Sometimes a picture says it all...

(Mimi putting on lipstick, Easter.)

Totally how I feel in this rainy mess.

Spit.

My days this week have been filled with hurt and tears. A hard, hard week in my head and my heart. Yet through it all, my sunshine is Miss Elizabeth. Her smiles, her laughs, her drool and spit... and even her not-enough-hair-ponytails bring my happiness on days when I want to refuse joy. She says "oh no" when she sees that it's raining... she feeds Webster cheese and thinks it's the best thing she's ever done. I continue to be amazed just watching her grow.