Monday: Glorious Snow!

I finished re-reading Miss Read's

The Christmas Mouse 

such a delightful story!

And I love how simple Christmas was,

how gifts were given with great love and with sacrifice,

that the daughter buys the beautiful cyclamen plant 

and goes without new gloves for that winter,

resolving to merely sew her old ones up at the seams. 

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My pink flowered plant is a cyclamen!

And it was a Christmas present of this year! Makes me very happy!

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I made easy beef stroganoff and cream biscuits!

(I have cream to use up and this meal just begs for the

extra luxury of a cream biscuit!)

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I love the snow and when it comes down and down,

with wind... I am glad we did not lose power!

My Husband and I both shoveled in the afternoon,

I would take a shovel full of snow from the top,

dump it by my feet and soon would have a good amount and

then scoop a bunch of it up in my snow shovel

and push it on the ground to the snow pile and then lift it all 

onto the pile of snow... this kept me from having to 

carry the snow (it got wet and heavy!) the whole way,

which would be hard on my wrists.

How I did it really did not take that much more time

and I was able to do a good deal of our (very small) driveway!

My Husband did more, doing the sidewalks, making sure the

drain got cleared of snow at the corner... 

I took a small walk where it had been shoveled to get at least

some movement for the day! 

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I began another edit on an essay and finished a bit more

in the letter writing department, 

but I have more to do... but it feels good to have both

things to do! After the crazy baking rush of December,

it feels quite good!

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So... I need to call my eye doctor tomorrow; I may have a new

eye problem/symptom related to my retina problem.

Could be serious.  Not sure yet. 

The good thing is that the amsler grid test does not show

huge change, so that is good. 

But I looked into the possible issue and it may be a problem.

Sorry to be vague but I don't want to say things prematurely.

I have my routine visit in the middle of this month but am thinking

that I may need to come in earlier.

Prayers welcome!

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Well, I thank God for today and for such lovely snow.

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I hope your day today had a moment or two of peace,

of something of comfort, something that sustains.

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God bless you dear ones, each and every one!