Category: MEMES & LINK PARTIES

GOOD MORNING This will be another short and sweet post.  We’re headed home in the next couple days and bot am I ready this time!!!  I want to get back into a routine and do some cooking and start to enjoy fall!

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

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE, WHAT I’M WEARING & HOW I’M FEELING THIS MORNING The weather has finally cooled off and there is even a little rain predicted, but as usual I have on Levis and a comfy casual t-shirt with POPs 😀

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE Hot water, peach yogurt and FRESH fruit

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING GROCERIES & ERRANDS PAPERWORK & PHONE CALLS RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV I Can’t wait to catch up!

NETFLIX – ?? PRIME – ?? HULU – ?? CRACKLE – ?? IMDb – ?? CABLE -??

I’M READING

• The Color of Heaven (Book #1) by Julianne Maclean and I am really enjoying her style of writing.  She has a unique ability to drift in and out of tense while painting a very descriptive picture! She has 13 books in this series and they are all stand alone reads.

INSPIRATIONAL

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP forgive the poor grammar from this picture I found, but it does work 😀

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
DINNER	??	??	??	??	??	??	??
DESSERT

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• CHERRY PINEAPPLE BUNDT CAKE
• SLOW COOKER CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

FEATURED PARTY LINKS FOR THIS WEEK

• ORANGE BRAISED CHICKEN
• CHEESE & POTATO STUFFED PORK CHOPS
• BAKED RICOTTA DIP
  

GOOD MORNING I’ll make this quick as we’re back on the road in a bit to our next stop… I hope you’ve all had a great weekend and are ready for this first full week of October.

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

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE & HOW I’M FEELING THIS MORNING We still don’t have any specific answers to why we made this trip to begin with, but are hoping to yet this week. In the meantime we are taking a little side trip to see family before they move cross country in a few weeks.

It’s finally cooled down to normal here where we are leaving and the smoke is dissipating, but we’re traveling farther south and won’t be able to enjoy it 🙁 Where we’re headed is having an unseasonable high and will be in the mid to high 80’s 🙁

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE Hot water and yogurt

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

PAPERWORK & PHONE CALLS RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

While we were at SIL’s we watched a lot of what she had on tape – CANNONBALL, WIPEOUT and several movies; INHERITANCE, DESCENDANTS, MIB, THE STATION AGENT, ANOTHER WORLD, CONTAGION

I’M READING

• TIN GOD a Delta Crossroads series by Stacey Green

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA The hazy smoke from the GLASS fire was so bad I didn’t get many pictures. The few I got are on IG. I did get this picture of a picture that I fell in love with 😀

INSPIRATIONAL There is SOOOOO SOOOOO much going on in the world around us that needs our ongoing and daily prayer, but I’m trying to approach it all from a positive stance:

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
DINNER	??	??	??	??	??	??	??
DESSERT

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• CHEESY STUFFED CHICKEN
• CHOCOCHIP OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
• UPDATED HUNTER CHICKEN
• GREEN BEANS in BACON CHEESE SAUCE

FEATURED PARTY LINKS FOR THIS WEEK

• RUSTIC CHICKEN & GRAVY
• PARMESAN HERB MUSHROOM CHICKEN
• GRANNY SMITH APPLE BREAD
  

RECIPES TO LOOK FOR THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO

• CHERRY PINEAPPLE BUNDT CAKE
• SLOW COOKER CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

GOOD MORNING I hope everyone had a wonderful last week and is ready to work on this one – the last FULL one of September!  Can you believe that already? It’s time to start thinking about the holidays. My neighbor put up really tacky Halloween lights (that only accentuate the fact that they don’t care for their yard very well) over the weekend that really made me think about what this holiday season amid a pandemic will be like.  I know, strange correlation, but things will be so different for kids at Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas parties will be smaller, etc…

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

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE, WHAT I’M WEARING & HOW I’M FEELING THIS MORNING HA HA 😀 It seems like I have a uniform – levis and a comfy shirt.

I’m hopeful that the smoke and ash are in the past and that the rain we had last week as well as what is predicted this week is truly aiding the fire containment – it is now 38% contained and appears to be burning over itself as it is holding steady around 133,000 acres. Hopefully the other fires are receiving the same aid.

