Happy Homemaker Monday- 4/4/11

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Well today it’s agood bit warmer than it has been BUT with all the rain and wind it still seems far cooler than it should be for the first week of April

Things that make me happy:
QUIET. On Nights that hubby has meetings such as this evening I keep the kids up from a nap and then put them to bed directly after dinner.  then I have the eveing to myself

Book I’m reading:
Treasures if Encouragement, Spiritual Mothering, the Bible

What’s on my TV today:
NOTHING!

On the menu for dinner:
Light…probably Pnut butter and sandwiches as weasel calls them….We moved our big meal to lunch and have light dinners now


On my To Do List:

Fold Laundry
put away laundry
Clean our bedroom
Clean kitchen

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
There will be NO new recipe over the next couple of weeks as we head into our craziest weeks of the month….No Time for new things!

In the craft basket:

Easter Egg Bird houses

Looking forward to this week:
Seeing my parents in Pa on Saturday

Tips and Tricks:
ok- I’m gonna go with a food tip….Have you ever tried Italian dressing in your home made Mac n Cheese…It may sound gross. I know I was grossed out when I tried the recipe a few weeks ago BUT it was a very tasty surprise!  I was VERY impressed!



My favorite blog post this week:
Wow this is a tough one since it is BLOG PARTY season!

I think my favorite so far has got to be Totally Desperate MOM blog party post

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
OHHHH Man if you are missing all the fun you need to “HOP” over to 5 minutes for mom and their Ultimate Blog Party 2001 for lots  of blog hopping AND PRIZES!

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):
tulips.jpgIam anxiously awaiting to see these beauties POP up!



Lesson learned the past few days:

 
PerseveranceIS  required in life!!!

On my mind:I
I have a close family friend is standing at the edge of life waiting for the Lord to call her home.  She has had 3 battles with cancer and has won two out of the three,but more than her and her pain I am praying for her children and husband as they spend her last moments with her!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
God established that ALL his children would be promise keepers-HIS promise keepers

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

HAPPY MONDAY!

Happy Homemaker- Feruary 21, 2011

The weather in my neck of the woods:
COLD COLD COLD and  white as white can be

Things that make me happy:
FROGS!!!!

Book I’m reading:
Spritual Mothering and the Screwtape letters

What’s on my TV today:
Gilligan’s Island

On the menu for dinner:
HMMM I think maybe soup of some sort…the homemade kind of course!!!


On my To Do List:

Put away laundry
DISHES sweep and scrub floors and
Prepare for this week and Sunday school class

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Something from pampered chef cook book just not sure what as of yet!!!

In the craft basket:

Some things that need to be repaired!  And a surprise for a friend

Looking forward to this week:
Concert Thursday night with hubby!!!

Tips and Tricks:
HMMMM oh On nights that Hubby is out doing church stuff i  let the kids skip their nap times and put them to bed at 6 30….then I get the evening to myself to relax!




My favorite blog post this week:
Didn’t get much reading done last week

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
Noe really this week!

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):
Also none really!



Lesson learned the past few days:

Patience  is key in EVERY situation!!

On my mind:
A friend who lost her husband last week and their 6 year old daughter….the husband was very young and lost his battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma…..

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

! Samuel…Hannah is I think one of the most important women in the Bible who threw her faith the Nation of Israel is set for putting a King on the throne.  She makes a promise to God and follows through with it even though the man who will be over her som has done an absolute terrible job raising his own two sons…Yet she still trusts God!

Happy Homemaker Monday Jan 24, 2011

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Absolutely frigid…it has been in the negatives for the last part of this week.  At least it is SUNNY!

Things that make me happy:
Reading…I love to read even though I do not get very much time to do so!

Book I’m reading:
The Bible, Spiritual Mothering

What’s on my TV today:
nothing as of yet!

On the menu for dinner:
HMM. I have gotten that far yet.  Mostly because everyone has been SO sick this last week none of us could think about food!


On my To Do List:

Fold and put away laundry!

Disinfect EVERYTHING!
Dishes
Straighten up whole house!

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
I just want to be able to make food without feeling sick!

In the craft basket:
cards

Looking forward to this week:


Conference tomorrow…Big snow storm, and a SLOW uneventful non sick week!

Tips and Tricks:
Save ice cream buckets when the kids are sick…they are small enough for them to carry around Yet big enough to catch all the ….Well you get the picture!



My favorite blog post this week:
Nothing really!

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
the Mom Creative, Bake at 350, Daily Dwelling

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

None


Lesson learned the past few days:

His plans are not my plans and I need to be willing to roll with whatever He sends my way.  Sometimes that is hard for me.  I love to minister to the people in our church and sometimes that may mean I have to let someone do it in my place OR be the one who s ministered to!

On my mind:Lost friends and family….

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:  
Finally brothers,
whatever is true, whatever is Honorable, whatever is just, whatever is
pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any
excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these
things!
Philippians 4.8 (ESV)

Happy Homemaker Monday-December 6th

The weather in my neck of the woods:
SNOWY!!!  Cold windy…and lots of blowing snow.  It has snowed for the last three days and I checked the weather and it looks like a lot of the same for the next week!

Things that make me happy:
Deacon’s meetings!

Book I’m reading:
The Bible

What’s on my TV today:
The Sound of Music

On the menu for dinner:
Penne with red Sauce and sausage


On my To Do List:

LAUNDRY

My bedroom needs to be cleaned

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Split Pea Soup with Ham…used it on Sunday for dinner after church….Worked great in the Crock pot!

In the craft basket:
Banks and Treasure cans for the kids and a few other things;)

Looking forward to this week:


Thursday the kids Christmas program at school
Friday the  dinner Theater our church is sending us to for Pastor’s Appreciation Month
Saturday Deacon’s Christmas Party

Tips and Tricks:
Plastic Bibs…you cannot live without them!!!!!



My favorite blog post this week:
No blog reading yet!

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
the Mom Creative

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):
None this week I haven’t gotten them off the camera YET!


Lesson learned the past few days:

TRUST GOD WITH EVERYTHING!!

On my mind:Lots..i wish I could share!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:  
Finallybrothers, whatever is true, whatever is Honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things!
Philippians 4.8 (ESV)

Happy HomeMaker Monday 11-22-10

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Cool mad dreary..Rain…though we did have snow a few days ago!

Things that make me happy:
A clean and organized room AND making people smile!

Book I’m reading:
Plant a Geranium in your Cranium By Barbra Johnson
Ms. Means Myself
The Bible

What’s on my TV today:
NOTHING!

On the menu for dinner:
Corned Beef Brisket in the Crockpot with Tomatoes Potatoes and Veggies


On my To Do List:

LAUNDRY…Mt Rushmore looks little compared to my pile
Our bedroom
Boys Bedroom

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:
Pampered Chef’s Loaded baked potato Soup in the deep covered baker A HUGE HIT!


In the craft basket:
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS>..SHHHH don’t tell!

Looking forward to this week:
Thanksgiving…..Black friday shopping…Decorating  for Christmas on Friday The weasel turns three on Saturday!  What a Full week it will be

Tips and Tricks:
DON”T Procrastinate!!

My favorite blog post this week:
Monica @ Daily Dwelling had this very neat post about their Family Party they had to celebrate veterans Day…Which is fitting since her husband is a verean!!

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):
No new ones really!

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):
None today



Lesson learned the past few days:

Time flies when you are having fun and even when you are not!

On my mind:
Well there are so many things!  It seems as though every time the Lord answers a prayer I am give three or four to take it’s place!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
Mark 1 and 2