phone plan. It's hard to believe the wedding is 4 months away! It's wonderful that my daughter is 100% independent from us now, has a great job, and is doing well. Plus I'll save money on our phone plan.
That being said, I upgraded to a new cell phone from an iPhone 8. I'm still saving money on our plan.
I started getting WP notifications on my new phone. It's probably been about a year since I received the last notification.
We wanted to continue with our landscaping project. However, the quote for the little section we wanted done was $4,000. We decided to do it ourselves. Yesterday my son and some of his buddies removed the old landscaping rocks and took out some shrubs. It's amazing to see the strength and energy of young men. I'm grateful we are still able to do the project at a fraction of the price.
As tomorrow is Memorial Day, I'm grateful for the sacrifice of veterans who served and protected our country at all costs.
I'm grateful for mid-week church services.