Yesterday my husband and I were invited to dinner at the home of our younger daughter who lives with her boyfriend some two hours north.   My older daughter and her fiance came too, under their own power. Mim called me two or three times - - are you sure you are coming, when you are leaving, are you bringing the dog etc etc. We arrived to be hugged and welcomed -- we were taken off for a tour of her new home town and a walk for the dogs - ours and her sister's. We were introduced to the mama cat and three baby kittens she is fostering, and met her new baby cat, safely ensconced in the bath room until the 18lb resident cat, Tiger Tom is ready to deal with the baby,,,,

She served peanuts, she served drinks - she socialized with us while the boyfriend chopped vegetables.....we talked about the upcoming wedding, life, the universe and all that.

So what was so heavenly ?-- two of my three children - steady, stable, happy - in good relationships and welcoming our company......let me tell you, there is nothing sweeter!!! Having watched both of them but particularly the younger one put themselves/herself through hell, having watched years when they would barely speak to each other or to me.....(Their dad has always been on their list of acceptable people....!) it was - with no exaggeration - a heavenly evening!!