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- Ran into Diane Achter at Costco and had an excellent visit.
- Who knew the dump was so pleasantly and neatly organized?
- The laundry is clean, folded, and ready to pack for our trip.
- Stretching felt really good.
- Bathing in the lake is the best kind of bathing there is.
- Road trip with Sam!
- We visited three state parks on our quest to visit all 75 in a year. Schoolcraft, Hill Annex Mine, Savanna Portage
- I learned that there is more than one Continental Divide
- Had an amazing mushroom pizza at Rapids Brewing in Grand Rapids
- Turns out Rapids Brewing is the home of the old Rialto Theatre where Judy Garland got her start at age 2!
- It’s Sara’s birthday. I am so grateful that she is in my life and I’m richer for it!
- The old baseboard heaters in the cabin are gone!
- We have a new/old rug in the living room of the cabin.
- Sitting in the water finishing my book felt great.
- Tried another fantastic new recipe from Halfbaked Harvest.
- Having a slow day at home
- Reading what my kid has written
- A well stocked fridge
- Driving to the cabin
- Olympic gymnastics – especially when a Minnesotan gets gold!
- A new pasta salad recipe made from ingredients on hand
- Laying on the couch reading a book
- The inspiration of the Olympics
- Grace under pressure
- Birkenstocks
- Sam making waffles for breakfast with both bacon AND sausage
- Seeing a black bear run across the road
- Discovering a new state park (Crow Wing) and setting out on a quest to visit all of Minnesota’s state parks! We bought an annual pass!
- Trying a new recipe for dinner – 30 Minute Pineapple Chicken with Coconut Rice
- A perfect night for a pontoon ride.
- Cool sleeping weather
- Down comforters
- Chicken apple sausages
- Long afternoons floating in the lake
- Red and White check table cloths
- Coffee and quiet time
- My dad’s pickup truck
- Finley’s life jacket
- Girls laughing in the stuga
- Card games at the kitchen table
- Visiting old friends
- Cabins on islands
- Wading on Sandbars
- Touring a new lake
- Cold brew coffee
- Pizza on the pontoon
- A new jigsaw puzzle
- Pony tails through baseball caps
- FatFace clothing line
- Rolling up my jeans
- Homemade pizza
- Arugula
- A fresh pedicure
- Blue toenail polish
- Oversized aprons
- Olympic gymnastics
- Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby
- Having all our kids around
- Indoor plants I haven’t killed
- The freedoms of a summer schedule
- Movies with my girls
- The Olympics
- Fresh Oil changes in cars
- Smoothies
- Cold drinks on hot days
- The way a glass sweats when the drink is cold and the day hot
- Baby tomatoes
- Cucumber salad
- Connecting with Sam after a long day
- Reading before bed
- My dad’s truck
- Happy’s Ice Cream cones
- Paddle boarding
- Lemonade with fizzy water
- Coffee in bed
- Students that finish the semester’s work early
- Giving “A”s
- A full gas tank
- The Power Loon
- Sitting in the shade
