Hi Cat –
Here is what I have found. There are a ton of free directories out there. Many of them have decent ranking pages. You can even find some PR4 and up “category pages” within these directories where you can list for free with no recip.
http://www.directoriezsubmission.com/free-web-directories.htm
http://directorycritic.com/free-directory-list.html?sort=pr
http://info.vilesilencer.com/main.php?rock=seo-friendly.php
That should give you a running start.