HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with RECIPE LINKS & MENU ~ week 15 of 2026 ~ BLOG 365.103

Be sure to join Happy Homemaker Monday with our host, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Last week went by way too quickly, AGAIN and you know the old saying, Best laid plans of mice and men… well our week didn’t go as planned (fortunately we are good at pivoting…) and we did still go out to eat that day, but painting class didn’t happen.We split a Cara Cara salad with a Champagne Vinaigrette and a seasonal cheese board with FRESH made fig jam that were both absolutely delicious.

We’ve rescheduled painting class for another class, but unfortunately the lighthouse is no longer an option so hubby chose the sailboat sunset.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Shorts, AC and flip flops for Easter last Sunday. Layers, hoodies and Furnace for this Sunday. Cold and rainy again this week. Spring is strange around here 🙂 A lot of cloudy and rainy days with highs in the low 50’s this week and lows in the 30’s and 40’s.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

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

LAUNDRY & CLEANING & YARD Laundry is up to date. I’m starting to clean out older clothes for donation and am working on a supply list for updating garden beds that desperately need repairs. I have bought some garden starters (Tomatoes – grape, cherry and celebrity, snap peas, carrots and cucumbers. They are under the patio cover for protection from the unpredictable weather. I only buy the Peoria Farms starters and because we’re rural you have to buy them when they are available whether it’s time to plant yet or not.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I need a bit of produce, some string cheese and not much else this week. There are appointments almost every day this week though and a couple are over an hour away 🙁
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING Planned through April, but like always it may get changed up based on produce availability.
DVR/TV I’m finally working my way through the Christmas movies and can see a light at the end of the tunnel.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY completed lists… spring cleaning… fresh garden plantings… spring blooms… dinner and a play with a good friend this week…

READING TIME

I STILL didn’t have a chance to do any reading last week. I Kept falling asleep before finishing a paragraph!! Unfortunately I haven’t been STAYING asleep!

I did start Storm Clouds Rolling In, the #1 book in the Bregden Chronicles Historical fiction series by Ginny Dye and I’ve really been looking forward the this series that is currently at 22 books, so definitely will last a while, but now I’m also looking for a secondary read as I’m not always in the mood for a heavier topical historical read late at night. I’m leaning towards ACRIMONIOUS by Marie Force.

FUNNIES

Shorts, AC and flip flops for Easter last Sunday. Layers, hoodies and Furnace for this Sunday.

MENU PLANS

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

	4/13 MONDAY	4/14 TUESDAY	4/15 WEDNESDAY	4/16 THURSDAY	4/17 FRIDAY	4/18 SATURDAY	4/19 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHICKEN PARMESAN BALLS, REFER PICKLES which are just refrigerator cucumbers and onions 🙂	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	MEATLOAF, MASHED POTATOES and ALFREDO CORN	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHICKEN SHEPHERD’S PIE	MONTE CRISTO ROLLS
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This week’s favorite photos are my German Bearded Irises from last week. Unfortunately the cold returned and they didn’t get to finish blooming 🙁 and the flowers my friend brought by my friend for Easter that have FINALLY opened. Every other photo was of food for upcoming recipes.