August 24, 2021 - Tuesday (323/365)


Day 323 of my 365 Photo Journal 

I got the kids off to the bus stop and then went to Jenny's to hang out for a bit today. I'm really thankful for our friendship/companionship. It's been really cool to parent alongside her and consistently catch up with her week after week for years. I'm thankful for that our discipling relationship too. I have a feeling we'd be a lot less consistent without it and I so appreciate having the weekly opportunity to talk about God, talk about our walk with Him, and get into the Word together. It's also nice to have a family that is friends with my whole family and I'm really looking forward to future hangouts when it's less hot outside! 

I'm feeling kind of low and I'm still not 100% sure what it is. I'm still upset and annoyed at the slow potty training process, although she's almost always peeing in the potty nowadays. But I'm still sleeping like crap, because I have to be ready to run to her room as soon as she calls...and she calls a couple times a night. And there's a lot of tension in the mornings as I wait for her to start pooping in her underwear. I just want it to be over and I want to be free to get out of the house and go do things! I haven't been to HC or girls group since potty training started and Ben and I haven't gone on a date either. I am in my room, listening to the monitor every minute that she's in her bed, so my evenings are cut short at 7:40. It's tiresome and I'm over it. I've also been stressed about getting the house ready for my parent's visit. I have a million goals in mind and I'm probably only going to get to a few of them. I don't feel like cleaning and that's the biggest thing I have to do! 

Anyway, here's a picture of these three cuties playing catch today. 

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