God's gifts 317-327

317. Getting to go on a road trip with my family

318. Taking my car back to the oil change center to have them fix the strange noise the A/C made, and them "repairing" it in 30 seconds

319. Adrianna making Color Wonder pictures in the car, and giving them to each of us riding with her
 
320. Listening to Laura Ingalls Wilders' The Long Winter, remembering it from when I read it 20 years ago, and realizing how my perceptions have changed since then
 321. Dried apples
322. Adrianna making a "Hank the Cowdog" film in pictures
 323. Abel discovering Color Wonder paints
324. Adrianna making a creation "the ants couldn't find" out of grass and rocks while we waited to order dinner
325. Abel making a game of putting grass in and out of Grandma Debbie's hand
326. Having God's provision in the restaurant being too busy for us and ordering take out from the restaurant to eat in our rooms instead (so that we could get the kids ready for bed while we waited)

327. Abel going to sleep within minutes of us putting him to bed in an unfamiliar environment

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