Friday's Fave Five #28

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It's been a really busy, really overwhelming week. Sometimes when it's like that the good things seem to slip by me. So I'm glad this was here for me to take a pause and remember the good things from the week. So here's my list:

1. Canadian Tire Money. After mentioning it a few times to Barb, she finally said, "What on earth is Canadian Tire money?" And it dawned on me, my American friends wouldn't know what it was. We have a retail store here that is basically an automotive/tool/housewares/sporting goods store called Canadian Tire. When you buy gas at their gas stations you can get something like 7 cents back on the litre (4 litres to a gallon FYI) in Canadian Tire money that you can spend at the store on anything your little heart desires. It beats out the deals other stores offer of 3 cents immediately off a litre if you have their club cards. We always get our gas here and hubby is wonderful at saving the bucks.

It's my on my favorites list this week because it purchased me these two goodies. Gotta love free!

2. Tulips. As I mentioned above, I loooove tulips. And I bought my first little bouquet yesterday. I just love them. They make me smile. They bring spring. They don't cost an arm and a leg. The colors are incredible. I think you get that I love them. ;v)

3. Three pretty baskets all in a row.

To go towards my big closet clean up, purge and organization mentioned in yesterday's post, I again found myself at the Canadian Tire store and picked up these lovelies for $3.74 each. Regular $15. I'm loving that store this week! These will go on the shelf above the hanging clothes.

4. Warm Spring weather. Now warm may all be relative to where you live but today's 10*C (50*F) weather was heaven. Just this past Sunday was -24*C with windchills into the -30's and blizzard warnings flashing red on the weather network. So this was welcome indeed. And it's going to be basically the same for the next week. Outside time is definitely going to be priority around here. And today it let me have a fun little impromptu photo shoot with my kitty who was also enjoying the rays.

Uh oh. That look tells me the photo shoot is over. LOL.

5. God's Word. It is living and applicable to all I go through. It brings hope, comfort, joy and direction. Specifically this week: 1 Corinthians 13:13 Message Bible translation

"Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly.

And the best of the three is love."

What are your favorites from the week?