Yet Another Gray Day!!

I know the sun is above them somewhere, but I'd really like to see it! Gray, cold and damp, makes me slow, groggy, and cold. Thus I'm slow in writing this today.
I got up at about the same time as yesterday, but with no plans till late afternoon, and lack of sun, I'm just getting to this.
Yesterday, I started out with packing boxes for Thanksgiving dinners for 125 families. The parish has more than that, but single person homes, get a gift certificate to Cub, as they wouldn't be cooking a big turkey dinner for themselves. I guess we had a lot more people there then they expected, so it really went fast. We divided up into 5 groups of 25 boxes each and went to work filling them. Within 30 minutes we had filled all 125 boxes with everything you need for Thanksgiving dinner, plus a few extra's like fruit, breakfast cereal, napkins, toilet paper, paper towels, hand and dish soap.
I teamed up with Mary Holmgren, who happened to be Annie's track coach and teacher at CRHS and in turn Annie coached her daughters at Blaine HS. She has recently retired, but subs now and then and has seen Annie often throughout the years. So fun to catch up on her family and her mine.
When leaving, another friend and mother of Bill's long time friend Tim Koffski, needed a ride home, so I got to take Clarice home and visit with her as well. So not only did I do some volunteering, but had fun visiting too!
In the afternoon, I did a little more shopping, at a few more stores and got a few more things for Christmas. With 18 plus people to buy for, it takes me a while to get it all. I've got a few projects I've started, and today I have to run to the cabin to get all my scrapbooking supplies that I moved to the cabin for the summer, and bring it back to work on Christmas projects. So that's the plan for the day.
Later this afternoon, when I get back, I get to watch Nicole and Allie play hockey against Andover. Don't know if I'll stick around for the Varsity game, but we'll see.
Heard that Lottie will start chemo in December right before I have my CT scan and a few days later her husband will have surgery as well. So send lots of prayers her way in the next month. Louie, Ginny and several other's on my list still need prayers too. Even though the sun isn't shining.....I know the Son is watching over us all. That's what I am thankful for this year, how about you?! Love and prayers, m