Week 33

One afternoon, while on a sales call, I looked down and realized my diamond was missing. My heart sank. I searched frantically—still managing to book the client—but no luck. To make matters worse, our house had just been deep cleaned, and I feared it had been swept away by the vacuum.

After hours of searching, I left to pick up the kids. While chatting with Hunter about his laundry, he asked, “Mom, did you look in the dirty clothes hamper?” Instantly, I felt a strong sense of calm. Sure enough, when I got home and dumped the clothes on the bed, there it was—my diamond.

The joy was indescribable. It isn’t the monetary value that makes it so special, but the sentimental one. Finding it felt like the luckiest moment—truly a diamond in the rough.

Starbucks runs for my after-school crew.

Lunch with April at ChopShop.

Attended the MJHS PTSO meeting

Thankfully, both girls were accepted into the Student Council.

Dad came up—apparently for a manicure, pancakes, and to watch

Hunter’s (and Justin’s) basketball game.

I picked up the kids from Mom and Dad’s a little earlier on Sunday so I could take Mom shopping and out to lunch. She doesn’t come up as often as she used to because of her lupus, so we sneak in an outing anytime she’s feeling well enough. We browsed Dollar Tree and then grabbed lunch at Barro’s.

Meanwhile, Justin reassembled our cabana outside—after it had been sitting in our front room for the past two years—and it was such a nice change.