I’m also a bit on edge with having to deal with hubby’s little sis and this probate/trust/house sale. Sure glad we hired a lawyer, but I still have to coordinate for hubby and his other 2 sisters.  Despite all the prayers that little sis would be above board and reasonable, she is still the same selfish person and is trying to make it all about her versus doing what the trust says or what is right – such a sad situation. 🙁 I just pray this next lawyer visit is more productive no matter what we have to do to move things forward.

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE Coffee and black cherry yogurt

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING GROCERIES & ERRANDS CAR REPAIRS ON TUESDAY LAWYER CONFERENCE CALL OR TRIP DOWN? START QUILTED CHRISTMAS PROJECTS PROJECT RESEARCH & PAPERWORK STORAGE SORTING & FINISH REPACKING BROKEN BOXES – couldn’t do it last week because of the thick smoke and ash

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

NETFLIX – THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME – really strange movie!, finish season 3 Hart of Dixie, Cobra Kai PRIME – Eureka season 3 HULU – 11-22-63 CRACKLE – My Favorite Martian with Bill Bixby and Ray Walston – I remember watching some reruns as a kid 😀 IMDb – nothing last week CABLE – NASCAR (trucks, Xfinity and CUP series) – normally it would be ALL football and lots of it, but hubby is fed up with all the political aspects and is just not watching it much. We did see the Chargers and Chiefs as well as the Patriots and Seahawks last night.

I’M READING

• Ava Miles Merriam’s series book #6 A BREATH OF JASMINE

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA

I can’t actually say that this Sunrise is a “favorite” because of the circumstances that allowed it, but it is one of the only pictures I took last week besides the Peacock farm visit. 

We went to feed them stale bread and crackers one day.  The turkeys and squirrels were around in abundance too. The caretaker said no one had been to visit so they were all glad we were there. The ash was so thick! She said that these butterflies were there to lick the salt from the fallen ash – so weird! There were hundreds of them on the ground all around the park.

The spider webs have been so weird and appearing everywhere since the fire.  The ash makes them look sooooooo eerie!

INSPIRATIONAL

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
DINNER	UPDATE CHICKEN CONTINENTAL & SALAD	BASIL CHAMPAGNE PORK CHOPS & GREEN BEANS	C.O.R.N.  clean out refrigerator night	HONEY LIME PORK CHOPS & PINEAPPLE SLAW	PORK TENDERLOIN with WATERMELON SALSA	HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN & SALAD	CUBAN POT ROAST with CHEESY GREEN BEANS
DESSERT		CHERRY ALMOND BUNDT CAKE & CHOCOCHIP OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• GRANNY SMITH APPLE BREAD
• CHOCOLATE FUDGE MARBLE CAKE
• RED BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

FEATURED PARTY LINKS FOR THIS WEEK

• PORK & CHARRED PINEAPPLE SLIDERS
• SWISS CHICKEN & CORN SALAD
• BEEF RAGU
  

RECIPES TO LOOK FOR THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO

• • CREAMY CHICKEN, STUFFING & GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
    
  • BRAISED PORK POSOLE & WEEKNIGHT SHORTCUT

• ITALIAN MEATBALLS IN RUSTIC TOMATO SAUCE

GOOD MORNING everyone. I hope you’ve all had a GREAT weekend. It’s been a strange week around here with the sad and horrific fires creating so much loss and devastation in our state. Many places have had to shut down again or go to much reduced hours of operation due to the smoke, ash and many of their employees being evacuated. After several days of 0% containment on our local fire, it appears they are getting a “handle” on it. It’s now at 10%. Unfortunately, resources are stretched thin and many have been displaced or lost everything 🙁 I am impressed with the local community and how they have come together to donate and offer to help wherever necessary. Some donation centers are so full they are directing people to other locations.

Personally, our biggest issue is the dense smoke and ash making an already difficult year more difficult. The orange skies, red sun and dense fog like smoke make it seem like an entirely different time of year than the end of summer 🙁 Hubby took down the large filter from the air conditioning vent for me to wash last night and I was surprised by how much had accumulated. We’re going to check the air filters in the cars too!

It’s my birthday week so I’m trying to maintain a positive attitude 🙂 and go about getting things done though not being able to be outside will change that a bit this week.

