hold on to the little wins

Called mom this morning to ask if I could come out to sit with daddy while the air conditioner repair person was there.

She seemed... almost cheerful when she answered. Didn't even pretend she didn't know who I was. Yep. She does that.

Turns out they were able to get someone to come out last night. They put a band-aid on it and it's working.

She was also thrilled she was able to figure out how to have groceries delivered from Walmart at 4:00 this morning. For her that's a big win!

I figured today would be a good day for me to see daddy - it's been a whole week today. I got a maybe! She came up with a couple of excuses, but a maybe isn't a no 🤞🏼

xora

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