August 5

With nothing else on the schedule this morning, Abby and I were able to take one of our famous shopping trips.

She did have a meetup with a friend planned for the early afternoon hours, though so it was an abbreviated outing --just Target, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Burger King for some mozzarella sticks (her) and Diet Cherry Vanilla Coke (me)-- but it was good nonetheless. 

I'll miss her when she's at school, but like I've said many times before, I'm so, so proud of who she is and who she's becoming. And I'm thankful to God for choosing me to be her mom.