....I wrote five pages tonight.
Writer's block is finito!

With all the distressing frustration of dealing with my Mum's estate, I'm happy that

* I have a loving, supportive sweetie
* My brother here in Texas is willing to help with potential face-to-face confrontations
* My brother in Anchorage is regularly corresponding with supportive, encouraging, and funny emails
* We're having a nice little group of family and friends over for Turkey Day
* I have a job I enjoy and a boss who I can make laugh
* I'm doing well in my class and I'll be finished for the semester the first week in December (until January, anyway)
* I have this great group of Peeps here that have a seemingly unending supply of  and and  and even the occasional

Seeing other people's good news is certainly a boost to start the day with!

*It's Friday.
*I get to see my Illinois family next week.
*I'm engaged to my best friend.
*He's really comfy.
*There's still half of a container of Cozy Shack tapioca in the fridge.
*We're having friends over tomorrow for our housewarming, finally.
*There are more antelope in our county than anywhere else!

*i'm married to a man who loves me unconditionally and fully
*i'm married to a man whom i love and cherish beyond measure
*my family gets along great
*i have a secure job
*i have a home
*i have a reliable car
*i can buy food and pay my bills, and fuel my car
*i have adorable pets who warm my heart
* i have wonderful friends
*i've been sleeping a little better lately
*my chiropractor has really helped my back injury
*i appreciate and love music
*i appreciate and love art
*i appreciate and love nature

I am seeing a wonderful woman who makes me very happy.

My son (who is 15) has been playing little League baseball since he was five (T-ball).
He has never hit a home run, and has always wanted to....it took him ten years, but he has two home runs in the last two games!
I nearly "teared up" watching him round home on the first one, and laughed hysterically after the second one

My good news is that I heard from the ex-roommate that he finally called the DA and dropped the charges, so, even though I still have to go to court, I won't have to pay another $600 for an attorney.

I am seeing a wonderful woman who makes me very happy.

My good news is that I heard from the ex-roommate that he finally called the DA and dropped the charges, so, even though I still have to go to court, I won't have to pay another $600 for an attorney.

My son (who is 15) has been playing little League baseball since he was five (T-ball).
He has never hit a home run, and has always wanted to....it took him ten years, but he has two home runs in the last two games!
I nearly "teared up" watching him round home on the first one, and laughed hysterically after the second one

The last 36 hours or so have been a bit traumatic, to say the least. In the midst of it, yesterday morning, driving down to Casper, I began thinking of the good that's happening right now, and thought of a new thread I'd like to start. When things are looking their darkest, it's a centering thing for me to be able to think of the good that's also happening, whether as a result of the bad, or simply coincidentally.

My little list from the last 24 hours-
*My son still has a job.
*Even though he then had a car crash last night, no one was hurt, and maybe some good will even come out of it, as in hard and necessary lessons learned. The ones he doesn't want to hear from Mom. (Expensive lessons, so thank God he still has his job!)
*Kevin and I got to spend the evening with some other RP Wyomingonians, the Ptooey-Hiccup clan, and had a lovely evening
*Driving back in the snow, I was unable to avoid driving over an already dead deer lying stretched out across the road, but luckily not one portion of my tiny car touched any of it. It wasn't a little one, and I was sure it would hit the undercarriage.
*The police who came to our house last night were really very kind and helpful.
*We were able to actually sleep last night.
*I have a job I love to go to.
*We tasted caperberries last night, and those were spectacular.
*As Marty reminded me, the worst has already happened.
*And lots of things. There are lots of good things right now. You're here, for one thing.

The list of things that I am grateful for is too long to post.
But one thing that I am grateful for that I don't have now is debt. Very grateful (and lucky).