Smile....you're on camera!

It's probably not big news but I am a grumpy-grump when I am sick. (I know, I know, all who know me could never imagine such a horrific thought!)
I woke up this morning with chest congestion and a cough that sounded like a 50 year old man who's been smoking for as long....
So to no one's  surprise when I had to get up and take care of my daughter it was pretty difficult. 
When Elizabeth (my 2 year old) wakes up it's like the sun is also rising. The birds are singing and it's a brand new day!  I must say she does not take after me in this regard. She LOVES to be up and with her daddy and me.  
With the way i was feeling I struggled to even get through this day without losing my energy entirely. I, however didn't get through without losing my cool.
For some reason I had lost any little patience I had with my daughter. I felt like she just was not listening or acting quick enough for me today. 
What finally made me stop and take notice was when Elizabeth picked up her Elmo camera (which incidentally says things like "work it baby" and "give it to Elmo," which I find mildly amusing but mostly disturbing) and says to me "cheese, Mommy."
At this, I can only smile and say "Cheese."
If a picture is worth a thousand words then how much more is a memory worth? Then I had realized I had to think about the memory I was leaving on my daughter. Do I really want her thinking her mommy is a grumpy-grump or that even when her mommy doesn't feel her best she tries to be positive?  We all have days where we are sick or tired (or both) or things are just not right, but we need to remember the memories in the everyday we are imprinting on the ones we love.