HAPPY HOMEMAKER & MENU PLAN MONDAY

I can’t believe it is Monday already. Last week just whizzed by and I’m not done with everything I started!  

Be sure to link up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy homemaker Monday and with Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie for Menu Plan Monday.   

WEATHER OUTSIDE
So much better this week.  There has been a wonderful breeze and temperatures are down around 80 at the heat of the day and around 50 at night.

TO DO FOR THE WEEK

  • Eye Doctor appointment
  • a few letters
  • several phone calls
  • filing
  • Oncology check up – 4 1/2 years – almost there!

CURRENTLY READING
I’m still reading Jana DeLeon.  I finished her Miss Fortune series and am awaiting the newest book in that series, but have begAn her Ghost-In-Law Series for a fun summer read and am on book 3.

TELEVISION / DVR

  • When Calls the Heart season finale
  • Dark Matter (new)
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Astronauts Wives Club (new)
  • Royal Pains
  • Melissa & Joey
  • Devious Maids
  • The Whispers (new)
  • Proof (new)
  • Rizzoli & Isles
  • Major Crimes
  • Wayward Pines – just not sure about this one yet

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

BREAKFAST
DINNER
DESSERT
MONDAY
Cereal & Fruit
CHARDONNAY CHICKEN
TUESDAY
Bagel & cream cheese
EXPERIMENT NIGHT
WEDNESDAY
Yogurt with Blueberries & Granola
HERB ROASTED CHICKEN & VEGGIES
THURSDAY
Scrambled Eggs with cheese & Toast
Y.O.Y.O. / C.O.R.N.
FRIDAY
Yogurt with Blueberries & Granola
TOMATO PORK CHILI
SATURDAY
BRUSCHETTA CHICKEN BAKE
CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
SUNDAY
MAHOGANY CHICKEN & BROCCOLI

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

RECIPE FINDS TO TRY LATER

  • Salted Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
  • Black Forest Dump Cake
  • Mocha Madness Dump Cake
  • Apple Caramel Pecan Dump Cake
  • Chicken Caesar Burgers
  • Sicilian Burgers

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP
When frying food add 2 teaspoons of natural cocoa powder (non-dutched anti-oxidant form).  You WON’T taste it, but it blocks the absorption of fats and carbohydrates.

GIVE LAVISHLY! GIVE ABUNDANTLY!
The more you give, the more you get –
The more you laugh, the less you fret –
The more you do unselfishly,
The more you live abundantly…
The more of everything you share, 
The more you’ll always have to spare –
The more you love, the more you’ll find
That life is good and friends are kind…
For only what we give away
Enriches us from day to day.
~Source Unknown

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

  • Clean counter tops
  • Clean baseboards
  • Cool breezes
  • Smiles and hugs from my favorite neighbor kids

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA

INSPIRATION

Tamy Bollar

LOL Thank you 😀 Only 2 more check ups before I can truly say I'm in remission and I have to admit I'm getting antsy!

I will DEFINITELY be making the cheesecake in particular next week!

Carrie B.

Best wishes & prayers for a great check up Tamy!!
All of your recipes coming up (especially some of those desserts) sound wonderful!!
I just love reading your "things that make you happy". That makes ME happy. Lol
Love the lilies pic & inspiration too. Xoxo

Tamy Bollar

Thank you. I'm so excited about that milestone coming up! I know what you mean about the Whispers. I'm giving it a couple more episodes to see where they take it. I was the same way with Resurrection but finally gave it up.