Day 9 of 29 days of Gifts is almost over.  I had a very full day of getting my hair done and then off to an afternoon's seminar -  Richard Robbins - very worthwhile.   I kept looking for some spontaneous way of providing a gift during the day but nothing spoke to me.  At Starbucks I wondered if someone could use a Latte?  Nah . . .  Then the  traffic wasn't bad enough to classify letting someone  merge into my lane as a gift ,lol.  Nothing jumped out at me and I continued on to the Bulk Barn to pick up some dry sundries and thought I would meet someone there who I could gift to -  no such luck!   Where was everyone?  Why couldn't I find someone to be nice to?   Was I looking too hard? Maybe I wouldn't be able to continue in a spontaneous manner.

When I finally arrived home, my cold medicine had completely worn off, I was weak and shaky and my ears totally blocked (can anyone suggest a remedy?)   All I wanted to do was have a hot bath and crawl into my bed.  Then I remembered, tomorrow morning is a fund raiser called Cookies and Critters.  There will be people  hosting tables where they'll serve homemade goodies with tea or coffee for a donation.  Other people will be hosting areas where individual flea markets are being held.  The money has to be raised for these helpless, abandoned animals.  They need good 4-ever homes.  They need to feel strong and loved (as do I tonite)  Not that they look in the mirror like humans, but they need to see and feel a secure future.

I decided to donate a few carloads of odds & ends  to be sold and they needed to be delivered tonite, in the cold, rainy night!  Dish sets, CD's, Christmas decorations, chairs, lamps, . . .  a good collection of previously enjoyed household items.   Well, it was done (just) and I returned home to make my lovely husband a nice hot meal before I crashed on the couch.  He too, has the cold/flu and being male, it has to be 300% worse than mine!!!   We'd better both be healed tomorrow morning when we awaken - I'm serious!!!'

Stay tuned for Day 10 tomorrow - hopefull a healthy day 10 -  how do you cure blocked ears???