August is my busiest month at work. It’s so busy and frustrating that every year I make a list of August prizes that I get every day if I don’t quit my job. I do not look forward to August, and when it arrives I pray for it to swiftly pass. So while I have plenty of happy things to be grateful for, the thing I am most grateful for is the end of this overwhelming month.

1. Great pool day weather

2. Not getting hit by Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaias

3. Jello-O Shots (hurricane prep is serious business around here)

4. Chocolate

5. A good hair day

6. A quick mid day ice cream outing with a friend

7. New stamps

8. Cheesecake Factory cheesecake delivery

9. Our inflatable kiddie pool

10. Finally getting a Nintendo Switch

11. Lucy recovering from eating something from the yard

12. Grandma coming home from the hospital

13. Watching birds at the bird feeder

14. Dole whip from Island Fin Poke Company

15. Grocery pick up

16. Lucy snuggles

17. Animal Crossing

18. Primary voting

19. A new fiddle leaf fig plant

20. Fazoli’s bread sticks

21. Beach day

22. Pie

23. The nieces putting all of our magnets back on the garage fridge

24. Fresh flowers

25. Lucifer on Netflix

26. Lattes from Austin’s Coffee

27. Cookies and a cake slice from Gideon’s Bakehouse

28. Our new dishwasher being delivered

29. A pool day

30. Spending time with our nieces

31. Getting real mail

Leave your August gratitude in the comments.