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1. Snow. There is beautiful snow falling today. It doesn't happen often here in southern Oklahoma and we have already had what we called a blizzard back around Christmas. And now a gentle falling of little white flakes today! We're staying in as much as possible but will have to get out later this afternoon and evening. It is very nice to enjoy it all toasty and warm in the house! It's so beautiful.
2. My first proofreading jobs. I got to thinking a while back about jobs that I could do at home. I spent many years doing childcare as well as transcription work from my house, but I'm presently living with my family in a very small house and my wrists aren't what they used to be when it comes to extended typing/transcription work. I remembered how much I love to proof and correct the typewritten word and, lo and behold, a business idea was born. lol. This week a cousin and a friend asked me to help proof an e-book and a news release and I am so excited! My first paying jobs and I'm well on my way to a flourishing business! Or at least enough extra income to buy a Sunday family meal at a sit-down restaurant every once in a while. ha! (And I'm still working on the planner idea, and another one, too...)
3. Good gravy. Several years ago, I used to buy the packaged white gravy mixes to serve my kids with their toast for breakfast and they LOVED it, especially my middle child. I have since rebuked the devil over those packaged mixes (just kidding) and refuse to buy them with all their hard-to-read ingredients pretending to be food fit for human consumption. (Sorry, just a teeny rant. If you love those mixes, don't mind me.) This week, I made some homemade sausage gravy and it was a hit!! We are finally eating gravy again and it feels so good.
4. A coat for my daughter. A friend gifted my daughter with a coat that didn't fit my friend very well this week and what a blessing! My daughter (age 12) has been wearing a hand-me-down coat that was found and unclaimed at my parents' house a couple of years ago and she never really liked wearing it. It was not fashionable for a 12-year-old girl (it might have even originally been a boys' coat), but she is very gracious and non-demanding and just sweet like that, and wore it obediently anyway. The new coat my friend gave her IS fashionable for a 12-year-old girl and we are feeling very, very blessed.
5. The fact that I found 4 good things to put on this list. hehe. It's not been a great week here in the overall scheme of life and I came very close to passing on this week's Fave Five, but as I started thinking, I did remember that the week was not all bad and bleh and boo-hooie.
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