Category: Happy Homemaker Monday

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY

The weather in my neck of the woods: Warm and Sunny- Great for the second day of summer

Things that make me happy:Helping children…our kids have found their sweet spot of chores and helping.  Its been great to see them grow!

Menu for this week:

Monday: Baked ziti or Pizza (Its a LONG complicated story 🙂 )

Tuesday Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Wednesday  Chicken Pot Pie

Thursday Rib Roast with Potatoes and Carrots

Friday-Pizza

Saturday Hamburgers, Potato Wedges and Beets

What’s on my TV today: Nothing really

Looking around the house: Downstairs clean but we are in the midst of a major house demo project after a discovery of a small leak in a wall, that we had no idea about until late last week!  GRRRR

On my To Do List: Pack, clean and organize our bedroom grocery shopping

New Recipe None, no time to try anything new at the moment

In the craft basket: Im working on sewing a new laptop case and a bag to house all of it cords!

Looking forward to this week: Weasels last day of school is Wednesday

Tips and Tricks: Find the right chore chart, we’ve tried 3 or 4 before we found the one that worked best for our kids We used List PlANIT’s Family Planner and in it there are chore charts geared towds specific age groups.  We alternate jobs between kids, color in respective days Laminate and they check off with a dry erase marker.  for a completed chore chart they earn 50 cents but then AFTER  the chores on the given day are completed, they can complete other chores at 25 or 50 cents a piece

My favorite blog post this week: Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers): I have been working on Crystal Stine’s new  eBook Course called Creative Basics and have recently fallen n Love with Canva via her Challenges…..Check them out at www.canva.com and yu can get the details of Crystal’s book here

No words needed (favorite photo or picture): The View from My back Windows

Lesson learned the past few days: nothing really

On my mind: The Book Anything by Jennie Allen.  It’s powerful

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses: Genesis 20-23 and Psalm 13-14

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The weather in my neck of the woods: Overcast, windy and ready to storm, they are calling for quite the storms all day

Things that make me happy:Kittens…just scroll to see why

Menu for this week:

Monday: Spaghetti Dinner

Tuesday Chili

Wednesday Taco Casserole

Thursday: Crockpot pulled pork

Friday :Pizza

Saturday BBQ Chicken potato Salad

What’s on my TV today:Bob the Builder

Looking around the house: EVERYTHING needs work!

On my To Do List: Spring cleaning a few loads of Laundry summer schedules and writing LOTS ad LOTS of writing

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon: I tried a Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole  Recipe from Pinterest…AMAZING!

In the craft basket: Nothing BUT my craft room is in DESPERATE need of help

Looking forward to this week: A cleaner house…no joke 🙂

Tips and Tricks: Checklists Checklists Checklists!

My favorite blog post this week: HMMM none really, there was not much time for extra-curricular reading!

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):None right now!

No words needed (favorite photo or picture):

Lesson learned the past few days:Sometimes all it takes is changing your mindset. Confidence really comes from Practicing…..lack of confidence roots itself in FEAR. (From my own thoughts)
On my mind: Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses: In the beginning……Reading Genesis chapter 1 Today.

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The weather outside is:::: GOING TO BE IN THE 50’s.  (Yes I’m shouting because I am that excited)
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On the breakfast plate this morning:::: light breakfasts….we are recovering from a stomach bug last week

As I look outside my window::: snow, but we finally have grass peeking through what used to be about 2 1/2 ft to 3 feet of snow

Right now I am::::blogging….sitting by the wood stove listening to the hum of a fan pushing the heat to other rooms

As I look around the house:::: not to bad considering 6 diseased people have lived here for a week with little to no every.  Looking forward to focus in on my homemaker skills rather than sleeping and getting tired out so quickly!

On today’s to do list:::: DISINFECT!    Straighten craftroom start on curtains.

