Thankful Thursday

Happy September, everyone! Feels like I have a bit of catching up to do. Here goes...

Mostly, it feels like August was primarily a month of transition as we adjusted to having all five of us at home again, job searches, and Micah's school year starting. It feels like we're almost settled into a routine...almost. :) Here's some of what's been going on and what I'm thankful for...

1. Continued date lunches. Back when the pandemic started, Nathan and I switched from date nights to date lunches (lunches are easier to eat outside or get food to go). I suppose we could switch back now but I actually rather like the lunch situation. I don't even know why. ;P But, look! After a date dinner we probably wouldn't be sitting outside enjoying the sunshine after having delicious ice cream cones...

Thankful, too, that Nathan's work schedule allows the flexibility to make this possible. Yay!

2. Deanna lunches. Similarly, when the pandemic started, Deanna and I became more diligent in meeting for lunch monthly. (Okay, it may have also coincided with having more time to actually meet up as our kids got older, lol.) August's lunch was to celebrate Deanna's birthday, so we also took a picture...

Very thankful for Deanna and friendships and sunshine and walking to lunch!

3. New jobs! Okay. The biggest news is that all three boys have new jobs! The past couple of weeks have been filled with interviews and paperwork and getting fingerprinted and taking drug tests and online training and all sorts of things. Whew. And, today, Noah started as a full time teller/personal banker...

(Yes, given our vehicle situation and other details, I dropped Noah off at his job so felt justified in taking this picture as he walked inside.) And Micah started today as a tire technician at Discount Tires. (He's looking forward to learning more about cars and is pretty happy so far.) And Asher starts tomorrow with the YMCA After-School Program, having decided that working with kids was actually nice. :) (As a bonus, the after-school program hours will work well with morning flight lessons.)

I'm sure we'll figure out more in the coming weeks. In the meantime, very thankful that they're all starting! 

4. Random reminders. This was my afternoon tea bag today...

Such a good reminder. Seriously, people, read it again.

Okay, that's my update for today. Thankful. Here's to settling into September...