Blessings...

I hit the REI garage sale a few weeks ago, and I knew I had three things I really needed: a new hiking backpack, a 3 1/2 sleeping pad (I know--I'm a wuss), and new hiking shoes. The morning I got ready to go I had the thought I ought to look for a GPS system, which I've never wanted before. The results of the trip: Backpack, CHECK! Sleeping pad, CHECK! New hiking shoes, CHECK!!! And appearing out of nowhere after I'd checked the table a few times: GPS SYSTEM!!!! CHECK!!!! I scored a sweet deal on the GPS system. I think in total I paid about $100 for all four items when I would have paid about $700-750 for the items brand new. The extra bonus? The GPS has blue tooth in it, which means I will now have BOTH hands on the wheel while I take phone calls through my navigator. (Goodness knows, that can only help.)