HAPPY HOMEMAKER & MENU PLAN MONDAY week 45 of 2017

I hope EVERYONE had a GREAT week. Ours was busy with several days of traveling while we explored where to go from here. We’re pretty sure we have decided on our future home town, there are just a few things that need to fall into place first!

It’s really hard to make a move, but it’s even harder when you’re trying to check everything off your list to meet your needs.  We’ve been struggling with this decision. One of the things I finally ended up asking hubby in every new place we have looked is “If we won the lottery tomorrow would you still want to live here?”. We both have some bucket list places we’d LIKE to live, but when reality shines in we use a more practical check list, things like churches, grocery stores, restaurants, weather… So, we’re still pulling it all together, but pending any major changes are 90% decided.

We have to get through my surgery and recovery, sell the house, finish packing… but have faith everything will fall into place the way it is supposed to.

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Unfortunately, we are starting the week out miserable here – high 80’s and humid.  It is supposed to be in the 70’s after Wednesday and the humidity will go down a bit.  Have I mentioned I HATE heat AND humidity!

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE

Apples and blueberries with coffee

AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE / WEEKLY TO DO LIST & HOUSE PROJECTS

  • LAUNDRY… quite a few loads this week, towels, bedding and clothing
  • LIVING AREAS… plan on doing a deep clean later this week
  • KITCHEN… right now is pretty clean
  • STUDIO… is mainly storage these days so nothing going on there. I do have some correspondence to catch up on along with some cathartic letter writing.
  • YARD… nothing much
  • BLOG… some recipe updating, future post planning and holiday post planning
  • ERRANDS… blood work and EKG for surgery

CURRENTLY READING & TELEVISION / DVR

I’m still reading the Bridge to a Better Life by Ava Miles in her Dare Valley Series. Just can’t seem to stay awake long enough to finish a book.

The Holiday Baking Championship STARTS ON THE 9th.

  • BIG BANG THEORY and the new YOUNG SHELDON when it returns later this week
  • NCIS, NCIS NEW ORLEANS and NCIS LA, CRIMINAL MINDS, S.W.A.T. starts this week
  • MADAM SECRETARY, SCANDAL, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR
  • CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO PD, CHICAGO MED later this season
  • BRAVE, VALOR, SEAL TEAM
  • LAW & ORDER SVU, BLUE BLOODS, HAWAII 5-0
  • MACGYVER, SCORPION, BLINDSPOT, ORVILLE, WISDOM OF THE CROWD
  • Z NATION, WALKING DEAD, FLASH, DC LEGENDS, INHUMANS
  • THE GOOD PLACE, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, SPEECHLESS, GREAT NEWS
  • THIS IS US, ONCE UPON A TIME, THE GOOD DOCTOR
  • GUY’S GROCERY GAMES, BEAT BOBBY FLAY, BOBBY AND DAMARIS, GUY’S BIG PROJECT

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
BREAKFAST
FRUIT & COFFEE
SCRAMBLED EGGS
FRUIT SMOOTHIE
FRUIT & COFFEE
SCRAMBLED EGGS
QUICHE LORRAINE
BACON & EGGS
LUNCH
FRUIT & CHEESE
C.O.R.N.
MEAT ROLL-UPS
SALAD
MEAT & CHEESE
C.O.R.N.
??
DINNER
TOMATO BOURBON SOUP
BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN SKEWERS
7 LAYER SALAD
CHICKEN PARMESAN CASSEROLE
BAKED ORANGE CHICKEN
PORK MARSALA
CHICKEN POT PIES
DESSERT
 GOOEY CARAMEL GINGERSNAPS

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

HEALTH & BEAUTY TIPS

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP

 

ON MY MIND / THINGS THAT ARE MAKING ME HAPPY

I was very excited when the doctor and scheduler told me surgery would be in 2-3 weeks, probably November 17th.  So, I was VERY disappointed when the scheduler called back last Tuesday and said that because of the length of the surgery scheduling was proving difficult with the hospital and doctor’s schedules and that surgery was now December 6th. So on the one hand I won’t miss Thanksgiving, but now I will miss Christmas dinner.

