INSPIRIVITY – Chasing MY Life WHEREVER it Leads ME

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENU & RECIPES week 23 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.160

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Every week has been trying lately for the past 6-7 weeks, but this past week in particular was one of the worst. We began Monday with 8 hours at the hospital and an ER doctor that I will be filing a formal complaint against. Getting decent healthcare shouldn’t be so hard! My stepdad was in for the whole week and after many doctors, a palliative team and discussions he will be coming home hospice later today. All further treatment and testing has been canceled 🙁

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

We’ve been unseasonably hot and under heat advisories this past week. Yesterday topped at 101° and today is supposed to be 98°, but by Thursday we’re supposed to be back down around normal in the high 70’s. Fortunately the night time is still getting down into the 50’s.

ON MY MIND

Doing hospice with grace and a dysfunctional blended family. I guess that statement says A LOT as well not enough. It’s also difficult for me because of my immunocompromised standing. I can do A LOT of things… cooking, patient advocacy, errands, phone calls, but…the whole process of hospice is on a case by case basis and needs to tailored around the patient in my opinion. The health care in this county is still atrocious, and MANY of the doctors should be barred, but I have to admit the palliative care switching to hospice has been quite efficient.

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING WOW I’m actually caught up! Except for the deep clean I’m doing on our bedroom in pieces.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I do need some groceries later today. I also have an eye doctor appointment on Wednesday and a hair appointment on Thursday. I have the Eagle’s shopping to do on Wednesday and am glad to be free of any cooking duties this week 😀
PROJECTS & TRAVELS We’re still doing any traveling while everything is up in the air with my stepdad, but hubby has taken on a couple projects for a friend rebuilding her chemical station for the bar sanitizer at our local favorite dive bar.
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m trying to develop a menu to make my stepdad happy while still staying within his nutritional needs while on hospice.

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

The House with a Clock in its Wall, The House on 92nd Street, Airport, To Catch a Thief

READING TIME

I’m still trying to finish Forest Trap but continue to fall asleep quickly!

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	6/9 MONDAY	6/10 TUESDAY	6/11 WEDNESDAY	6/12 THURSDAY	6/13 FRIDAY	6/14 SATURDAY	6/15 SUNDAY
DINNER	MYRA’S FLANK STEAK, ONION CUCUMBER SALAD, SMASHED GARLIC POTATOES	SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS, GLAZED CARROTS and SALAD	MARRY ME CHICKEN, BUTTERED NOODLES and PEAS	POT ROAST SMOKED HAM, CORN on the COB, SLICED TOMATOES	SLOW COOKED BEEF, MASHED POTATOES & GRAVY	BABY BACK RIBS, MAC SLAW & BAKED BEANS	??
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

My spring flowers are finally making an appearance and I’m wondering what the story behind the feathers is 😀

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

MAC SLAW
MINI CHOCOLATE CHIP CHEESECAKE CANNOLI CUPS

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY ~ BLOG 365.148

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENUS & RECIPES week 21 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.146

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED & ON MY MIND

WOW, is it really Monday again? Last week was again a blur of work, phone calls and errands associated with all the things that come with preparing for a sudden onset life changing illness of a family member while working to meet a deadline on the new estate sale house we took on.

We are still waiting on tests and results for my stepdad, your prayers are all appreciated. Let me reiterate that the health care in this county SUCKS! In my opinion it border lines on complete negligence.

On a happier note we started the sale with a friends and family day last Thursday that was a HUGE success, but it made for a VERY long weekend where I once again didn’t get as much accomplished at home let alone get to visit any of your blogs.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Yesterday was COLD for the end of May (62, rainy and windy), but today is supposed to be 80 and sunny as is the rest of the week. 🙂

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I have a load of bedding to do, but otherwise am pretty caught up.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have tons to do for cooking at the Eagles on Friday night and catering a wedding on Saturday. Some of the errands are in a town an hour away, so fortunately they coincide with my oncology follow up – I fully anticipate another clean bill of health. 🙂
PROJECTS & TRAVELS Everything is on hold for now.

