1. Hooray! Our tax returns are in and we finally get to look for a new car! I am so ready to pass on my Jimmy to Nick. We've already sold our Camry (to a good friend who is willing to wait until Nick can do a few things to it before passing it on). I am so ready for a new[er] car! We don't intend to get anything too new or extravagant. The plan is to buy a sturdy SUV for the time being for me to drive, and Nick will take over the Jimmy until it falls apart. We are hoping by then that we can afford to buy a newer minivan for the family and Nick will then take over whatever we buy at this present time. I'm so ready to start looking! We've been watching Craigslist, looking at Autotrader.com, inspecting local dealerships' online inventories... It's all just a matter now of finding the right car for the right price. We're praying we'll make the right decision and it's a car that will be able to stick around for several years!
2. On the news they said this morning that we've already had 26.00 inches of snow. That's 12" above the average for January and 8" above our yearly average! And we're expecting more for next week! A lot of people around here are ready for spring, but I have to admit, though I don't like that our alley becomes a little treacherous if everything doesn't melt off, I like having a winter where it looks like winter. And I know it will make me all the more glad to appreciate the warmer temperatures and the greens and pinks and yellows and blues of spring. But for now, you have to admit, my friends: white looks a lot better than brown and dead!
3. The women's Bible study I'm a part of is doing a study on the book of Daniel written by Beth Moore. I'm liking this one so far. Not too much fluff, makes me think, and the homework assignments don't have me watching the time to see how long before I'm finished! The only complaint is that it does put a bit more time constraint on my own Bible reading and my other blog. But good study never hurt anybody, right? It's definitley not keeping me from regular life, either. I like Daniel, both the book and the person. He was courageous and had integrity; the book is full of some pretty deep stuff. It was once taught to my fifth and sixth grade Sunday school class and it scared the crud out of me! But I learned to appreciate it in college and I'm liking it now. I'm looking forward to the next portion.
4. Eliza's pink-eye is lingering. Can we just say, "Urgh!"? The irritation mostly seems to be gone, but she's still oozing green stuff. If it's not gone by Sunday, I will be calling the Dr. on Monday. However, she does in fact have a well-child visit next week, so maybe we can wait for that? We shall see.
5. Best for last! My sister had her baby boy last Sunday! So exciting! I haven't seen the little guy yet except in pictures, but I can definitely tell you he's a cutie. They named him Tommy. (Jimmy, Mikey, Tommy, do you see a theme? Yes, it's deliberate.) That makes four nephews and one niece for me! I have to admit, I'm liking the fact that Simon will have a boy cousin just his age that they can grow up together and wrestle and have fun. I just hope we won't be worrying about them when they turn sixteen and head out in a car together! I plan to go see them tomorrow and hopefully Eliza won't try to poke his eye or anything. It will help us acclimate her to having someone younger than her around. She still stoutly refuses to acknowledge any sentence containing the words "brother" or "Simon".
Doesn't seem like a very momentous Quick 5, but the week really has been dominated by pink-eye and heavy snow! I haven't even had much chance to read this week, beyond my Bible studies. Still, that's good reading! I can't complain.
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