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

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE & WHAT I’M WEARING While I’m happy the temperatures are lower than expected and even originally predicted, I’m sad for the reason – the intense thick smoke layer blocking out the sun! 🙁 As of last update our “local” fire has burned 122,000 acres and is only 10% contained so the air quality is not likely to improve much this week or next.  They are currently predicting a containment date of September 30th!  🙁 It’s like being in the middle of a non-stop bonfire 24/7. And while we desperately need rain, we do NOT need thunderstorms with lightning! The temperatures predicted are one thing, but reality is another. We haven’t been warmer than 65° in days!

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE Coffee and Peach Yogurt

AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE, WEEKLY TO DO LIST, HOUSE & CRAFT PROJECTS, APPOINTMENTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING GROCERIES & ERRANDS PROJECT RESEARCH & PAPERWORK STORAGE SORTING & REPACKING BROKEN BOXES

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV We’re looking for a few new shows to watch.  Dancing With The Stars starts tomorrow, but I’m not sure I’ll be watching this year 🙁

• CABLE – cooking shows, Halloween Wars
  
• IMDb – nothing last week
  
• REDBOX – nothing last week
  
• HULU – finished WINGS and started 11-22-63
  
• NETFLIX – Hart of Dixie season 3, Project Power, The Core, Away, Cobra Kai
  
• PRIME – finishing EUREKA season 2

I’M READING I just started The Silent Daughter by Claire Amarti

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA It was NOT a good week for pictures so other than a few like this or food I didn’t get any.

INSPIRATIONAL

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
DINNER	PORK POSOLE with S/S TOMATOES	OUT for my birthday	CUBAN POT ROAST & CHEESY BACON GREEN BEANS	C.O.R.N.	HONEY LIME PORK & PINEAPPLE SLAW	RAVIOLI LASAGNA and SALAD	BAKED BEAN CASSEROLE
DESSERT		CHERRY ALMOND BUNDT CAKE

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• CREAMY RUSTIC TOMATO SOUP with GRILLED CHEESE ROLL-UP DIPPERS
• HAM & CHEESE PULL APARTS
• BUFFALO CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
• LOADED CHIP CRUSTED CHICKEN

FEATURED PARTY LINKS FOR THIS WEEK

• CREAMY RUSTIC TOMATO SOUP with GRILLED CHEESE ROLL UP DIPPERS
• HOISIN GLAZED PORK CHOPS & PINEAPPLE SALSA
• SLOW COOKED SWEDISH MEATBALLS

RECIPES TO LOOK FOR THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO

• CHOCOLATE FUDGE MARBLE CAKE
• ITALIAN MEATBALLS IN RUSTIC TOMATO SAUCE
• GRANNY SMITH APPLE BREAD
• RED BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

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

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE & WHAT I’M WEARING It’s warming back up here for the next week, but nothing like other areas! so I’m not complaining! Plus the nights are cooling off well.  Standard uniform for me today  of Levis, comfy t-shirt and flip flops.

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE Hot water and peach yogurt

AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE, WEEKLY TO DO LIST, HOUSE & CRAFT PROJECTS, APPOINTMENTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING DOCTOR APPOINTMENT TIRE ROTATION GROCERIES & ERRANDS PROJECT RESEARCH & PAPERWORK STORAGE SORTING & REPACKING BROKEN BOXES

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

• CABLE – cooking shows, Svengoolie, NASCAR races
  
• IMDb –
  
• REDBOX – Rogue
  
• HULU – WINGS season 7, 11-22-63
• NETFLIX – Hart of Dixie season 3, Project Power, The Core
  
• PRIME – EUREKA season 1, we started COUNTERPOINT, but it was too dark and we won’t be finishing the season
  

I’M READING Marie Force’s new series MIAMI NIGHTS book #1 How Much I Feel.

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA It’s that time of year when the critters are eating veggies from the garden.

