I’m posting this on a Tuesday because our son turned three on Saturday and my husband took yesterday off to make it a three-day weekend. So basically, today is my Monday this week.
Things I’m grateful for going into this week (mostly birthday-related!):
1. For our neighborhood playground. It’s not actually private but it’s not visible from the street, so nobody knows it’s here and it’s always empty. It was the perfect location for a birthday party.
2. That the weather cooperated for our party. It’s been terribly cold, wet and windy here for weeks but the day of our party was sunny and in the high 50s. We got really lucky.
3. That we were healthy for the party. We’ve had really bad luck with illnesses whenever we make big plans, most recently our failed Friendsgiving in December when B came down with hand/foot/mouth. I was pretty nervous as this one approached, because half the kids in our co-op have been sick. We made it, though!
4. That we have a new dishwasher. Our old one has been acting up for months, and last week we scheduled the installation of a new one. The old one broke completely over the weekend, which added some difficulty to our celebrations. But how fortunate that we had already purchased a new one, and weren’t stuck without a working dishwasher for long.
5. That we have a few slow weeks coming up. This past week felt really hectic getting ready for the party. In four weeks we’re going out of town, which will be fun but will also feel a bit hectic. Between now and then, though, we can take it a little easier.
Denise Resting 
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