HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with MENU PLANS week 4 of 2023 ~ BLOG 365.23

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

I’m so glad I didn’t get too attached to the “dry” forecast that promised 10 days of sun – I knew it was too good to be true 😀 Not only did Saturday rain all day despite a dry forecast, the rain and snow are back in the forecast for this week! Once again highs in the low 40’s with lows in the high 20’s so it will be lots of turtlenecks, flannels and UGG’s

I’m baffled by so many things, but the other day when I cam home to this HUGE box on my porch. What baffled me most was that I was only waiting for a small item to be delivered. LOL 😀 in the HUGE box (that I could pick up with 1 finger) was the small non-breakable item I ordered. So, what baffles me most is WHY? did they ship this in such a HUGE box? And we wonder why prices continue to rise so badly!

Things suddenly became an issue with my web host for both this site and my emails so I have been frantically working on some files (many, many files) to get things transferred to a new host before the end of the month. It is also a domino effect because of the domain registrations that ALSO have to be transferred. This has kept me so busy I barely have time to think, get my work done, do BLOG 365, new recipes and of course visit all of you, but I will get caught up I promise. Fortunately I had planned on using some fillers like Wordless Wednesday and Sipping Sunday to help with BLOG 365 and have many of those already lined up.

You guessed it! Hot water and yogurt 😀

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING I have just a couple of loads of laundry to do, a little vacuuming and deep clean the kitchen.
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS & PROJECTS Fortunately none this week so I can concentrate on some sorting for a couple days to continue the downsizing until I need to help a friend on Thursday and Friday.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I landed the first glance at a HUGE pile of Cooks and Taste of Home magazines from this estate sale so have been choosing some recipes for February.

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
  • NETFLIX We are watching Vikings Valhalla
  • AMAZON PRIME We are watching RIG – not sure it will keep our interest though
  • CABLE We watched a few TCM movies that were a real treat last week – NIGHT SHIFT with Henry Winkler and Michal Keaton, LIBELED LADY with Jean Harlow, Myrna Loi, William Powell and Spenser Tracy & THE IRENE & VERNON CASTLE STORY which I REALLY enjoyed and started watching RULES of ENGAGEMENT at night as our comedy

I love reading WWII romance stories. I just started the Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff.

MONDAY 1/23
TUESDAY 1/24
WEDNESDAY 1/25
THURSDAY 1/26
FRIDAY 1/27
SATURDAY 1/28
SUNDAY 1/29
DINNER
STUFFED MEATBALLS with BOLEGNESE SPAGHETTI
 COCONUT PEANUT CHICKEN with RICE
 GERMAN MEATBALLS & SAUERKRAUT
 PORK CHOPS & MASHED POTATO CASSEROLE
 FRENCH DIP SANDWICHES
 LEMON CHICKEN & HONEY LIME COLESLAW
GRILLED CHICKEN & POTLUCK BAKED BEANS
DESSERT
 PINEAPPLE ANGEL FOOD SNACK CAKE
 CHAPEL SQUARES
GLUTEN FREE VANILLA CUPCAKES with CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
 
RASPEBERRY PECAN CRUMBLE BARS

Carrie@northwoods scrapbook

Hello my Lovely!
I don’t understand the box thing too??? It happens here at times as well. So frustrating and just plain silly. I’m so sorry about the computer web host stuff. What a pain in the rear! I pray it all gets sorted easily for you. I love your inspirations as always. And love the name of your sex on a stick recipe. Lol Must be REALLY good.
I hope you have a blessed rest of your week. Your goodies are on the way! Yay!!

Jean

Oh, I feel for you on all the computer things. I always keep my fingers crossed that the behind the scenes magic keeps working on my blog because I’d be lost trying to sort it all out again. What is the deal with the giant boxes? I’d wonder if they were out of small ones but clearly your item was in a small box in the giant box. Had something similar happen with a Bath and Body Works order recently, they shipped me a tiny lip gloss in a giant box and then, the rest of the order separately! I really would’ve been fine with all the order at the same time. Hope you have a wonderful week!

QuiltLady

You summed it up perfectly! I think these days even if you place it in one order, the parts of that order come from hubs all around the country – too many distribution centers equals too many moving parts for my likes! Hope your week is going well and the weather is cooperating. 😀

Lucie

I have such a hard time with technical things – I hope nothing like what is happening to you happens here. Hope you get it all figured out.
Have a great week – and hopefully a different breakfast once in awhile.

QuiltLady

Thanks – all figured out, just trying to execute it in the right order 😀 It’ll be okay, just a momentary pain. I did buy some cottage cheese and pineapple to try for tomorrow morning – we shall see…

Julieann

Oh, I hope you get your computer things figured out, sounds like a lot. You are well prepared though with posts already to go. I am doing Happy Homemaker this week…I did it…lol. Your menu looks yummy and your to-do list looks very similar to mine. I hope you aren’t too stressed.
Oh, and yes, I love Amazon, but they do need to be more conscious of their mailing choices.

Julieann

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