Cupcake kisses

dont know why i cant get it upright

Well, as most of you likely already know, Grace did really, really well for her surgery.  No complications, no delays, In and out, so to speak.  Releif is such a sweet feeling, wouldn't you agree.  She was quite moody afterwards, but I can't say I would of been any less grumpy.  She had a big patch over her eye and a bruised cheek, just enough to break your heart.  The only alarming thing for me post op was when her nose started to bleed.  Besides wanting to pass out, I almost paniced.  But as we say, Panic slowly, right?  Well that was really nothing.  Relief. Again.  I wish I could say I was able to pull myself together for Grace, but I was a pretty awful mom.  I came down with a migraine, that had me throwing up(sorry) in the bathroom at the hospital. YAY!  But i did make myself be with her while she was put under.  Gut wrenching?  You don't know the half of it.  And if you do, my heart goes out to you).  And if you don't. well, I hope you never do.  Anyway... We made it through, so thanks so much for all your thoughts, kind words and especially the prayers.

And It got me thinking... We really do have to enjoy the smallest of things in life, don't we?  And I mean small.  I know this one sweet lady, who, everytime you go to her house she makes homemade biscuits.  Delicious right?  But She really goes beyond that.  She puts out small bowls of Jam with tiny little serving spoons.  Sweet, right?  Better than that?  She lines her biscuit baskets with cloth napkins. Sigh.  Its the small things.

Today we had a friend bring Grace over One Beautiful cupcake.  It was so cute, and even more Delicious.  One single cupcake.  How great is that?  Maybe not huge to you, but Grace loved it(and we enjoyed her left overs, as mangled as they were)

Then later today, I asked Grace for a kiss.  She usually holds out her cheek, or on a bad day, slaps you.(I know, I know)  Today?  She grabbed my face with BOTH HANDS and gave me the sweetest kiss I have ever had.  I'm hoping for a million more of those.  So small, but made this week do-able.

Anyway, thats that.  The bad is over with for now.  And we got lots of things to be thankful for this week.  Hopefully that will be enough....