Thankful Thursday

Apparently it's been a bit since I've done a Thankful Thursday post. So. Here's a list of things I'm thankful for this week:

1. Father/son time. Nathan and Asher spent a great morning together a couple weekends ago. They went for a hike and got some lunch and dessert before heading home for afternoon naps. Thankful they were able to enjoy that together and get some exercise.

2. College prep. Asher and I have been having fun starting some shopping for his college experience. We've wandered Target together and placed some Amazon Prime day orders and have been checking things off the list. :) I've accepted that I'm not going to have one of those experiences where we shop for a fully decorated dorm room with coordinating accent pieces and such; I have three rather pragmatic boys. Thankful just to get them to pick a color for sheets, lol.

3. Summer clean up. We didn't do a large spring cleaning session this year, but I did take a minivan-full load of stuff to Goodwill and the recycling center recently. We'd just been accumulating a pile as we found things and when we went through everyone's clothes (which I do about twice a year to verify that boys have more than a week's worth of clothes that fit, lol). Feels good to have the piles out of the house. :)

4. Climbing. I've been back to climbing for a few weeks now. It's a little annoying how quickly you lose muscle but feels great to be back at it. I'm thankful that Micah got me into climbing!

5. Mom friends. On Monday, for the first time in about two years, we managed a small gathering of our homeschool mom group. Not everyone was able to make it due to work and health issues (missed you ladies!!), but the five of us who were there fully enjoyed catching up and visiting...sharing how all our various kids are doing since we've all seen them all grow up. Our kids are older now but, once upon a time, we all homeschooled and came together to support one another and share curricula and ideas. Between the five of us, we celebrated five graduations this year (Dalliss had two graduates). Yay, us! I so appreciate these women (and the ones who weren't physically present) and the journey we've all taken together.

6. Boot camp ladies. A couple days later, I enjoyed happy hour with most of my boot camp ladies...

I've been working out with these wonderful women three times a week for eight years now and am so very thankful for their camaraderie and encouragement. Yes, one of these days we really are going to include the guys, lol. For now, though, we enjoy our sporadic ladies' gatherings...getting to have full conversations not interrupted by burpees or plyo lunges and wearing non-workout clothes. :) So glad to have boot camp and that it has continued without a hitch even through this pandemic. 

Okay, that's a good list for now. Looking forward to some cooler weather for a few days and amazed that it's somehow already almost July...