One Thousand Gifts #176-200

176. Pain (for it is through pain that God does His most awesome work in us)
177. Grace
178. Memories of my German grandfather (maternal) singing "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" and dancing a jig on St. Patrick's Day
179. Memories of my Irish grandmother (paternal)
180. Corned Beef and potatoes
181. My daughter's fascination with a [tightly closed] tube of lotion
182. Sunshine warm on my arms
183. Hands to hold
184. A strong back to work
185. Crocuses
186. Walks in the afternoon sunlight
187. Bath-time
188. Packages in the mail
189. Playing in the yard
190. Water dripping steadily off the roof, as the sun beats down on it
191. Spinning around the living room with Avelyn
192. A little girl who puts her dirty clothes in the hamper
193. without being asked to do so
194. A husband who comes home every night
195. Erasers
196. Being Irish
197. Irish Music....always gets your toes a-tappin'
198. Cardinals flitting among the branches....chasing each other
199. "Silver white winters that melt into spring"
200. My dad