HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY ~ RECIPES & MENUS ~ week 45 of 2026 ~ BLOG 365.313

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

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

GOOD MORNING friends! I hope your week was longer than mine was. It was a whirlwind of activity getting ready for the craft fair & bazaar along with all my normal activities so it seemed like it was only 3 days long!! The fair/bazaar could have gone better, but it also could have been worse, so I am ever so thankful that it is FINALLY over!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

If you followed along with me last week you saw that what was forecasted was not even close to what really occurred on most days. This week they are forecasting a MAJOR atmospheric river that will drop A LOT of rain in our area and majorally north of us.

I’m hoping that we are at the most southern end and it isn’t as bad as predicted. Ironically, this will be more than likely be the forecast they get right. We really need the rain after the drought ridden summer we had, BUT NOT all at once. Fortunately for us we had to change our trip to next week well before this forecast came about so we won’t be wet and soggy during the downtime.

11/9 Monday 63° /49° RAIN & THUNDER
11/10 Tuesday 67° /44° CLOUDS
11/11 Wednesday 66° /45° CLOUDS
11/12 Thursday 63° /46° RAIN
11/13 Friday 61° /46° RAIN
11/14 Saturday 57° /43° RAIN
11/15 Sunday 53° /39° RAIN
11/16 Monday 52° /35° PARTLY CLOUDY

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

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

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I changed the bed and towels and did 3 loads of laundry yesterday.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS Not much on this week’s list so will probably skip shopping until next week.
PROJECTS & TRAVELS We rescheduled our trip to next week, but will be keeping a close eye on the weather and reevaluate as necessary. In the end I signed up for just the one class, the covered bridge on the 29th.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY completed obligations and events… watching Hallmark Christmas movies… successful new recipes…. the smell of the first fires of the season…

READING TIME

I’m still reading THE BAKER and THE BODY, BLYTHE RIVER MYSTERIES #1 by Jesse Leigh Murray

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

The trip for this week is a bust, so I scrambled to get a menu together made with ingredients from the freezer and pantry that I already have. I did pick up a few things at grocery outlet, like these beautiful Brussels sprouts. 🙂

	11/9 MONDAY	11/10 TUESDAY	11/11 WEDNESDAY	11/12 THURSDAY	11/13 FRIDAY	11/14 SATURDAY	11/15 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	PAN FRIED CHICKEN with CAJUN CREAM SAUCE & BALSAMIC VINEGAR SEARED BRUSSELS SPROUTS	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	BRAZILIAN STEAK and SALAD	ETOUFFEE & HONEY MILK ROLLS	PAINTING CLASS CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	PAD THAI CHICKEN
DESSERT

	11/16 MONDAY	11/17 TUESDAY	11/18 WEDNESDAY	11/19 THURSDAY	11/20 FRIDAY	11/21 SATURDAY	11/22 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	Taco Tuesday before heading off to the coast!!	Tidal Waves (a favorite coastal restaurant) for dinner	??	??	MILLION DOLLAR SOUP and BISCUITS	MISSISSIPPI CHICKEN and PORK & BEAN BREAD
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

The first two pictures are items that didn’t sell at the craft fair and I decided to keep for the upcoming holidays.

I bought the beaded drums when my girlfriend and I went shopping and out for lunch at a fun new restaurant and the tin soldier was from a garage sale yesterday.

The pig picture is one I took at the butcher shop as a tutorial 🙂

The Santa picture is actually a wreath, but it’s laying down because it needs a repair before it will hang.

My Christmas cacti are ALL starting bloom which makes me really happy.

And a friend sent me this picture of her littles enjoying the leaf pile that they raked up.