Smile!, Ready and waiting, I'm smiling now

1. After two years, Tess got her braces off today! I am happy for her and her pretty, slippery teeth.
2. Dinner simmers in the slow cooker which is wonderful because we were out all day.
3. I return her call and the first thing she exclaims in her Pakistani accent is, "Oh! I don't believe it! You will live to be 100!"