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

24 in 24, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, BEAT BOBBY FLAY, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES

READING TIME

I’ve been so busy that I have been falling asleep the minute my head hits the pillow.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	5/26 MONDAY	5/27 TUESDAY	5/28 WEDNESDAY	5/29 THURSDAY	5/30 FRIDAY	5/31 SATURDAY	6/1 SUNDAY
DINNER	MEATLOAF and TWICE BAKED POTATOES	HALIBUT ENCHILADAS with CREAMY WHITE PINTO BEANS	PAN FRIED PORK CHOPS with CHILI GLAZED CARROTS	PHYLLO CHICKEN POT PIE	CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	We’ll be at a graduation party.
DESSERT					STRAWBERRY SPOON BREAD

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This is Carl aka Morris, the friendliest cat in the world. He’s been hanging around the recent estate sale I’ve been working. He actually lives next door, but Donna, the woman who lived there had been feeding him and her brother who hired us said EVERYTHING GOES including and ESPECIALLY the cat!! But, the cat refuses to leave and meets me at the door EVERY morning before promptly making himself at home.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

CAITLYN’S CORNED BEEF
PAN FRIED CHICKEN in SHERRY MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

SLOW COOKER CRACK CHICKEN
TAMY’S SOUTHERN APPLE WALNUT CARROT CAKE

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, RECIPES & MENUS week 19 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.132

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

The name of my blog, “Chasing MY Life” and my subtext, “It Is What It Is” has NEVER been more fitting than it is right now. Hubby and I have always agreed that we end up where we are the most needed to help. This attitude certainly makes adjusting to the changes life is throwing in our path MUCH more easily navigated.

Things changed quickly last week with my stepdad. He ended up back in the hospital with complications. He was sent home over the weekend and we’re doing what can be done to make him comfortable. There should be some conclusive results early this week, but things are progressing faster than anyone expected. 🙁

Hubby and I have pivoted to make things easier for my mom to care for him and will unfortunately miss our family reunion. I will coordinate from here and make the arrangements for next year so everyone will have it in place as they leave. We will go see as many of them individually as we can in a few weeks to make up for missing the family reunion. It won’t be quite the same, but as I always say, “It Is What It Is”!

On the flip side, there were a few people having to fill in for me and my regular Eagle’s duties that are relieved I will still be here to make their lives easier. There was also 2 events that we were really disappointed that we were going to miss that we are now going to be able to participate in. We’ll also be around for the city wide garage sale weekend.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Last week’s glorious weather has returned to our regularly scheduled Pacific North West uncertainty of cold and rain. This week is once again predicted to be in the high 50’s and 60’s for highs with periodic rain.

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I have a couple loads of laundry to do and some general de-cluttering.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I will need to do a bit of shopping for groceries since we weren’t supposed to be here this week, but have a clear calendar of actual errands.
PROJECTS & TRAVELS ON HOLD
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING this is a day by day category right now.

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

STREAMING We’re almost done with The Gilmore Girls and have been watching Lucifer and The Librarians.
CABLE I have a few Hallmark movies left on the DVR and a couple episodes of Spring Baking Championship and 24 in 24.

READING TIME

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	5/12 MONDAY	5/13 TUESDAY	5/14 WEDNESDAY	5/15 THURSDAY	5/16 FRIDAY	5/17 SATURDAY	5/28 SUNDAY
DINNER	BBQ PULLED PORK and MACARONI COLESLAW	SLOPPY JOES and CHEESY POTATOES	HAM STEAKS with STUFFED MAC & CHEESE	VOODOO CHICKEN WINGS and POTATO SALAD	OUT	OUT	BBQ COMPETITION
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I’m in love with this picture of my niece Olive. Those little pink converse tennies…

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

CREAMY HAM & POTATOES
TENNESSEE ONIONS

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
GRUYERE POTATO CASSEROLE
DRIED CHERRY SALAD
PEANUT BUTTER PIE
PIZZA EGG ROLLS

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, RECIPE & MENU week 17 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.118

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Last week was a zoo and MANY parts of it are still ongoing and just can’t be put into words just yet – enough said.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

MONDAY 68/45 CLOUDY
TUESDAY 69/46 RAIN
WEDNESDAY 72/44 CLOUDY
THURSDAY 81/47 SUNNY
FRIDAY 63/45 RAIN
SATURDAY 61/40 RAIN
SUNDAY 67/42 CLOUDY

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I finished the laundry yesterday
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have several appointments this week and will work the groceries and misc. errands into those times.
PROJECTS & TRAVELS All up in the air right now
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING Also all up in the air for the foreseeable future.

