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

Oh my, where did last week go? It started out so great and then just flew by! I know I didn’t get to visit everyone, but am so hopeful that this week will be better with the downtime on Thursday. We’re going to be just the 2 of us for Thanksgiving so I’m planning on vegging on Thursday and playing catch up with visiting blogs.

I’m also planning on beginning BLOGMAS on Friday and will be posting this year’s LOGO and list tomorrow 😀 I was hoping to have it done for today, but spent all of yesterday helping with a Thanksgiving meal at the Eagles and was just plain worn out last night.

We have had a ton of rain and even had a pretty BIG storm on Saturday night that left what leaves were still on the trees everywhere but and the first bits of snow on the hilltops east of town 😀 This week is supposed to be drier, but also MUCH colder! Funny thing is that what I’m wearing doesn’t really change that much – I just add another layer 😀

There is still A LOT going on and I’ve been extremely busy this week also, but weighing heavy on my mind is some health concerns with my mom and uncle. My uncle is doing better this week than last fortunately. Prayers are still needed for all of them.

On the home front I can’t believe Thanksgiving is Thursday. Fortunately, we aren’t planning a big one and the pivot on the menu is something I’m now looking forward to.

I’m going to a lunch for a sweet lady later so am only doing hot water this morning.

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I did most of the laundry over the weekend, but still have a load of sheets to fold today and a load of jeans that I’ll set to wash before I leave for lunch so it’s ready for the dryer when I get home. GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have NO intention of setting foot inside a store this week – way too chaotic for me 😀 I do have an appointment for my COVID booster on Wednesday. PAPERWORK, PHONE CALLS, PROJECTS & TRAVELS not the week for ANY of this! RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I was lucky to get this week planned, but am looking toward the planned downtime to get more organized for 2024.

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

AMAZON PRIME- MAX I’m 3 episodes in on the new show JULIA CABLE – Holiday Baking shows, Hallmark Christmas Movies, Dancing with the Stars, Quantum Leap, Magnum

I just started Jana DeLeon’s Undertow, book #3 of her Tempest Island series

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
BREAKFAST	take your turkey out of the freezer to thaw!
LUNCH				HAPPY THANKSGIVING
DINNER	STEAK & POTATO SKILLET	TEXAS RANCH CHICKEN CASSEROLE	BUFFALO MACARONI & CHEESE BITES	STEAKS on the GRILL with BUTTER ROASTED POTATOES AND BALSAMIC CARROTS	GRILLED ORANGE GINGER CHICKEN and COTTAGE POTATOES	BBQ BRAISED BRISKET with BUTTER BEANS	SOURDOUGH TURKEY MELTS
DESSERT				RUM RAISIN PUMPKIN PIE		CHOCOLATE CARAMEL POPCORN

I finished my Highland Cow Christmas pillow Saturday. Painting on a flexible fabric canvas is so much harder than a framed canvas and uses so much more paint as well as requires more creativity to get the right textures.

• CHERRY BALSAMIC PORK CHOPS & PINEAPPLE COMPOTE
• SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN DIP
• BARNYARD PIE