Currently reading:::: loved Back to Life by Shiela Walsh, innocence Abroad by Mark Twain, my Bible

On the TV today:::: hmmmmm, not sure yet.  The last episode of Once Upon a Time

On the menu this week::::
Monday-chicken Alfredo Bake (Pinterest)
Tuesday- corned Beef, cabbage and Potatoes
Wednesday – Taco Casserole (pinterest)
Thursday -veg.beef Soup
Friday – pizza Night
Saturday – philly Cheesesteak stew in bread bowls (Pinterest)

What I am creating at the moment:::: a granny square afghan and also curtains for our living room and our bedroom
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New recipe I tried or want to try this week::::chicken Alfredo casserole

Favorite photo from the camera:::: the RAising Generations  Today Conference Planning Team!  More on this to come but in the mean time share you photos with us on social media by using the hashtag

#RGTembrace

Prayers, Inspirational Quotes or Devotionals::::

My verse for the year:

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭9-10‬ ESV)

Breakfast time….what is on the plate this morning::

McDonalds sausage biscuit and Carmel Mocha

On today’s to -do list::

Dishes, general clean up from the weekend and laundry…and grocery shopping

Currently reading::

Ex-Muslim

Almost Amish

The Psalms

On the TV today:::

Once Upon a Time

The weather outside is::

Cloudy and brisk

On the menu this week::::
Monday
B:eggs and cereal
L:leftovers
D:chicken parm over spaghetti
Tuesday
B:crockpot egg strata
L:leftovers
D:veg. Beef soup and Salad
Wednesday
B:eggs and cereal
L:sandwiches
D:chicken broccoli rice bake
Thursday
B:eggs and cereal
L:sandwiches
D: ham and scalloped potatoes
Friday
B:baked oatmeal
L:leftovers
D:pizza
Saturday
B:pancakes or waffles
L:leftover pizza
D:gourmet meatloaf spinach salad and roasted veggies
Sunday
B:eggs and cereal
L: meatball subs
D:leftovers

If I have a few minutes to myself, I will:::: read and work on something crafty

New recipe I tried, or want to try this week:::: gourmet meatloaf in my Fix it and Forget it cookbook

In the garden::::golden raspberries

Favorite photo from the camera:::

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Spending time with this guy!

Homemaking Tip:::: chores for kids

Visiting with Blog friends (blog you want to share, blog post that caught your eye):::: none today
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Praying for:::: unsaved friends and family

Bible Verse,::

The Psalm from a conference I attended a week ago.  The Speaker (one of my mentors) made this above and beyond real!She walked around the stage with her arms wrapped around her daughter. What a precious reminder of the fact that God is always with us. I had the privilege of helping her with the same example a few years ago. What sweet memories!

Psalm 55

Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy! Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan, because of the noise of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they drop trouble upon me, and in anger they bear a grudge against me. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me. And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest; yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest.” Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble are within it; ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace. For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. We used to take sweet counsel together; within God’s house we walked in the throng. Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart. But I call to God, and the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me. God will give ear and humble them, he who is enthroned from of old, Selah because they do not change and do not fear God. My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant. His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you. (‭Psalm‬ ‭55‬:‭1-23‬ ESV)

As I look outside my window::SUNNY!  We are supposed to be in the 70s today!   Birds chirping…peepers peeping!   Love the spring!

Right now I am:::sitting on the couch getting ready to do all of our planning for the next month
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Thinking and pondering::: about how this week off with the kiddos will hold!   And looking forward to it!
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On my bedside table:::planning notebook and iPad, along with tissues and candle bases

On my tv tonight:::nothing

Listening to:::ladybug playing with Daffy

On the menu for this
Monday-BBQ pittas with tater tots and corn
Tuesday -baked potato soup
Wednesday -pasta
Thursday – hot dogs and French fries
Friday – )PIZZA
Saturday -hamburgers and potatoes salad
Sunday -meatloaf and roasted veggies and potatoes

On my to do list:::
.placnning on every level

Baby shower present finished

House back in order and spring cleaning

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::

Cute baby shower present…will share when finished

An up cycle dress shirt dress for ladybug

My simple pleasure:::sunshine!   It’s rough during the winter around here so I take extra time in the spring to soak in extra

Lesson learned the past week:::SIMPLICITY is far more fun…for everyone

Looking around the house:::MESSY!   Busy weeks are not my friend

From the camera:::

Just as we were getting settled for our Passover remember acne this glowed up through our window!

Prayer List:::a lot of sick friends and family

Spiritual growth 

Struggles 

 

Bible verse, Devotional:::Philippians 1:9-11

Philippians 1:9 So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover’s life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God. (MSG)

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