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

STREAMING We’ve been watching GILMORE GIRLS and LUCIFER ON NETFLIX
CABLE The DVR SCREWED UP recording 24 in 24 🙁 so I’ll watch it on demand later today probably. I need to catch up on THE CHICKEN SISTERS, TRACKER and ELSBETH. Oh and THE SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP

READING TIME

I think I’m going to drop book club. The women in this club other than one friend are into some really deep dark things that just don’t interest me. I’m starting a new book today that is going to be a fun read I think. A NOT-SO SHOCKING MURDER by Lily Stirling.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	4/28 MONDAY	4/29 TUESDAY	4/30 WEDNESDAY	5/1 THURSDAY	5/2 FRIDAY	5/3 SATURDAY	5/4 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own – MEETING NIGHT	CRACK CHICKEN & VEGGIES	CRANBERRY CHICKEN SALAD and MACARONI COLESLAW	CHICKEN with APPLES & HONEY	OUT	BEER CAN CHICKEN & ROASTED POTATO SALAD	KANSAS CITY BBQ CHICKEN
DESSERT					CHOCOLATE CHIP CHURRO CANNOLI CUPS

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I went to the local quilt show last Friday. The show was a bit smaller this year, but I still found some quilts that inspired me.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

FIREHOUSE SPECIAL
SALSA VERDE CHICKEN CASSEROLE

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

HAWAIIAN BANANA BREAD
OLD FASHIONED TUNA CASSEROLE

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

TGIF ~ BLOG 365.115

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENU & RECIPES week 16 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.111

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

My week was busy, but fortunately calmed down on Saturday and I took it REALLY easy on Easter so I’m beginning to feel recharged and ready to hit the ground running this week. I was able to get caught up on many things FINALLY!

I hope everyone had a great holiday whether you celebrated Passover or Easter. Ours was really quiet. We had brunch with a few friends and laughed A LOT! We were supposed to have a fairly large dinner, but my step dad became sick and I didn’t want to expose any of mom’s elderly friends that I had invited to his illness. So I cut the ham in half and only made half the batches of everything else. I served my mom and step dad separately as I can’t be exposed either due to my own immuno-compromised system.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Looks like spring is here to stay FINALLY!
MONDAY ~ 66/40
TUESDAY ~ 65/38
WEDNESDAY ~73/40
THURSDAY ~ 68/46
FRIDAY ~ 55/42 – RAIN
SATURDAY ~ 58/43 – RAIN
SUNDAY ~ 64/45

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

I’m going to do a bit of shopping for a few groceries today, doing the Eagle’s shopping on Wednesday, having lunch with a girlfriend on Thursday and going to the annual Quilt Show on Friday.
We’re planning the trip for the family reunion and another trip in June to go see our son and his wife in their new town in the MidWest.
We’ll be leaving on Mother’s Day for our family reunion trip so I’m NOT too concerned with meal planning or menus until we get back.
Call my hairdresser for another appointment and figure out why my hair won’t hold color? That beautiful color from last week is gone already despite using the specific shampoo she gave me 🙁

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

We watched a few movies over the weekend on NETFLIX: LUCY, HOSTAGE and KRAVEN the HUNTER and I watched a few episodes of the latest season of SWEET MAGNOLIAS and LUCIFER.
We’re finishing cleaning up the DVR and just have a cooking shows to clean up.

READING TIME

My girlfriend and I were talking about book club and the direction it has taken. Neither of us are happy with the direction it has taken 🙁

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	4/21 MONDAY	4/22 TUESDAY	4/23 WEDNESDAY	4/24 THURSDAY	4/25 FRIDAY	4/26 SATURDAY	4/27 SUNDAY
DINNER	CHILI BURGERS and COLESLAW	MEATLOAF, MASHED POTATOES with ROAST CARROTS	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	HALIBUT ENCHILADAS over CREAMY BUTTER PINTO BEANS	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	PARMESAN CHICKEN and SALAD	BAKED CHICKEN & FRIED CORN
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

Spring blooms are finally making an appearance around here. I LOVE these old antique German Bearded Iris bulbs I brought back from our old house in Michigan.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

HAWAIIAN BANANA BREAD
BETTER THAN GRAMS TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

TETRZZINI
SALSA VERDE PASTEL AZTECA

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, RECIPES & MENU week 13 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.90

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

That said, this week is starting off better than the rest recently. I’m going to have time to breathe as well as visit everyone and even relax a bit!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE…IS CRAZY!!!!!

