GiST #92

1. Today we got some large, thick branches from a man on Freecycle. TB brought his power saw and cut the 8 foot lengths in half so they would fit into the car. Now he can make more things ... and it was free!

2. The rain is coming down and the wind is blowing hard! The grace is that we are inside, warm and dry. We have a roof over our heads!

3. Everyone in the family likes corned beef and this is especially a grace for me because I love it. ;) Corned beef and cabbage for dinner tonight!

4. The raisin bread we got from St. Ann's is so fresh and delicious toasted with butter.

5. Between writing in a book and typing, I'm managing to get a lot more memories down. They're not all that good but enough of them are so I feel grateful. I shared some with my brother. He doesn't have good memories. I feel sad about that but glad to share the good ones.

GiST #91

1. God looks out for good people who do foolish things. To get a clue what I'm talking about, check out the next grace.

2. A free heavy wooden door. TB saw it in a dumpster near my surgeon's office. He climbed up and managed to drag it out of the dumpster. Luckily, he didn't slip off, fall, or break his neck.

3. The doctor's visit took all of five minutes and we didn't have to wait long in the waiting room.

4. Corned beef is on sale! I love corned beef!

5. GiST has helped me give the day a much more positive spin. :)

GiST #90

1. Freecycle. TB picked up a DVD player with a surround sound system. The people giving it away upgraded to a BluRay system. The system only works with the DVD player but it sure makes our movies sound great!

2. St. Ann's food pantry. Every other Thursday, we go and pick up some food. It's a real blessing. We make just a little too much to qualify for food stamps.

3. The sun was out today! The rain storm apparently was delayed. What a beautiful day it was!

4. Having your insurance company think you're going to dump them is good for negotiations. A lower premium will bring down our mortgage payment some more.

5. Crockpots are great for a delicious all-in-one type of meal--so convenient, too!

GiST #89

1. A quiet day? There's no doctor appointments today!

2. We're supposed to get a lot of rain through the weekend but it's so mild it won't be snow!

3. The free afternoon has given me time to back up my blogs, upload pictures and work on more memories

4. I'm a very fast typist and can finally keep up with my flowing thoughts ... and give my cramping hand muscles a break!

5. Lost discussions on my email list are more and more fascinating with each passing episode. This last one was so moving! I will so miss this show!

GiST #85

1. Cubby's back with his motoring purr. He likes to head-butt me too. It never fails to melt my heart, lol.

2. The sun came out this afternoon and the dreariness of the day went away.

3. I found some more pictures of my dad and recalled some more good times.

4. I had another productive session with Susan, my therapist. I feel like I'm making some real progress.

5. We have a general outline for Plan A, B, C and even a D with respect to the house and what we can do about the situation we're in.

GiST #88

1. Reading other blog entries on GiST. I'm inspired by so many people here!

2. Freshly made coffee!

3. I had so much fun posting about Kosmo's tummy for Cats on Tuesday!

4. This morning, the birds were singing again and the cats were crowded together in the windows, chattering back like mad!

5. Although it was a little chilly this morning, it still felt mild enough to open some windows to let in wonderful fresh air!

GiST #87

1. Another positive session with Susan, my therapist. She wants me to write on paper about my re-emerging memories because there's more of a "connect" or something. I've been doing that but the memories are coming so fast I can't keep up. I started to make a list so that I can go back and remember memories I need to write about. It would be a lot easier if I could type it. Oh well.

2. The man who services our water system (we have a well so we need to have a softener and other servicing done to it so we have clean water free of iron) is a very decent man. He is letting us split his fee into four monthly payments and that is such a relief for us!

3. We got into a discussion about books with the office manager at our therapist's office. We've known her for several years and it's nice to go beyond the formal niceties and actually talk to people we deal with regularly (at a business level, I mean).

4. There was a chilly start to the day but it soon became another lovely day! Oh spring, are you here?

5. I got some adorable pictures of one of the cats showing off his tummy and am going to post it for my "Cats on Tuesday" tomorrow!