1. God
2. Surprise party organized by Cassie, she spent months planning
3. Hannah drove from Pennsylvania to be there
4. Kind greetings and kind words
5. Thoughtful gifts although as Cassie pointed out the best gifts are experiences and being together
6. On a day when I’d really given up and just wanted to hide under the covers
7. Also going to the park and watching the dogs run around and the dog owners’ know dogs’ names if not people’s
8. A message from my nephews though I missed them “Where is Garrett” “Can we speak to Garrett”