Xmas Ideas Journaling

 More Journals to gift yourself or friends.

Journaling IS My Happiness Journal,color
interior pages is waiting for you. 

I've Been Thinking and I Think BIG! Journal Check me out!

My Ideas are My Bright Stars Journal can be found

These Journals have quotes and writing pages for you. An overall Inspirational Quote is at the bottom of each page. They All have colored lined pages as shown in the sample above. Interior colors match the cover or cover ink.  Glossy covers fewer messy fingerprints. Big enough to write in at 8.5 x 11.  All are over 100 pages. Inspirational posters are included at the end of the journals for you to print out if you so desire.

 Journaling IS My Happiness TWO.  Black and White Interior pages.
This Journal is the budget version with Grayce quotes. See it here.

Check out my Author Page at Amz here

Mom says: Shingles…You don’t want it!

Mom Says: Shingles…You don’t want it! 

Well as you are aware, our human dad died of breakthrough COVID-19  in August. Thanks for getting vaxed! 

Stress apparently plays a big part in activating Shingles.  No stress here this year.

So the first week of September, our human Mom started having Shingles symptoms. Then the full blown 4 inch by 15 inch rash front to back.  Pain takes on a whole new meaning with Shingles. She spent so much time taking care of the Alz, cancer, copd, borderline heart failure (our human dad) and then worrying about paying the ALF. She had no time to take care of herself.  She didn't know there was a vax for Shingles or she would have taken it.  

If you haven't had your Shingles Shot. Get it Now!  You do not want this.

We've been taking turns helping Mom de-stress, by sitting in her lap and purring.  Well, except for Big, he just sits near by and purrs.  He hasn't figured out laps yet. Mom says it all helps and thanks us. 

Rusty 'n Big G's Sports Corner Coach K(arpowich) Fund

Coach K 

Our Human Sports Collector is ending his long run.  He has been moved from the hospital with his COVID breakthrough of the Delta into Hospice Comfort Care.

A Worcester native and South High basketball and track performer who went to Worcester Junior, Northwest Missouri, then University of Arkansas, playing/ teaching/coaching/refereeing in all those areas along with Florida and Guam has come down to his last seconds in the game.   Update: Sorry to say he didn't win the game. He passed on August 12th.

Our last Blog Post showcased all those he met in his life colleagues and friends. See it here. or  https://graycelynnlilyauthor.blogspot.com/2020/10/rusty-and-big-gs-sports-corner-gift.html

ASFM PE Awards to class

ASFM Basketball won Nationals 

         

former NWMSU alum

                                      A Go Fund Me has been started, as this was so sudden and unexpected we are not prepared.  Too much was not taken care of and this whole maze of getting help and getting things done even without COVID has been nerve   wracking to say the least.    

If you remember Coach from intramurals, basketball, coaching, referring he needs your help now.  His sports world was an alternate to what real life was like and always in a good karma way.      

Again the Go Fund Me is https://www.gofundme.com/f/james-karpowich-family-funerary-support                                                                                             

Rusty

 

Big G

 

Cats and International Cat Day Celebration August 8th

International Cat Day- August 8th

Hey Everyone!

Grayce here it's that time of year again!

...International Cat Day!!!!  

It's a great time to remember all the serenity we bring to your life.  Or as goes on around here the chaos!

Mom says I've gotten very mean since none of us have flea problems anymore.  Just because I stake a claim to the hallways, the TV room, the bedrooms, the dining room, kitchen, and growl at anyone who tries to trespass. 

Biggles chases me just because I growl at him.  Then I scream and run and hiss. Gets Mom mad.  She can't understand why I do that as he's twice my size and muscular.  

Buddy!

Buddy is still with us and holding his own.  He liked it when it was cooler and he could go out, we could leave the door from the lanai and house open and we could all wander in and out.  Can't do that when it "feels like" 103. UPDATE:  2021 Actually Buddy passed in August of 2020. A grand old cat. He's with all his family friends.

We are holding our own in this pandemic and being in one of the hotspot states makes it even harder.  We hope everyone stays safe and hopeful that this will ease at some point for the whole world.  UPDATE:  2021 Our human Dad passed recently due to breakthrough Covid Delta. The state being number 3 in hot spots, just the sort of record you want to be known for. PLEASE get the vaccine!  Innocents are passing.

Since we're all watching our budgets I wanted to share some of my Grayce Cooks photos.  Maybe they'll cheer you up some.  It's a kindle version.  Put together a print version, but it's so photo-centric it'll be priced way out of whack, so haven't done it.  

  

Want more?

