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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

I did the Auxiliary Friday night dinner of my great gram’s chicken and noodles over mashed potatoes (kind of like an inside out chicken pot pie) which is ALWAYS a favorite of mine, even with 2 starches! We did okay, but there were many events in many locations and a tremendous rainstorm that I think hindered our attendance. I also finally got a fairly decent photo of this dish to update the blog.

Saturday we drove an hour to the “city” that has decent shopping to pick up my Hallmark order and have a nice lunch at PF CHANGS. We have no Hallmark store any longer (or any other decent major shopping) and only a handful of restaurants so it was a nice change. Since we’ve lived here, the area (within 25 miles) is “growing” housing wise, but decreasing in shopping, restaurants and healthcare. It makes no sense to me! We’ve lost the local hardware store and the one in the next town is about to close, Macy’s, JC Penney’s, Sears, Charlie’s BBQ, Loggers, Rite Aid, a Walgreens, Pedotti’s Italian, Cigno’s Italian, Nellies, FNB, Tolleys, Albertsons, PIER 1, Big Lots, JoAnns, Clarices, K-Mart…And yes I know many of those were lost nationwide, but…we now have 7 Mexican restaurants, just as many second hand stores and the town all but rolls up the sidewalks at dusk and on Mondays.

It was a rainy weekend again and I spent Sunday starting with breakfast at a friends bar & Grill, but then coming home for racing and football while lounging around researching recipes as well as 3 loads of laundry and oiling and cleaning up my “new” sewing cabinet.

On the way home from the city Saturday we stopped at two of our favorite antique stores after the Hallmark store and lunch and then we stopped in another favorite little town on the way back where I found the most unique sewing machine table. Actually, hubby found it for me, but it’s gonna be beautiful when we’re done with it and it was dirt cheap. Someone had added some cheap legs that didn’t match and it needed oiled A LOT, but other than that thee was just a small broken knob that is fortunately on a bottom drawer so not even noticeable when it’s all back together. I didn’t find anything else except these adorable scarecrow ghosts that I’ll use for two friends that have Halloween birthdays.

I’ve been joining in on BLOGTOBER for the prompts that speak to me and even adapting them to fit my life. Yesterday I did a compilation of some of my favorite apple recipes called ALL THINGS APPLE.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

It rained A LOT over the weekend, which we really needed, but it should conclude this afternoon, but the next several days, while cool (mid 50’s during the day and lows in the 30’s at night) are only supposed to be cloudy until the end of the week when the rain begins again. 🙂 I LOVE FALL!

ON MY MIND, TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, TRAVELS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

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

LAUNDRY & CLEANING Pretty tidy besides some totes I need to move to the garage when the weather is less rainy tomorrow. GROCERIES & ERRANDS With going out of town on Friday I’ll only be shopping for the Eagles and maybe the Offyce this week. PROJECTS & TRAVELS We’re headed off this weekend with a friend to go to the GREAT JUNK HUNT and some favorite antique stores as well as a favorite architectural salvage house. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m hoping to find more vintage/antique recipe boxes next weekend and then I’ll put together another menu plan for November and December. DVR/TV The new season has begun and now I need to play catch up and decide which shows to keep watching and those to abandon.

READING TIME

I’m about to finish the BOOK WOMAN’S DAUGHTER by Kim Michelle Richardson. Book club is meeting next weekend, but I’m going to be out of town and am honestly so far behind now I may just be bowing out of book club all together.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	10/13 MONDAY	10/14 TUESDAY	10/15 WEDNESDAY	10/16 THURSDAY	10/17 FRIDAY	10/18 SATURDAY	10/19 SUNDAY
DINNER	Eagle’s meeting night CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHILI con CARNE QUESO CUPS	AZZOLINA SPAGHETTI also making a crock pot of CHILI MAC & CHICKEN VERDE CHILI for the Eagles to serve at BUNCO night	BAKED TUSCAN CHICKEN	OOT (out of town)	OOT (out of town)	OOT (out of town)
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

One of my favorites from PF CHANG’S is their Teriyaki Chicken and Fried Rice!

