Today's Miracles

It's only 9:30 a.m and already a list of miracles for today:

• I can hear. I've been 70% deaf for about a week and trying home remedies for excessively waxy ears. No luck, so I went to the dr. early this morning and she unplugged both ears. Now I can hear what is happening outside of me. I've been listening to some loud ringing in both ears. Today I learned that the ringing is the sound of my own bloodflow.
• A second showing of our house. Woo hoo! Maybe we'll get a buyer out of this. What a Christmas gift it would be to be done owning a house we don't live in.
• The year's first snow. It doesn't seem likely to accumulate, but there is a trace of snow on the ground. Walking home from dropping Jude at school Owen was full of exciting snow-related announcements. "Look, Mom, there is snow on our parking lot! And on our grass! And on the steps! And on the deck! (Entering the house, stomping his foot on the doormat to leave bits of snow there) See? I told you!"
• And now for the daily miracle that I often miss because of chemo-related ickiness: coffee.