It's a dreary morning. So before embarking on a 2 hour car ride with Little Grumpy to attend a 90th birthday party for an ailing grandmother, I feel the need to be optimisitc.

Small miracles:
*seeing a friend who's been away for a while and feeling like she never really left
*being happy to spend more time with a friend I see every day
*Italy-the wine and the pasta (this is more of a big miracle)
*soothers
*family from far away gathering in one place for a celebration
*squirrels, rabits, birds- any thing that moves and quashes a potential meltdown when H. sees them

This is the best I can come up this morning.