That’s the only way to describe it! We’re back down into the low 40’s during the day and 30’s at night with crazy winds, a little hail and some snow on the mountains. Oh and did I mention we’re ALREADY several inches of rain over the YEARLY average and it’s not even April yet? I’ve set aside the spring clothes I hauled out last week and brought the flannels and hoodies back into play this week.

Monday thru Thursday ~ Rain and thunderstorms with highs in the 40’s.
Friday thru Sunday ~ morning showers and mostly cloudy with highs in the 50’s (maybe??)

ON MY MIND

My aunt used to always say P.U.S.H. an acronym for PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. Well, it works! MANY of my EAGLE’s woes are finding answers. I have revamped the Friday night fundraiser program in the past 2 months and we’re better than we were. My friend is currently the Auxiliary president, but when her term ends in June she wants to stay connected so I will be turning over the Friday kitchen duties to her, YAY! I’m currently the newsletter proofreader, but will be stepping up to be the copy editor and designer which is more up my alley and I’m excited about this change!

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING & AROUND THE HOUSE I was able to do 2 loads yesterday, but didn’t get them folded and put away yet. I’m dog sitting this week so will hold off the rest of the deep clean until next week. I’m hoping to be able to plant some flowers by the weekend.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I’m up to date on our grocery shopping and only want to make a run to Costco and maybe the nursery for some plants. Wednesday will be shopping day for the Eagles and whatever my friend needs for her bar and grill.
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m researching a few new recipes I want to make for spring and have the menu set until we leave in May for the family reunion. I’ll figure out the rest when we return.

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

STREAMING We’re in season 4 of the GILMORE GIRLS and I just started MY LIFE with the WALTER BOYS
CABLE The DVR is actually cleaned out and up to date! March Madness allows this to happen every year. 😀 TOURNAMENT of the CHAMPIONS, SPRING BAKING, TRACKER, NCIS, NCIS ORIGINS

READING TIME

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	3/31 MONDAY	4/1 TUESDAY	4/2 WEDNESDAY	4/3 THURSDAY	4/4 FRIDAY	4/5 SATURDAY	4/6 SUNDAY
DINNER	CHICKEN in SHERRY CREAM SAUCE	SMOKED BAKED TACO POTATOES ———— EGGSQUISITE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE	BEEFY BEAN & BISCUIT BAKE	GREENS with HOT BACON DRESSING	CHICKEN FRIED STEAK & FRIED POTATOES	DIVINE CHICKEN SALAD	CAITLYN’S CORNED BEEF & POTATOES
DESSERT				GRANDMA HIER’S CARROT CAKE

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

Life is still quite cold and wet with lots of standing water.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

SLOW COOKER BBQ BRISKET with SWEET KICKIN’ BBQ SAUCE

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENU & RECIPES week 10 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.69

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GOOD MORNING LADIES! Did you remember to adjust your clocks? Personally I wish they’d pick a time and just stay with it!! That first Sunday after the time change is ALWAYS the hardest for me and this year was no different because it was dark, cloudy and foggy! To make matters worse, I’m not even sure how it’s Monday again. I feel like I lost an entire week! I’m pretty good about getting around to visit everyone, but I sadly fell short last week. I will be better this week! 😀

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

The week was full of “fires” to put out so I won’t bore you with too many details, but I ended up spending a lot of unplanned time at the Eagles including working the fundraiser dinner Friday night. Monday through Friday were jam packed with “STUFF”. Saturday I took a paint class and then hubby and I went out for dinner at a favorite haunt. Sunday was doing normal chores to catch up on laundry and cleaning and helping an elderly friend with some house maintenance.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Welcome to the Pacific North West where your spring flowers prematurely bloom at the first sign of sunshine only to be beaten back down by pouring rain and snow and you are always only a layer or two from shivering.

While the EAST is supposed to have a warm-up this week, we’re just the opposite with thunderstorms and snow!

