HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with RECIPE LINKS & MENUS ~ week 7 of 2026 ~ BLOG 365.47

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Can you believe that we are beginning the 7th week of the year already? I sure want time to slow down a bit!!!! Last week was supposed to be simpler, but as always things changed. I’m sure glad I’m NOT a super rigid person and can bend with the flow of things MOST of the time.

On Saturday hubby and I decided we’d leave town in an effort for me NOT to be around if the Eagles needed anything, forcing them to fend for themselves 🙂 That worked – UNTIL IT DIDN’T 😂 We went to a casino that has a restaurant I like about 35 miles south of us. The plan was to have a nice lunch and then go to all the small towns along the way back and do some antiquing. We did have a nice lunch.And I did find some fun things in a couple antique stores.

Ironically we have some friends who are as busy as we are and coincidentally made the same plan. They literally pulled into the casino right behind us and unbeknownst to us. While I was deciding what I wanted to eat I received a text from Nicole telling me to order the seafood fondue pot. A minute later I got a text from Dan saying, NO don’t order that. LOL I hadn’t even seen it on the menu 🤣 I group texted them thinking they’d lost their minds and asked what the heck they were talking about and they texted me back a picture of hubby and I from across the room where they were sitting.

At the end of the day I got a text from a bartender friend at the Eagles saying that my shirt was there that the band was bringing me so we decided stop by for a drink so I could give her the money for the shirt. That was where I made my critical error!! 😂 We stayed only long enough for me to straighten out a few things and then we high tailed it home!

Sunday was going to be a lazy morning of catching up on blog reading and visiting, but unfortunately a friend’s business was held up late Saturday night/early Sunday morning of all their cash for kitchen, bar and lottery money. Fortunately, night bartender is okay, just shaken up. My friend contacted me Sunday morning and I started trying to round up small bills (5’s and 10’s) to help her open. So my lazy morning got busy early. Of course it is a holiday weekend and no banks open. Today though is starting busy also so we’ll try for a lazy morning NEXT weekend.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

It’s getting colder this week and threatening snow ALL week. Winter storm warning begins tonight, but we can already feel it coming.

This is the kind of year we were having back when SNOWMAGEEDON hit several years ago. I wouldn’t mind another snow year as long as we don’t lose power this time. The power loss with an electronic thermostat was a real downfall that time. As always, it will be layers up layers of denim and turtlenecks and flannel…

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL, APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I have a load of sheets and jeans to do is all.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS Not much on this week’s to do list besides Eagle’s and Offyce shopping. We are going to try a new little organic Mexican restaurant for lunch on Wednesday.
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m good through the first part of March. One of the antiques store owners I met over the weekend said she thinks she has some of the recipe boxes I’m looking for with the handwritten antique recipes, but she can’t remember where she saw them. I left my number with her and I’m hoping she’ll call this week. She’s only open 3 days a week for the next 6 weeks and then only 1 weekend a month after that.
DVR/TV We’ve been watching Olympics every chance we get and did get to see the Daytona 500 yesterday. I’ve also been watching the Next Gen (kids) baking championship.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

READING TIME

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀

	2/16 MONDAY	2/17 TUESDAY	2/18 WEDNESDAY	2/19 THURSDAY	2/20 FRIDAY	2/21 SATURDAY	2/22 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO TRIVIA NIGHT	chile relleno souffle & salad	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator or you’re on your own	OMG CHICKEN & FRIED CABBAGE	ORANGE GLAZED MEATBALLS & CARROT CASSEROLE	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator or you’re on your own	CIDER BRAISED BRISKET & PEA CASSEROLE
DESSERT			LEMON LIME SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I had to laugh at these local barn cats. Their expressions were seriously questioning what I was looking at And guys like winter project cars up here, but this one is a serious multi year project. The food was from our Valentine’s lunch – Lemon ricotta chicken pasta and an Italian grinder salad.