The worst part is that I have to avoid crowds and children especially between now and surgery and then again after for a couple months because of my compromised immunity and too high a risk for infection.  I’m sick now and going in to see the doctor later today as it is and can’t even tell you where I picked it up.  It really sucks when you have a compromised immunity and have to fight so hard just to make it day to day without getting sick. My neighbor, a nurse, has the theory that my body just wasn’t built for humidity and that things will get better after we leave here. I pray she’s right.

We have a super old dog and I recently had to start grinding his dry portion of food into smaller pieces so he could eat better.  At first it was weird and made me think of that old Charlton Heston movie, Soylent Green as I ground the chunks into powder, but then a light bulb dawned over me and I realized my NINJA is about to be my best friend as I recover.  After I am allowed to eat semi soft foods I will still be able to cook for hubby and get my flavor too by running my meals through the NINJA!

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA

I took several photos while we were gone, but many didn’t turn out as well as I’d liked. This first one was the sky when we got home.

These Oklahoma cotton fields called to me A LOT. I didn’t even realize cotton grew in Oklahoma.

I just LOVE old architecture and this old building on the town square was really neat.  I just wish the sun had been shining.

I did get one for Sandra though 😀

INSPIRATION

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

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carrie@northwoods scrapbook

Hi Sweetie! I hope you’re having a good week!

Bummer about the surgery – boo! But kind of nice you can enjoy Thanksgiving anyway. I pray for your good health and can’t even imagine the frustrations with compromised immunity and sacrifices you need to make. I’m with your neighbor and think your weather isn’t doing you any favors either. It will be a blessing when you can transplant somewhere that’s truly right and suits you.

Blessings on the weekend ahead Tamy! xoxo

QuiltLady

Thank you sweet friend. I’m a HUGE believer that things work out the way they are supposed to so am biding my time and will enjoy Thanksgiving in the meantime. My day will come! Have a great week too.

Martha

Hi Tamy, Just got back from Fort Lauderdale. Sorry to hear you are sick, hope your appointment went well. Sorry to hear surgery got pushed up too. Love that Oklahoma photo of the cotton field! Where do you think your next home will be? I hate humidity too, and it’s always so high here in Florida, but can’t stand cold either. Hoping to check out Arizona at some point. Have a great week 🙂

Shellie

I really enjoyed your post! I am so sorry to hear your surgery has been pushed out! Praying for you! I understand all to well how a low immune system can wreck havoc on normal everyday life! Praying for the best place for you to move and quick sell of your current home and a speedy recovery! Praying you have a blessed week!

QuiltLady

Thank you so much! This isolation is driving me nuts, but I know it’s a necessary evil to get me to and through surgery without mishap. Have a great week.

Jean

I would gladly send you our cooler weather in exchange for those high 80s (you can keep the humidity though). So sorry to read about the surgery being rescheduled and that you are sick. I don’t know if you ever do the essential oils stuff (and I’m not completely convinced) but I started using them in the summer and noticed by putting the Thieves one on my feet that the cold I had this time didn’t turn into the bronchitis stuff it usually does. Not sure if it was a fluke or not but thought I’d throw it out there for you. Hope you feel better and have a wonderful week.

QuiltLady

Thank you, I do do essential oils, but like you am not 100% convinced though I keep trying them. I do doTerra, ON GUARD is their Thieves combo. I’m also using PEPPERMINT and BREATHE. Have a GREAT week too.

Rowana

I am sorry you are not feeling great and that your surgery got pushed back : ( I hope they are somehow able to move it up. Your menu for the week looks so yummy! Have a great week.

Schotzy

I am always so impressed with the dedication you have to menu planning and cooking for the family.. alas, those seems far behind me now… If I get one great home-cooked meal out once a week,, and make it large enough to last a couple of meals, I’m doing great…

QuiltLady

Thank you so much! I love cooking and I know daily menu planning isn’t for everyone, but you have to do what works for you 😀 Have a GREAT week too.

Rebecca Knox

Enjoyed reading your post. Not sure where you were while traveling, but was that picture of the courthouse taken in Carthage, Missouri, by chance? If it’s not the Carthage courthouse, it’s one just like it. Carthage is about an hour away from us and it’s where we do our monthly grocery shopping. Have a blessed week ahead and I’ll be praying over your upcoming surgery. Blessings! <3

QuiltLady

It does look similar to the one in Carthage, but this was Decatur, Texas. I just LOVE old architecture. Have a GREAT week too. 😀

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