Jennifer Vyvyan is rather unmagical in the Nativity scene.

The plant swung in the breeze.

Just as I can run through a long succession of too many negative what if scenarios, my mom is equally efficient at producing a long list of what could go right. Of course, she generally takes it a step beyond into the absolute impossibility of positivity after the logic train has left the building; I find her rosy interpretations rather annoying and frustrating.

Reſolve me Reaſon, vvhich of theſe is vvorſe, / VVant vvith a full, or vvith an empty purſe: […]