I have got a lot of reasons to smile these days.

For starters, all I hear on the news is that some mega storm is coming to take over 30 states. I live in sunny California though! It’s been about 70 degrees during the day time and still only in the 40s at night.

Baby J started smiling this month. He particularly loves to smile after his 5 am nursing session. Much as we are eager to go back to sleep, Mark and I can’t resist spending a few minutes basking in his grins.

Long phone calls with faraway friends. Forget cleaning, this is the best use of nap time! :-p

Along those lines, I can’t wait to finalize plans for our trip home to Ohio! Just thinking about it gets me grinning!

The Menininho’s birthday is just around the corner! I am so excited to make the cupcakes for his class party and a cat cake for our family party.

So now it’s your turn: what brings a smile to your lips?

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