INSPIRATIONAL

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
DINNER	ITALIAN MEATBALLS with SWEET & SOUR TOMATOES	RAVIOLI CAPRESE & SALAD	C.O.R.N. clean out refrigerator night	COWBOY CHILI & BISCUITS	CHICKEN TARRAGON and CHEESY HASH BROWNS	HUNTER CHICKEN & SALAD	CUBAN POT ROAST & CHEESY BACON GREEN BEANS
DESSERT		MARBLE FUDGE CAKE

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• LEMON ARTICHOKE CHICKEN & RICE
• CHILI STUFFED BREAD
• COBBLER COOKIE PIES
• BACON ROASTED POTATOES
• CHILI GLAZED FLANK STEAK

FEATURED PARTY LINKS FOR THIS WEEK

• CHICKEN TETRAZZINI
• APPLE GLAZED PORK ROAST & GRAVY
• BRUSCHETTA AVOCADOS
  

RECIPES TO LOOK FOR THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO

• LOADED CHIP CRUSTED CHICKEN
• BUFFALO CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
• HAM & CHEESE PULL APARTS

GOOD MORNING dear friends.  I hope everyone had a GREAT weekend and you were able to enjoy this last week of August.  Can you believe tomorrow is the beginning of September?  It’s been 6 months since the world turned upside down! I’m really looking forward to FALL weather, with sweaters, crisp evenings and all things spice 😀

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

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW & THE WEATHER OUTSIDE & WHAT I’M WEARING Unfortunately, that fall weather I’m craving is going to possibly hide behind an Indian Summer.  We’re hitting high temperatures again this week after last week being absolutely beautiful. I pray they won’t hang around long!

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE Hot water, baby food and ?

AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE, WEEKLY TO DO LIST, HOUSE & CRAFT PROJECTS, APPOINTMENTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING GROCERIES & ERRANDS PROJECT RESEARCH & PAPERWORK STORAGE SORTING & REPACKING BROKEN BOXES

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

• CABLE – cooking shows, Svengoolie, NASCAR and INDY races
  
• IMDb – I AM Number Four, MAGIC CITY season 1, LIFE with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds
  
• REDBOX – Hard Kill
  
• HULU – WINGS season 7, Odd Couple season 1 and DOOGIE HOWSER season 2 reruns
• PEACOCK – SNL early seasons reruns
• NETFLIX – Hart of Dixie season 2
  
• PRIME – FLESH & BONE with Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid and James Caan from 1993, The Iron Orchard about early Texas oil fields, The Vast of Night, The Secret Dare to Dream, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Blow the Man Down, Knives Out, a cute comedy called Ghost Town, The Final Countdown
  

I’M READING Marie Force’s new series MIAMI NIGHTS book #1 How Much I Feel.

FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THE CAMERA This week was a weird one in pictures.  We did get over to see the Peacocks with some stale bread one day which is always nice, but then hubby noticed a wet spot in the rocks out back that same night. 

That’s “supposed” to be a capped sprinkler.  He dug sown a bit and saw a small “fountain” of water that would disappear if he pressed down on it. When he dug down even further he found that the line underneath had never been capped.  So it was like a small hose running for 20 minutes a day untended whenever the sprinklers were running.

And then there is this adorable Johnny Jump Up – they just refuse to give up trying to grow in the weirdest places.

INSPIRATIONAL

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING/COOKING TIP

MENU PLANS FOR THE WEEK

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
DINNER	CREOLE FRIED CHICKEN with GARLIC MASHED POTATOES	HAM & CHEESE PULL APART BREAD with SWEET & SOUR TOMATOES	C.O.R.N.	CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP with COWBOY BISCUITS	RAVIOLI CAPRESE and SALAD	BEEF & SAUSAGE MEATBALLS with SALAD	ORANGE & GINGER HALIBUT with SALAD
DESSERT		BLACK MARBLE CHOCOLATE CAKE

SUCCESSFUL RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• CHICKEN PARMESAN STUFFED BREAD
• ARTICHOKE PARMESAN SQUARES
• HORSEY GARLIC MAC & CHEESE
• STEAK AU POIVRE aka PEPPER STEAK

FEATURED PARTY LINKS FOR THIS WEEK

• CHICKEN AND CORN ENCHILADAS SUIZA
• CHILI STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS
• HAWAIIAN PORK STIR FRY PINEAPPLE BOATS
  

RECIPES TO LOOK FOR THIS NEXT WEEK OR SO

• CHILI GLAZED FLANK STEAK
• RED BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
• BACON ROASTED POTATOES
• COBBLER COOKIE PIES
• LEMON ARTICHOKE CHICKEN & RICE