11.30.2024 Okay, so let’s just acknowledge right up front, that ‘messings’ isn’t a real word. But I like the rhyme, so we’re going to go with it. I struggled to know what to write about on this final day of November. Not because I wasn’t thankful for things that happened. It was actually a beautiful day with lots of greatness within it. But I was feeling this need to sum up the month in some sort of profound way. I’m not sure why, but I was. I even went back and reread my Day

11.29.2024 I called my mom this morning, shortly after I woke up. I was sitting on my couch in my pajamas drinking coffee. I caught her right before she was about to take a shower. For the record, I offered to call her later if it wasn’t a good time to talk, but she said no, and we chatted. I love that she was in her pajamas too. I didn’t ask if she was drinking coffee or not, but in my mind she was sitting on her couch with a cup of coffee as well. It was almost as good as b

11.27.2024 I had several grocery items I needed to pick up today. I debated going to the store on Tuesday night, but figured the shelves would be better stocked in the morning. I was also procrastinating, because the idea of last-minute grocery shopping right before Thanksgiving sounded painful. The plan was to get up early and be at the store by 7 a.m. to beat the crowds. I slept until almost 8:30 instead. I finally made it to the store about 2 p.m. I went to Walmart so I co