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GOOD MORNING I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL week and a good Halloween despite the surreal nature of it during a pandemic.  We toyed with the idea of going “dark”, but in the end treated Halloween with care, wearing masks to open the door and serving full size candy and cookies to the 17 trick or treaters we saw. One friend had the Halloween Bat hide special little candy bags in her house and the search was conducted in the dark using flashlights.  Another rented a bounce house for her kids and had candy hunt too. Our next BIG challenge as a society will be Thanksgiving.

Personally, I can’t wait for Tuesday to be over and pray we can return to some semblance of normal with a renewed faith in our fellow humans and a respect for each other that not everyone has had during this horrific campaign.  Here’s a couple funnies to help lighten the mood.

Be sure to join us for Happy Homemaker Monday and link up
with our host, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE, WHAT I’M WEARING & HOW I’M FEELING THIS MORNING We have a few more “nice” afternoons on the horizon and then it appears FALL/WINTER will be setting in by the end of the week with wet, rainy and even icy weather will be setting in with 15-20 degree lower temperatures.

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE Hot water and Peach, Pear and Apple baby food.

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING GROCERIES & ERRANDS WORK ON THE HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS GIFTS PAPERWORK & PHONE CALLS RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

NETFLIX – We began REPRISAL and are a few episodes in – quite different and a bit dark, but then I learned it was canceled after season 1 so will probably not continue.  We need a series that will be around for awhile.  I like to see the endings. 😀 Any suggestions? We also saw Adam Sandler’s Hubie Halloween for a comedy on Saturday night and then HOLIDATE.  I did begin Call the Midwife on my own as hubby has no interest in that one. HULU – We began Treadstone and are a few episodes in – about CIA sleeper agents, but then I learned it too was canceled after season 1 so will probably not continue.  We need a series that will be around for awhile.  I like to see the endings. 😀 Any suggestions? We’re also re-watching REBA as a late night comedy. PRIME – We’re waiting on season 4 for both The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and ABESENTIA CABLE – A few of my regular shows (Amazing Race, Ameican NINJA Warriors, Dancing with the Stars, This is Us, FEAR the Walking Dead,  Baking competitions – Holiday wars, Holiday Baking Championship…) have started and several more (Chicago Fire, Med and Police, L&O SVU, Blue Bloods, Bull, NCIS…) n the next few weeks so there is that 😀 I’m not happy about DWTS firing Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews to be politically correct, but I do enjoy the dancing. And MORE importantly I’m taping ALL the new Hallmark and LifeTime Christmas movies 😀

I’M READING

• I’m almost done with Marie Force’s Fatal Fraud and about to begin A Home for Unloved Orphans by Rachel Wesson, an author I’ve never read, but had glowing reviews of her books so I have high hopes in liking the book.

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA

INSPIRATIONAL

LIFE TIP – Seems like a good time to reiterate this!

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
DINNER	UPDATED CHICKEN CONTINENTAL	C.O.R.N.  clean out refrigerator night	VINEGAR CHICKEN & SALAD	C.O.R.N.  clean out refrigerator night	TERIYAKI SALMON & SALAD	HAWAIIAN PORK RIBS & COLESLAW	C.O.R.N.  clean out refrigerator night
DESSERT		PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIES or PUMPKIN DUMP CAKE

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• TACO BOWLS
• SPINACH ARTICHOKE CHICKEN
• SEA SALT and VINEGAR POTATO CHIP and CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
  
• MOLLY YEH SUGAR COOKIES
  
• SWEET & SOUR ROAST

FEATURED PARTY LINKS FOR THIS WEEK

• PINEAPPLE RAISIN TAMALES
• CROCK POT BUFFALO CHICKEN
• DUTCH BABY GERMAN PANCAKES

RECIPES TO LOOK FOR THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO

• CARAMELIZED CABBAGE
• GREEN CHILE PORK CHILI
• PARMESAN POTATO BAKE