30 things I’m grateful for in April

  1. A fresh parenting start each day

  2. Finch getting his stitches out

  3. Adults-only weekend getaway in Okoboji

  4. Wonka movie

  5. Checkerboard sheets

  6. Custom photo T-shirt

  7. Iowa women’s basketball in the NCAA championship

  8. Rooney affirming her baptism

  9. Finch solving the Rubik’s cube

  10. Biking to dinner

  11. A clear day to view the solar eclipse

  12. Island Way Sorbet from Costco

  13. Spring blooms on trees

  14. Borrowing DVDs from the library

  15. Reading on the deck

  16. Cookie cake

  17. Podcast transcripts

  18. Walking to therapy

  19. Online stretching class

  20. The Tortured Poets Department

  21. Middle school dance

  22. A basement where we can stay safe during tornado warnings

  23. My 12-year-old reaching for my hand in church

  24. Watching the kids play baseball and softball

  25. Finch reading aloud to me

  26. RxLocal app

  27. Eric and Finch running the Grand Blue Mile

  28. Decluttering Rooney’s room

  29. Birds chirping outside

  30. Watching my nephew play basketball