It's the Weekly Recap!

* I started off last Sunday teaching Sunday School to the junior high girls. Took them a little morning treat...don't you wish you were in my class?


After church, I hunkered down in the living room with the fireplace running, my jammie pants on, my fleece blanket over me...and I watched Hallmark's Little House on the Prairie marathon while I worked on a writing project.
* This was the view Monday morning....

...and the rest of Monday was spent plotting ways to prepare for and survive the pending Snowmageddon. I kept a running list throughout the day...but you've already read about my prep list. I was supposed to have dinner at a friend's house Monday evening but she had to cancel. In the end, I was glad since the precipitation showed up much earlier than they predicted, and I had a list to accomplish!
* The snow may have showed up earlier, but it fizzled out enough that we did NOT get the long-awaited and much-desired weather day on Tuesday. So I went to work, where I was greeted by Mr. February:


I spent most of the day waiting for word that we would be dismissed early - which finally came an hour before the end of the day. LOL! Took advantage of the electricity (in case it went away later) by making brown sugar meat loaf and a baked potato for dinner - and basically took it easy the rest of the night while listening to sleet pelt the windows.

* Wednesday, as you've already seen, was a snow day for Bekah!!!
* Thursday I had to return to work, which was treacherous at best since my road was still not plowed. I barely made it off my street without getting stuck in the ice-masked-as-snow, and then all day I fretted about how I'd get back ONTO the street. I even prayed for a plow to show up, which would very much take an act of God. When I got home, my prayer was answered (not as cleanly as I envisioned, but nonetheless, we were plowed-ish). And then I came inside to this lovely sight: Two words: Braeya Jo.

* Friday...I came home at lunch and wandered over to the Gaither site to find this on preorder:

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! (I'm kind of a David Phelps fan in case you forgot...from, you know, earlier in this post.) Judy, one of my co-workers, was laughing at my bounce-off-the-wall excitement and advised that I avoid coffee until I came down from the high of this news. I responded by heading straight to McConn for a 16 ounce vanilla hazelnut fresh brew. (There's a preview online. Of the DVD, not the fresh brew. You should watch it. David's oldest son is FUNNY!!)
* Saturday I awakened to a surprise snowfall which resulted in six more inches of snow on top of our ice. That meant my yard went from looking like this:
...to this:
Because I'm such a girl, I ventured forth (praying all the way) to the salon to get my long, long, long overdue haircut. It was worth risking life and limb...that's how overdue I was. Made it there and back, dug out my driveway and sidewalk (again) and went out into the mid-storm, pre-Super-Bowl madness to do more grocery shopping, and came home to STAY. I even made a batch of baked potato soup!

Favorite God Moment of the Whole Week: The day I prayed for the snowplow...as I snuggled under the sheets to go to sleep that night, God whispered to my heart, "You asked for a snowplow...I sent three." I giggled in bed. That's just like God. Triple the snowplow answer!

Books I am Reading: Plugging away at Sparkling Gems from the Greek. Continuing to learn from it! I read another chapter in Beth Moore's Believing God for my study with Olivia. FINISHED The Peanut Butter Man!
Goal Update from Last Sunday: I printed off new pictures for the frames in my office - much improved! The brake light is fixed...and thanks to my snow day, I finished a book! Success!

Goals for the Coming Week: I want to make it to the gym twice this coming week. Due to the weather, I've not been there for several days, and I miss it! I also want to make some Valentines to give away...trying to make the day special for some others!