• Sleigh bells ring….
• ….Snow everywhere this morning
• 25 degrees
• Our main roads were clear midmorning…when we traveled
• Interstate icy early
• Wore my winter boots
• Grateful for our snow tires
• GPa’s barbershop must relocate….
• ….has been there for 54 years…father and son
• Nice visit with a man from Ohio…NE area near Lake Erie
• Thankful for safe travel today!

1. Sun Oct 2, calm drive to meeting, conversation with friends, conversation with friends and family, good meals, progress at work.
2. Mon Oct 3, well rested, progress at work, help from co-workers and boss, progress at home with accounting, good meals, bed early.
3. Tues Oct 4, well rested, progress at work, conversations with co-workers, good meals, pleasant walk to and from work.
4. Weds Oct 5, well rested, pleasant walk to work on sunny day, conversations with co-workers, good meals, inspiring music from internet.
5. Thur Oct 6, early to work, progress at work, good meals, cheerful help from co-workers, sunny day, enjoyed lunch outside, finished taxes (thank God!).
6. Fri Oct 7, early to work, pleasant sunny day, several walks, progress at work, cheerful help from co-workers, realizations about self-criticism, good meals, inspiring music and helpful info from internet.
7. Sat Oct 8, progress at work, pleasant walk to and from work, conversations with co-workers, inspiring music and helpful info from internet, stretching, good meals, bed early.

Planted tulip and daffodil bulbs yesterday.

Now I have something to look forward to all Winter!

I am doing Zentangle patterns on a fake blue pumpkin – hooray!

Just put out a new thistle feeder for the finches and chickadees.

Went to a fabulous outdoor craft show today – Ohio Mart.

My daughter and I buy each other our Christmas presents there.

I was proud that I did not spend a whole lot of money either – yippee!

Love to watch the leaves falling down — each leaf twirls down in a different way.

My precious heavenly blue morning glories are blooming every day now — better late than never!

Just ordered a welcome mat that says — Welcome all you lovely people!

Sending love to all you grateful people!!

1.  Breath
2.  Thoughtful gifts
3.  Tools
4.  Wherewithal to use said tools
5.  Something to wear
6.  A true friend
7.  Having a plan
8.  Helping hands
9.  My body works
10.  Hope

As I watch the Weather channel, I can’t imagine knowing a storm is coming that could damage or destroy my home and change my life.

I hope those who chose to ignore the warnings are safe.

Grateful my sister moved inland. Hope she continues to be sensible. Yesterday she insisted she was going back.

Hope she can make it to Ohio next week. Airlines are amazing in their service.

Hope my friends in Orlando are well.

We get many warnings everyday and do not heed them.

Lose weight ,get more exercise,get your act together, reconnect with someone,forgive someone, love more. Pay attention to changes in physical and mental changes. Address your anger. Don’t waste so much time. Be kind.

So today as I murmur thanks that we don’t have hurricanes in Northeast Ohio I’m thinking about the daily warnings I get and resolving to change before the storm is here.

Grateful for day off. Know I must go get something accomplished but want  to linger a little longer. It’s OK.

I’m OK. All systems go. Start the engines. Ready,set,go! Maybe later!

Glad K and S are safely  home. Looks like they may get wet.

Sis has evacuated Charleston. Grateful to know she will be safe at her son’s.Let her home be OK.

Wondering if airport will be undamaged for her to fly here on Monday

Mood is blah but could be worse. How are you? I’m OK.

Seeing counselor today. Do I divulge or withhold? Either way is OK.

Have an OK day!

I need to catch up on my expressed gratitude

Not a single day on my Gratitude calendar in three weeks has a gratitude prompt on it

Wonderful walks with Gdaughter yesterday

Frogs,caterpillars, conversation and the poignancy that her trip is over

Walking to corner store to buy lottery tickets and neither one of us win.

A week of unrestrained eating.  Enjoyed pizza,fast food,breakfast buffet and buckeye ice cream

Need  to clean up. House is unkempt. But when she was here even watching Bob’s Burgers was fun.

Back to reality.

Catching up on some zzz’s.

Time to go to the grocery store for adult food. Boo!

Time to put up Fall/Halloween decorations. Boo! to you!

• Nice Rain
• GPa, Cookie and I took a walk in the fresh air mist
• Winter weather advisories…
• …snow in higher elevations…
• …Boulder Pass and McDonald Pass…only a “fer piece down the road” south and west of town
• Have changing to snow tires on my calendar
• GPa dehydrating beef treats for Cookie
• Autumn and Halloween decorations….fun :)
• GPa healing…
• …thankful for neurosurgeon, RNs, Pharmacist, appt. schedulers, DAV drivers

Grateful for the  colors of October. They begin and you can’t believe it can get more colorful and then they burst into a fireworks of flame.

Grateful for the moods of October. Blue skies so clear and crisp, then storm clouds that block the sun bringing on a shiver.

Grateful for the taste of October. Cider,pumpkin. Hot drinks are soothing. Cold beer with a hot dog cooked over a bonfire.

Grateful for the coolness of October. One loves the warmth of a sweater. The touch of skin does not repulse.

Grateful for nights of October. The sky is in sharp focus and one can  imagine witches flying across the moon.

Grateful for the decorations of October. Pumpkins,scarecrows,ghosts and other haunted house themes, orange and purple stab the night.

I love October but I hate October for soon the dreary monotone of November will fill my soul with despair.

Enjoy the carnival of October!

1. Sun Sep 25, early to meeting, good meals, beautiful sunny day, productive shopping, desk organization, inspiring music on internet, walk through the park.
2. Mon Sep 26, pleasant walks to and from work, conversations with co-workers, progress at work, good meals, inspiring music and info on internet, beautiful day.  Thankful for computer that brings much music and info to me.
3. Tues Sep 27, beautiful day, walked to work and back, help from co-workers and boss, progress at work, good meals, inspiring music and helpful info from internet.
4. Wed Sep 28, early to work, pleasant walks on a beautiful day, help from co-workers, progress at work, good meals, helpful Pilates class, inspiring music and help from internet.
5. Thurs, Sep 29, early to appt, helpful info on career planning, good meals, conversation with others, helpful prayer break, pleasant walk to and from work, progress at work, progress on home bookkeeping.
6. Fri Sep 30, early to work, progress at work, conversation with co-workers, progress getting organized, pleasant walks to and from work, bed early.
7. Sat Oct 1, well rested, pleasant walks to and from work, time for household tasks and ongoing accounting, progress at work, pleasant conversation with friend, inspiring reading, stretching and early to bed.