MONDAY Cloudy 65/41
TUESDAY Cloudy 47/40
WEDNESDAY Rain 49/37
THURSDAY Thunderstorms/Snow 47/34
FRIDAY Snow/Rain 46/34
SATURDAY Rain 45/ 39
SUNDAY Rain 45/34

ON MY MIND

I lost last week! I really do NOT know where it went and mainly because of other people and having to pivot to pick up the slack. I know I’ve said it before, but I’m getting super close to throwing in the towel on the Eagles and the continually growing issues at hand. :SIGH: 😔 See my funny for today. I picked it long before today, but boy does it fit!!!!!

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING As caught up as possible.
GROCERIES & ERRANDS I’m headed to town today to get everything done before the next storm begins.
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I have a couple weeks planned, but am taking it as it comes so I’m not disappointed with all the pivots I’ve been having to make.

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

STREAMING We’ve been binge watching CROSSING JORDAN and a new season of STEEL MAGNOLIAS is on for me during the day when I can.
CABLE Tournament of Champions, Spring Baking Championship starts tomorrow, Guy’s Grocery Games, Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage, Ghosts, Matlock, Ellsbeth, Tracker, The Way Home, When Calls the Heart…

READING TIME

I’m between books, but hope to start a new one tonight.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	3/10 MONDAY	3/11 TUESDAY	3/12 WEDNESDAY	3/13 THURSDAY	3/14 FRIDAY	3/15 SATURDAY	3/16 SUNDAY
DINNER	MEETING NIGHT CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	MEATBALL SALAD	STUBBY CHICKEN	SHORT CUT CHICKEN CORDON BLEU	OUT with FRIENDS	PIZZA EGG ROLLS	CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA
DESSERT				SALTED CARAMEL PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I am not entirely happy with my picture “A Walk in the Wilderness”, but I’ll keep working on it, the bushes in particular 😀

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

LOADED SEAFOOD CHOWDER
BUFFALO CRUSTED BAKED FISH & CHIPS

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

TGIF ~ BLOG 365.66

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENU & RECIPES week 8 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.55

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

My week was busy with pre-Spring cleaning, sorting and organizing as well as my many Eagles duties, but my weekend was kind of lazy, yet productive!

Saturday was A LOT of cleaning and laundry. We began working on power washing the back patio, patio cover and gutters. For some reason they have gotten exceptionally mossy and slimy so far this year. We even found horrible moss patches on the new roof that we’re working hard to eradicate before it gets a foothold that can’t be stopped.

I even took time to have lunch with a friend on Sunday and watch ALL the NASCAR races (which were recorded) since it was raining so much and all outside cleaning came to a stop.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Beware of captions that say a warm up is on the way, BUT, don’t put away the winter coats! That’s how SNOWMAGEDDON started a few years back!

Monday 57/44 ~ 1 inch RAIN
Tuesday 57/44 ~ 1 inch RAIN
Wednesday 58/35 ~ CLOUDY
Thursday 58/34 ~ CLOUDY
Friday 58/44 ~ CLOUDY/RAIN
Saturday 56/43 ~ 1 inch RAIN
Sunday 55/38 ~ 1/2 inch RAIN

ON MY MIND

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING ~ cleaning is underway and laundry is done, at least until we take our clothes off later 😀
GROCERIES & ERRANDS Hubs has an appointment in town today and will do our shopping as well as the OFFYCE shopping
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I have the next 2 weeks planned

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

STREAMING ~ still working on cleaning out the DVR
CABLE ~ Kids Baking Championship, Next Level Chef, Tournament of Champions, The Way Home, When Calls the Heart…

READING TIME

I finished PICTURES OF YOU by Emma Grey last week and started THE BOYFRIEND by Frieda McFadden for book Club, but really want to start RUN, ROSE, RUN by James Patterson and Dolly Parton as well as so many more titles, so may be dropping book club 🙁 to read on my own.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	2/24 MONDAY	2/25 TUESDAY	2/26 WEDNESDAY	2/27 THURSDAY	2/28 FRIDAY	3/1 SATURDAY	3/2 SUNDAY
DINNER	CHICKEN TETRAZZINI and a fresh batch of SWEET BBQ SAUCE	PASTEL AZTECA	PIGEON RIVER CHICKEN	BAKED MANICOTTI with MEAT SAUCE	cooking at EAGLES QUESADILLAS with MEXICAN CORN SALAD and MEXICAN ROSETTE CHURROS	CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA	HUBBY’S BIRTHDAY HIS CHOICE
BREAKFAST						CANADIAN BACON ONION QUICHE

