December 16, 2025 - Tuesday





HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONAS!!!! Man, I'm so lucky to have such a great kid. He is so good. He's not just kind and a good brother and a good son, he's also connected and I think that's one of the things I'm most grateful for at this point. Many friends with kids his age have been lamenting about their teens and pre-teens not wanting to spend time with them anymore, rebelling, fighting with them, disappearing into their rooms for hours and hours on end. But Jonas wants to be around. He wants to hang out with us and be in the same room as us and talk to us. It might not last forever, but I'm so glad for it right now! He's 14-years-old and he's still our kid, you know? 

It was a good day. We got up and hung out around the house for a while. Then, Ben came home early and we headed to Olive Garden for lunch. After lunch, we went to Get Air for a couple of hours and had the place to ourselves for most of the time! Ben and I spent some time reading while the kids bounced around and played. We headed to the Tuttle Mall for a little bit after Get Air and went into a few stores. But they don't have much there anymore! Before long, the entire place will be shut down and it'll be a huge bummer. 

We made Jonas chicken wings and baked mac for dinner and I finished up his cookie dough cheesecake. It turned out so good! Dinner was great and the cake was ridiculously good. He was super happy with his presents. I'm a little nervous I'll get upset if he's not 3d printing day and night, since it was such a huge financial investment, but only time will tell, I guess. 





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