Category: SWEATPANTS & COFFEE

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY & MENUS week 25 of 2023 ~ BLOG 365.170

GOOD MORNING dear friends. I hope everyone had a wonderful father’s day weekend with friends and family.

I had a busy and productive week. We installed a new sail shade on the “patio” area of the Eagles Lodge in an odd shaped area so it was kind of a pain and I prepared Tuesday dinner that wasn’t as successful on Tuesday as it was on Wednesday 😀 I then helped a friend who was chairing the Father’s Day Lunch & Pot Luck with set-up and made the BBQ beans.

We’re still working on isolating the sprinkler system problem at home – hubby and neighbor have been digging up the front yard. It’s so frustrating when it’s such an old system that was installed by someone else. Especially since the system does not follow any normal train of thought or direction flow.

Hubby and I even snuck in a date night with dinner at a favorite rooftop bar and a movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. This week we’re going to try and get in a bowling day.

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

Our temperatures dropped 20 degrees (today is supposed to be 59) and we’re finally having a bit of rain/thunderstorms for a couple days, but it will then creep back up to the high 70’s and even some 80’s by the end of the week. So today I’m glad I didn’t pack away all the long sleeves – I’m wearing Levis, cute floral POPS with a pink and gray flannel.

These measuring spoons are how grams taught me to cook and I still wing it today 😀 Both these funnies say a lot about where my mind is these days.

Pretty typical morning with hot water and peach yogurt

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING working on some deep clean areas, but laundry and ironing are up to date.
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have a pedicure appointment in town tomorrow so am making my list for groceries and errands to do at that time.
  • PAPERWORK, PHONE CALLS, PROJECTS & TRAVELS I’m still trying to get through to the resort for arranging next year’s family reunion! They are so frustrating!! No one returns phone calls or follows through.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I just sorted out a new batch of recipes that sound interesting, but am only planned until the end of the month as of now.

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
  • AMAZON PRIME/ACORN DOC MARTIN just started season 8 and just about to finish up season 8 of NEWHART and it appears to be missing my favorite episode – the last one!
  • CABLE not much but cooking shows on right now

I’m currently reading A Vineyard Vow, Vineyard Sunset #6 by Katie Winters
MONDAY 6/19
TUESDAY 6/20
WEDNESDAY 6/21
THURSDAY 6/22
FRIDAY 6/23
SATURDAY 6/24
SUNDAY 6/25
DINNER
 CARIBBEAN CHICKEN & 3 CHEESE HASH BROWN BAKE
 HAWAIIAN HAM & CHEESE SLIDERS & POTATO SALAD
 LEMON CHICKEN & CHEESY GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
 SHEET PAN CHICKEN & SPRING VEGGIES with CRANBERRY RICE
 PORK CHOPS & POTATOES with CRISPY GREEN SALAD
 CHICKEN PICCATA with LEMON SAUCE & SWISS POTATO BAKE
 APRICOT CHICKEN & PEPPERJACK MASHED POTATOES
DESSERT
 
 
DOUBLE BANANA CAKE
 

My Calla Lillies are FINALLY blooming!

BLOG 365.36 ~ SILENT SUNDAY

Many years ago when hubby and I were care taking for my aunt and uncle, things often became a bit much many times with so many others trying to pull me in all sorts of different directions, usually at the same time.

Hubby instituted what he called the “Sunday Rule”. Sundays became my day to relax, rejuvenate and do just and only what “I” wanted. To this day, Sunday’s are predominantly mine to do with what I please. 😀

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