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This happened last year also. Spring blooms thinking it’s time only to be beaten back down by cold, rain, wind and/or snow 🙁

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

EARTHQUAKE CAKE
BEAN & BBQ BEEF STEW
HALUSKI aka POLISH COLESLAW

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

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HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, MENU & RECIPES week 7 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.48

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

WHEW! The last 2 weeks have been a constant blur!!! I finished the last “PLANNED” event on Friday night only to have a monkey wrench thrown into the rest of the month. Saturday was spent doing laundry and house chores as well as a lot of recipe sorting. I’m hoping to finish sorting through the tote I’ve been working on so I can make a “quarterly” menu plan and eliminate a bunch of scrap paper. Sunday was supposed to be a “slow” day at home watching racing and being lazy, but ended up being gone to lunch with friends and then several hours of Eagle’s chores. I’m looking forward to staying home today and getting caught up on what I didn’t get done yesterday.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

It’s going to be a super wet week and still quite cool with highs in the low 40’s. I’ll be doing layers upon layers with turtlenecks and flannels with Levis & UGGs.

ON MY MIND

So many people are anxious to “join” organizations, but I have noticed that so many are NOT willing to put the effort into sustaining them. We have had a HUGE influx of members because of our Tuesday line dancing night, but that’s the extent of their involvement. There was a “VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION” night with Italian bakes and dessert last Friday, but when all was said and done I observed that the people that participated in the bakes and desserts, set-up, break down and clean-up were the same volunteers being “celebrated”. Volunteers ate for free, all others it was a $10 all you can eat night and we did raise almost $500 for charity, but it seemed quite a bit of work and so so lopsided. 🙁

I had been asked to take over Friday night dinner coordination in June when the current lady was not going to renew her membership because of commitments elsewhere, but was a bit surprised when she announced it at the last meeting and that it would begin March 1st. And then to top it off the woman doing February 28th and canceled on Saturday so I’m hitting the ground running scrambling from the git go. 🙂 I do have some hopefully fresh ideas to generate more participation and support, so we’ll see.

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING ALL caught up fortunately!
GROCERIES & ERRANDS Just a few things that I’ll pick up on Wednesday when we do the Eagle’s shopping.
RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING February is done and March is in the works. After that I’m trying to do “quarterly” plans to make life easier.

DVR/TV TIME

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV

STREAMING We have just a few episodes of BONES left from our binge watch and will then switch over to finish CROSSING JORDAN.
CABLE Trying to catch up on the DVR and TOURNAMENT of CHAMPIONS started last night.

READING TIME

I should finish PICTURES OF YOU tonight. Book Club picked a new book because most people found it “BORING” and called it a DNF (do not finish and I have never NOT finished a book) book which only tells me I’m not well fitted with this group that prefer psychological thrillers.

Most of those that found it boring gave up by page 20, which I find alarming as the book has 350 pages so they really didn’t give it a chance.

Two other friends are liking as much as I do and we have all vowed to finish it. One has finished it and declared it is definitely a book to finish.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	2/17 MONDAY	2/18 TUESDAY	2/19 WEDNESDAY	2/20 THURSDAY	2/21 FRIDAY	2/22 SATURDAY	2/23 SUNDAY
DINNER	SALSA VERDE CHICKEN CASSEROLE	FIREHOUSE SPECIAL	CORNED BEEF HASH ~ DINNER STYLE	PORK CHOPS, MASHED POTATOES and MILK GRAVY with COUNTRY DRESSING	CREOLE HALIBUT	CORNED BEEF SAUERKRAUT BAKE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HONEY ORANGE COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES (breakfast)	LIME GLAZED PORK CHOPS with COUNTRY DRESSING ~~~~~~~~ OVERNIGHT HAM& EGG CASSEROLE (BREAKFAST)
DESSERT		WACKY CAKE

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I borrowed some chafing dishes from a friend (she had owned our favorite deli – Nellie’s Deli but retired last July) and she brought me these sweet treats along with the chafing dishes! How sweet is that? And this was the sky over the pond after the event Friday night.