30 things I’m grateful for in April

1. Finch loving baseball

2. Watching my kids try something new and fail … then work hard to succeed

3. Saturday morning family cleaning

4. Puzzles with Finch

5. Crosswordle

6. Corn dog muffins

7. Finch’s appreciation for a beautiful sunset

8. J.Crew Factory coming to Des Moines

9. Flexible fabric bandages

10. Clothing resale groups on Facebook

11. Finch reading Dr. Seuss aloud

12. Is It Cake (Netflix)

13. Finding a great local curly hair dresser

14. Hood driers

15. Diffusers

16. Worship night at church

17. Spending the day watching Rooney play softball with her friends

18. The thrill of trying something new (sushi is not for me, but I tried it!)

19. A spontaneous dinner with Rooney and one of her friends and her mom

20. Siblings playing nicely together

21. Watching America’s Funniest Home Videos with Finch

22. Sonic 2

23. The resurrection

24. Rooney’s fourth-grade music concert

25. Rooney’s willingness to try band

26. Eric putting both kids to bed when I didn’t feel well

27. Plato’s Closet

28. Ant bait

29. Lash lift

30. Climbing into your own bed after a long trip