126

 

Reconnecting with an old friend from my University of Montreal days, 60 years ago. Her grand-niece tracked me down.

125

 

A Christmas Day surprise. Six delicious pears hidden at the bottom of my Harry and David gift box, under what I thought was just padding that I was about to throw out.

123 and 124

 

The gift of a comfortable new chair for my computer nook, made even more comfortable by a second gift of a pillow that turned out to be the perfect fit to fill in the spot my lower back couldn't quite reach and that needed a little extra support. Now my chair feels as comfortable as comfortable can be.

122

 

Encouraging texts from a friend.

121

Birthday card I sent my great-grandson that he never got, and we considered lost, was only delayed. It arrived nine days later.

120

A timely audio text from a friend that helped dispel the heaviness I was feeling.

119

Surprise giveaway from a friend that should keep me busy for a very long time.

118

 

Sharing an artichoke pizza with my favorite daughter.

117

 

Surprise gift certificate from a friend for a very yummy Chick-fil-A peppermint shake. 

116

 

A son-in-law who drove over from West Virginia just to shop vac the water out of my car,

115

For almost a year, I'd been putting off switching out my modems. The thought of having to crawl under my computer desk and try to figure out which wire went where overwhelmed me. 

Today I decided to just go ahead and do it, and discovered that nothing like that was necessary. All I had to do was unplug those two little wires in the back of the old modem, and plug them into the new one. 

114

 

Encouraging words on a discouraging day.

113

Finding this treasured letter opener that went missing many weeks ago. Spotted it in a very unexpected place. 

112

The gift of a cool morning and pain free back. 

Was able to walk up and down 21st Street and take pictures of the signs.

111

Message by Stephan Tchividjian that I really needed to hear today (starts at about 50:45 into the service.) 

110

 

Getting to spend time with these three little great-grands.

109

 

Feeling grateful for the gift of life and another valversary to celebrate. Today marks three years since I had open heart surgery to replace my mitral valve.