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August GBOMB

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Good Therapy. I had a couple of therapy appointments in August, and I just love her questions and her observations. I wish it were in person, but I'll take what I can get, and am grateful my work covers 12 sessions.  AJ's safety and delight. On August 31, I saw a pattern before bed. AJ made endless bids for connection. I think we did a pretty good job honoring his requests although the list was endless. First it was, "Mom and dad, do you want to watch Jumanji?" Trying to pick a movie title we all like as a family. Then it was,  "Dad, let's do battling!" And it was, "Let's have a tickle party!" Then, "Mom, let's dance! Dad, come dance!" Then, "Can we snuggle in your bed?" This boy just had infinite ways he wanted to connect with his parents, and it made me so happy. And also so sad that this time is so fleeting.  Meet. I had a powerlifting meet, and I didn't get disqualified. I actually "won," but only b...
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August in Review

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8/1 I got up with AJ and did some cleaning. I got to the gym about 9:15 and took a long time there for long rests. Deadlifts were a bit of a struggle but not because of pain. I rinsed off, and after getting in the car to go to the pool, I spilled my shake all over myself. We made it to the pool around 1pm and stayed till almost 3pm. I rinsed off the pool grossness. We just hung out and had a calm afternoon; AJ and I danced in the living room. That evening I killed more squash bugs in the garden. I cleaned the floors while bed time was going on.  8/2 I hung out in bed until about 7:30 while Matthew hung out with AJ. I started some laundry and went on a walk. I did lots of cleaning and tidying, like lint rolling and washing the couch covers. I had tutoring at 11:30 at my house, and then Little Caes for lunch with them afterward. I prepped my lunches and pills for the week. We went to dinner at Ethan and Whitney's which was so good. AJ got an Elsa doll from his cousin Violet, which ma...
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July GBOMB

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Good California. Disney. 4th of July. Beach. It was a busy trip, and AJ stayed on Utah time, waking us up at 5:30am California time, even after a full day of Disneyland. But everything went really well all in all. Travel was smooth. Plans unfolded as hoped. It was a fun trip.  Tutoring. I started tutoring a teen weekly for reading but actually now probably more for writing. It definitely feels like a worthy cause. Even if its temporary, I hope it makes a difference for him.  Book clubs. I'm in a witchy book club, which I missed in July for Cody's birthday party. And we formed a new local book club in Taylorsville. Unfortunately, the first book is the Odyssey which is as boring as I remember. And the August book for Witchy book club is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was so, so boring. So, off to a rough start. But excited to be in a group to talk about books.  Healing/time. Seeing friends and past loves for the first time in 16 years felt oddly comfortable ...
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July in Review

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7/1 Felt chaotic. I did my final lift for the week. Work was actually kind of nice; we had a Women's Initiative Network event with a Q&A panel of women leaders. They provided lunch; it was a nice midday break. I left early as I realized that I was ahead on hours due to the July 3 holiday pay. After work I focused on laundry and getting AJ and myself packed up for our trip. 7/2 We had a pretty mellow morning. I went on a walk. I finished packing us up. We went to Jim's around noon. He dropped us off, and we got through security and to our gate super quickly. AJ and I slept almost the entire flight to CA. After landing we went to Pinnacle Peak for dinner. I hadn't been there in a long time. We did AJ's bath and tried to get ready for Disneyland.  7/3 AJ woke us up at 5:30. We left at 7, got donuts, and had no traffic on the way to Disneyland. We spent a full day at Disney, after the ordeal of parking and security. We did lots of rides. AJ loved Space Mountain, which i...
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