Happy Homemaker- 4-24-2017

 

The weather:::

The weather is supposed to be absolutely gorgeous today…I can’t wait to sit outside and read! This makes me oh so happy!!

On my reading pile:::

The Best Yes (for Bible Study)

I Am (book review)

Unglued (my own reading)

Movies or Shows I watched this weekend:::

Family Affair

Tiger Cruise

On my TV:::

Nothing

On the menu for this week:::

Monday-Chicken with Roasted Potatoes and Veggie

Tuesday-Pulled Pork with Mashed potatoes and veggie

Wednesday-Pasta and salad

Thursday-Taco Salad

Friday-soup and sandwich

Saturday-meatloaf and mashed potatoes and veggies

Sunday-chicken and pasta salad with veggies

On The To-Do List ;;

clean bathroom cabinets (declutter)

Shelves on the back of our bed needs cleaned

upstairs desk needs cleaned

fold and put away laundry

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

These are what I was working on…

Now to move onto the apartment.  I am working on creating some vinyl work with my cricut for our ministry apartment

Happening this week:::

Hubby has meetings coming out his ears,

it’s our last week of regular awana

And we have Ladies Bible study this week  YAY!!!

Looking around the house:::

Things are looking pretty good, though we have a laundry problem, though its related to what we think is the pump in the washing machine being fried  (UGH)  hubby ordered the new part and hopefully I will be back in business before the end of the week 🙂

From the camera:::

 

Our #3 man-child dressed in  Pop-Pop’s WWII uniform.  We got a chance over spring break to visit hubby’s grand parents who are both in their 90’s and who have been married for over 70 years…What a blessing Mimi and Pop-Pop are!

What I’m wearing today:::blue Jeans, navy blue hoodie and sneakers

One of my simple pleasures:::

Sitting out back enjoying the sun, the view, a good book and a cup of coffee!

Bible verse, Devotional:::

I just read day 49 in I Am by Michele Cushatt and on that day she talks about having faith that moves mountains.  we sometimes struggle when we have faith that something happens and it doesn’t.  and then she points us to Jesus, the beholder of perfect faith, and yet, God does not answer his prayer for the crucifixion to pass from him…..her response to this is the answer wasn’t in moving the crucifixion mountain, but in the giant stone that covered his grave  and him walking out ALIVE.  . He overcame death, that is a far bigger mountain, and sometimes we have to walk through a valley to get to that much bigger mountain….wow…just wow (this is not a direct quote I just paraphrased it)

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Happy Homemaker Monday 3/14/2016

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Welcome to My  Happy Homemaker Post for this week!  I hope you have a great week as we move through this Easter season!

The weather…..

Well if the wind weren’t blowing like crazy and raining, it would feel warm, even if the sun weren’t shining.  it’s about 52 degrees and GRAY GRAY GRAY.  it’s damp and cold and the wind is HOWLING through the trees that surround our house!

Right now I am….Listening to my son read his reading homework…The Rat Princess!!

Thinking….About all that needs to Happen this week!    IT”S PLAY WEEK!!!!

On my TV…..

Nothing who has time for TV!!!

On the menu for this week….

Monday – Chicken Parm with Spaghetti

Tuesday Stuffed Pepper Soup

Wednesday – Shepherds Pie in the crockpot

Thursday – Chicken Broc Rice Casserole

Friday – Pizza

On my to do list….

This is from my spring cleaning list)

Deep Clean kitchen cabinets

Deep Clean school room (mostly done)

Craft room organized (mostly done)

Kids Bathroom cleaned out ( and shower fixed)  it has been a storage closet fr most of the time we have lived here.

Thank you cards

kids clothes need to be organized and sorted

Looking forward to this week..

IT”S PLAY WEEK!

Looking around the house….

Generally ok but we need to do spring cleaning! and some decluttering 🙂

From the camera….

My newly created workspace

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On my prayer list…..

family and friends

a friend with some major health issues

The upcoming Easter play at church

Some ministry opportunities that are coming up!!  New Beginnings are so exciting and yet very daunting all at the same time!

Bible verse, Devotional….

these are the passages I’m writing out this morning

Matt 5:43-45

John 13: 34-35

John 14:15-21

Psalm 91:5-8

Psalm 91:9-13

Psalm 91: 14-16

I feel behind with all of my craziness this weekend so I am playing catch up this morning 🙂

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Happy Homemaker Monday 3/7/2016

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The weather…..

The weather is GORGEOUS.   I am sitting here at my desk looking at a sunny outside and thinking about a very VERY warm day in the 50’s almost unheard of for the first week of March in Upstate NY

Right now I am….

BLOGGING…LOL no actually Im listening to my son read his Health reader for school as I type.  In a short bit we will commence with the rest of our school day.

Thinking….

About all we need to accomplish this Spring.  There is a lot on our to-do list.

On my TV…..

Nothing.  I finished Fuller House on Saturday.   you can check my thoughts here I am totally going to take a break from TV.  I don’t watch much of it but I desperately need a break after that!

