January 28

It's another "kids in the tree" pic. Yep. This time, it's Abby and her friend, M. (Lest anyone should wonder what on earth she was thinking with that expression, I should say that M was deliberately making a funny face.)

I'm thankful that Abby can count this gal as one of her friends. Though she hasn't had the easiest time of it so far in life, she's funny, sweet, and polite, and I genuinely like talking with her and hearing about her days. Her enthusiasm and joy are infectious, and I'm glad that my sometimes-solemn girl gets to spend time with someone who's so outwardly cheerful. Happiness is, after all, a contagion worth spreading!