I am grateful for time I spent with Coop today. We got some board games in while he was home from school.

I am grateful for time spent in the studio.

I am grateful for Farley. I just am.

I am grateful for my folks, who came over for bbq’d burgers in the backyard today. They also bequeathed me their old iPad, upon which I am typing right now.

I am grateful for lots of time spent with Julie in the hillbilly hot tub this last1last couple weeks. We are getting behind on our TV shows, but it’s nice to converse instead.

I am grateful for time in the studio yesterday morning.

I am grateful for family fun night: Julie’s pick. We went to a Persian place that we discovered recently, and we both agreed the kids would love it. Turns out they didn’t, but we both still thought it was delicious. Then we went home, and watched the Tribbles Episode from the original series of Star Trek.

I am grateful for the hillbilly hot tub, where we unwound for a good long while after the kids were asleep.

I am grateful for time in the studio yesterday.

I am grateful for our hillbilly hot tub. I have used it every day except one since we got it; and it was missed that day.

I am grateful for Farley’s Little League Baseball. That kid loves to run around.

I am grateful for an impromptu improv knock knock joke competition that the boys and I had the other night. It was hilarious and well saturated in dad humour.

I am grateful for time spent at the studio. First time I was in there for a while.

I am grateful for a tidy household. Everyone pitched in, eventually, and it’s a more pleasant place to be now.

I am grateful for a swim with my lads this evening.

I am grateful for some art sales today.

I am grateful for a fine Easter. The bunny came, and left a record number of treasures in our front and back yards for the lads to collect.

I am grateful for my kids, who were kind enough to take a good portion from each of their piles of Easter loot to put together for a basket for a buddy of theirs, who was injured recently, and spent time in surgery and was recovering in the hospital where we visited him today. I’m also grateful it wasn’t worse for that poor kiddo; from what I hear it could have been.

I am grateful for a festive dinner at our place tonight. We had a good friend over, and feasted like kings before playing a card game called Rat-at-at Cat.

I am grateful for time spent with a contractor, replacing the railing on our front step. I love doing projects like that, when I have the time anyway. Not so much when it’s a rush, but it wasn’t, today.

I am grateful for a visit from my brother-in-law who arrived today, and is reading the lads some bedtime stories as I write this.

I am grateful for time in the studio this morning, and with a great big 4×4′ canvas to get started on, too.

I am grateful for time spent with each oft lads tonight, practising lines with Coop for the musical he’s involved in, and playing with trains made out of blocks, and jumping on the trampoline in the rain with Farley.

I am grateful for Julie, who is lovely, contentious, hard working, and is a fierce mama bear.