On the menu for this week….

Monday –  Pasta

Tuesday Hot Dogs and Mac and cheese (we are having a house full of munchkins)

Wednesday – soup in crockpot and Salad

Thursday –  Chicken sandwiches

Friday – hubby and I won’t be home  for dinner but I will have something super simple for the baby sitters

On my to do list….

~finish organizing the school room

~Craft room organized

~Finish organizing closet upstairs

~Kitchen cabinets cleaned out

~Garden decisions

Looking forward to this week..

The big banquet where I get to hear this really cute red-headed violin player…..I love hime So much!

Looking around the house….Generally pretty good but I have some spring cleaning to do for sure.  I think the carpets will get shampooed in the next week or so.

From the camera….

Rosie

On my prayer list…..

Unsaved friends and family

a funeral tied to our church this week.

my upcoming mentoring session this week.

kids in my house tomorrow night

my hubby and kiddos

Bible verse, Devotional….

As for me and My house we will serve the Lord  Joshua 24:15

This verse has been on my mind all weekend.   I plan on working through this concept with our kids over the coming year!

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Happy Homemaker Monday 2/29/2016

Let’s start off with a Big Ole’ HAPPY LEAP DAY!!!

What are you doing with you “extra”  24 Hours  today?

Me I’m Blogging…YAY!!!!!

It’s been a while…a rather long. Hard while, and while we are still feeling the effects of exhaustion stemming from a very traumatic event we are in a whole new normal and a very exciting time in our lives.

I know I have mentioned it briefly over the last year, but our story really is coming…I PROMISE!

So on with my Happy Homemaker post!!

On the weather front:   Rainy, wet, and very SPRING like…That’s saying a lot since we live in upstate NY (and  it’s FEBRUARY  29th)

On my bedside table: nothing really

On my TV: Fuller House (more  on my take on this later)

On the menu for tonight:Million Doller  Spaghetti Casserole found on this site here 

On the menu for this week:

Monday: Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole & Salad

Tuesday: Chili and Biscuits

Wednesday: Chicken Broccoli Rice Bake and Veggies

Thursday: Taco Salad

Friday: Meatball Subs

Saturday: Pizza

Sunday: For the fellowship dinner cookies, for evening meal we will have something simple perhaps leftovers…if there are any !!

On my To Do List:

  • Cancel Netflix
  • Deep clean Kitchen cabinets
  • deep clean and re-organize the school room (did you catch that a hint of a new adventure)
  • craft room organized
  • kids clothes sorted and organized
  • Linen closet sorted organized and decluttered

There is a bunch more BUT this is plenty for the week!

New Recipe I tried last week:I didn’t.  last week was TOO crazy for new!

In the craft basket:  Home organization items, a bathrobe and a baby gift for a certain very anticipated niece and cousin!

Looking forward to:: Wednesday date night with my dear Husband !!

Homemaking Tip for this week: enjoy your space, make it  what you love.  OWN IT!

Favorite photo from last week:

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Lesson learned the past few days:  from yesterday actually I planned  a meal for 8 adults and 6 kids.  What I got was 8 adults and 9 kids….can you say 5 loaves and two fishes….everyone ate until they were filled! THEN THERE were leftovers!!

On my Prayer List:

  • 5 little girls
  • unsaved friends and family
  • a teen growing leaps and bounds in her faith with Jesus
  • a sick little boy in our house
  • my children
  • my husband

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses

Ephesian :4:1-6  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (NIV

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Happy Homemaker Monday

The Weather:::
70’s and 80’s. Today we are supposed to get thunderstorms, but it has been super humid!

On my reading pile:::
One with a shepard
The bible

On my tv:::
nothing

On the menu for this week:::
Monday – leftovers
Tuesday – hamburgers/hotdogs and potato salad
Wednesday – chili and biscuits
Thursday – spaghetti
Friday – Homemade Pizza
Saturday – family picinic
Sunday-bbq pulled pork

On my to do list:::
Finish unpacking last few boxes
Catch up on laundry
Blog changes
Last checks on kids school clothes

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::
Still working on a baby surprise

Homemaking Tips:::copied from previous blogger…i love this idea!
So you have all these great kitchen appliances, but not enough counter space. You stash the stuff in the pantry or in kitchen cabinets and then forget about them, right? Been there, done that.
What I do, is that every two weeks, I rotate my appliances out. I pull out the rotisserie and the crockpots, for example, and make my menu plans according to them. The next two weeks, I put those away and pull out something else that hasn’t been used in a while. This way, everything gets used and I don’t forget that things exist 🙂

Looking around the house:::
Well there is some general cleaning to be done and my craft room needs some major attention but for the most part pretty good!

From the camera:::

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On my prayer list:::
Friends who are going through some tough spots(there are quite a few)
Family
Unsaved friends and family

Bible verse, Devotional:::
Doing everything to the glory of God is NOT about checking things off a checklist!