July 23, 2024 - Tuesday


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BENNY!!!! I'm so grateful to have spent the last 16 (17?) birthdays with this guy. Honestly, some of the years, I wanted to kill him (just a little bit), but being past the young kids phase of life has helped. Going on dates helps and keeping open communication helps. Anyway, I got off track. The point is that I'm grateful for Ben. He is a wonderful provider, a listening ear, and a strong defender for me and the kids. I trust him completely and cannot imagine a happy life without him. God has been so good to both of us!

Today was a fun day. The girls went back to VBS and had a great time, and then we went to the big pool again and hung out for a couple of hours. When we got home, I started working on his pecan pie bars and on the sides for dinner. It was a pretty simple meal, but dang, there were a lot of dishes to wash! I'm so glad he was able to take off of work yesterday and today. I don't feel like I did enough to make his 40th special, but he says it was plenty, so I'm just going to try to believe it. I wish I could have found a way to take him out of town for a night or something. Maybe next year!


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