Mysteries and Cats. Reading - A Great Pastime!

Mysteries - Reading - A Great Pastime! 

Healthy, fun!  

Helping my human, sitting on the lap of the book reader is my job, gets me attention, pets, and a warm soft place to sleep. I’m comfy!

So to keep the mind active my human has been re-reading all her mystery books.

• Dorothy Gilman, Mrs. Pollifax, light, sometimes gruesome, but fast reads New Jersey Garden Club CIA agent.

• Heron Carvic’s, Miss Seeton, that oblivious Scotland Yard helper somewhat wordy about town settings and characters, but still light and quick.  Got the originals and a bunch of Hamilton Crane’s versions and Hampton Charles as well.

• Too many Lillian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who’s, repeat of the premise of his fortune in each book tiring and wordy.

• Elizabeth Peters, the Peabody’s and Egypt digs 
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• All Agatha Christie, Poirot and Miss Marple.
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• All Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe.
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• Spattering of Sherlock Holmes, don’t know where they all are.
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• G. K. Chesterton, Father Brown.
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• Ellis Peters, Brother Cadfael.
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• Dorothy Sayers, Lord Peter Wimsey.
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• Marjorie Allingham, Mr. Campion.
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• And other single and straggling authors of mysteries. Aunt Dimity, etc.
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• Chi’s Sweet Home series translated from the original Japanese series, really silly kitten and her adventures, great fun.
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The video of the book series and Chi’s New Address video, The books are truer to the original cartoon than the video Chi’s Sweet Home. But still good fun!

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With the number of stray cats living here, we recognize quite a few of the personalities. Lightens our days. 

Bunches of cookbooks that were never gotten to before.  Not cooking, just reading, lots of “got to try”.

Now for Xmas Father's Day Gift Snafu!! Fixed.

December:  we've reworked this cute booklet to be an all purpose Dad Gift.

We've added pages and quotes and the ability to make it a gift for one's Grand Dad, Uncle, Brother with alternate covers. It's a good DIY project and budget friendly gift for these times.You print the ones you need or all.

We have also put together a Dad's B B Que Cooking with alternate covers for the above relatives. A change from ties or socks. They can be found at the store along with other budget gifts.

 Plenty of room for notes and tweaks and pages to add your /their family favorites.

For an investment of around $7.00 you can fix yourself at least 8 gifts, depending on family size you'll get more for less. These are full 8.5 x 11 sized booklets.  Don't forget to go to the How To at the Annex for ideas on how to personalize our books for your needs. 

July

Today, we discovered that the link was not working..... to the drop box for the free Father's Day booklets.

We apologize for all that inconvenience it may have caused you.

We haven't been as attentive as we could be, as our human Dad was moved to a home due to medical complications.  COVID-19 isn't helping ease our worries.

We have been hoping to relieve our problems with trying to ease your problems with these various gifts. It's been very stressful for all of us.

We're posting the links to the Father's Day journal a short version and a book like version again.  Hopefully this will go better.

While we may be a tad late for Father's Day, we can honor him with a surprise now.

 Go here for the smaller but full page

 8.5 x 11 writing area.

Here is sample page for the for the full page writing journal.......

Here are the Instructions 

 

Sample picture from the booklet, which is 23 pages 2 to 8.5 x 11 page format. Check out the  booklet                                                                                                                      

Give an Uplifting Day

Budget Gift Shop full of Goodies  for the Day!

A variety of bookmarks from Grayce Lynn to help ease stress. These are in color for ease of sharing and Black and white to color in.  There are 12 pages in this bookmark booklet for you to be able to please everyone. PDF format US and A4.            

Get the A4 for $3.20

Get the letter sized for $3.20


Print these on a heavier stock, white or in color to personalize.

Need a quick gift?  We have all of the puzzles, mazes and other PDF files  up and available to gift to yourself or someone else. These are easily emailed or printed and personalized by you to gift. These are NOT EBOOKS, these are printables/consumables meant to be held in a hand to  write on, color on, work on. A PDF Reader is needed.

Gift it! for $3.20

Important information about the HOW TO print and use the products can be found

here. at Grayce's Wisdom Annex. It is an easy 'How To' to follow.

These products are in addition to our regular products on Amazon featuring Marcijona the endangered Red Squirrel and Lithuania, journals, coloring and humor books. Still time to get them for Christmas.

Thank you for visiting and happy shopping and DIYing your gifts. They will mean more to your recipient and are budget friendly.  Use your hidden artistic talents , help the youngsters prepare gifts from the heart.

Keep well and safe while celebrating whichever holiday you do.