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• ITALIAN GRINDER SALAD
• APPLE PIE DUMPLINGS

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• BAKED CRACK CHICKEN
• EVERYMAN STEAKS with MUSHROOM GRAVY & MUSTARD NOODLES

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

• BAKED CRACK CHICKEN 
• EVERYMAN STEAK with MUSHROOM GRAVY & MUSTARD NOODLES
• CRANBERRY APPLE SLAB PIE

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

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Hello lovely ladies! It’s not only a ‘BER month, but it’s also now officially FALL! I cannot tell you how happy that makes me! We welcomed it yesterday with temperatures in the 50’s and a little bit of rain 🙂

Saturday we went to the Farmer’s Market for all the produce I need for the week, did the grocery shopping, had a nice lunch at a favorite haunt, watered plants inside and out for a traveling friend, met with people buying a hutch from her (of course they called to do it while she was gone) and met up with another friend for a drink and dinner. All in all a really relaxed day and weekend!

Sunday started by having brunch with friends and since it was still cool, rainy and a Sunday after brunch, I spent the day watching football, researching recipes and preparing a few ideas for BLOGMAS 2025. Yes, I said BLOGMAS. Can you believe we are 3/4 of the way through this year?

BLOGMAS 2025 begins in 66 days which means, just for your information, that Christmas is only 94 days away! I’m planning to add a daily tip or idea this year to help keep the homespun and positive ideas flowing throughout the season.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Fall has arrived with ACTUAL fall weather! The night time lows are now dipping into the 40’s which makes the predicted 80 degree highs almost laughable since it takes until 3PM to get there and they only last about an hour because it’s supposed to be partly cloudy all week 🙂 Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Fall?

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

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

LAUNDRY & CLEANING Even though yesterday was a lazy day I did manage to get 3 loads of laundry done. I’ll be doing some deep cleaning tomorrow after the antique guy picks up the furniture for consignment. GROCERIES & ERRANDS All caught up except for the Eagle’s shopping which I’ll do after my early morning test appointment on Wednesday. PROJECTS & TRAVELS We are planning a trip with friends for the 3rd week in October to do some junk hunting and antiquing. We’re also beginning to plan that long awaited to trip to visit family that we cancelled when my step dad fell ill. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m all planned through October and looking forward to late fall recipes when we return from out trip. DVR/TV The new fall shows begin this week, but I haven’t even begun to research what I want to watch.

READING TIME

I just finished BOOK WOMAN of  TROUBLESOME CREEK and am about to start THE BOOK WOMAN’S DAUGHTER BY Kim Michelle Richardson.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	9/22 MONDAY	9/23 TUESDAY	9/24 WEDNESDAY	9/25 THURSDAY	9/26 FRIDAY	9/27 SATURDAY	9/28 SUNDAY
DINNER	MEETING NIGHT CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	AUTUMN SALAD	LINGUINI & MEATBALLS in CREAM SAUCE with GREEN BEANS	GREEN ENCHILADA CHICKEN SOUP	SAUCY BAKED CHICKEN & COLESLAW
DESSERT		BLUEBERRY CARROT BUNDT CAKE

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• BAKED MONTE CRISTO SANDWICHES
• HAWAIIAN FRIED RICE
• HAWAIIAN COLESLAW

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• PIG PICKIN’ CAKE
• NUTTY PEACH BARS

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

• PIG PICKIN’ CAKE
• BAKED ORANGE CHICKEN
• BISCUITS & SAUSAGE GRAVY BAKE
  

Be sure to join Happy Homemaker Monday with our host, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom and be sure to wish her happy birthday! Yesterday was her birthday so in my book she gets to celebrate all week.

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Good morning dear friends. It sure seems like last week, the first week of August literally flew by me. Last week had many appointments and Eagle’s responsibilities as well as the final preparation for the 50% off weekend. The “garage sale” part of the estate sale is over, but I still have large pieces of furniture that no one seems to want at any price. A very dear friend is coming over later this morning to help me box up the clothing, shoes and small chachki type items for donation to the appropriate places. Before declaring it completely over and donating the furniture I’ll try some more Craig’s List and Marketplace listings. 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

We’re under a severe heat advisory since yesterday and in the triple digits so am trying to hibernate a bit. Fortunately, we have an air conditioner in the workshop portion of the garage that we’ll be working in today. The temperatures should dip back down by mid week.

THIS WEEK

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

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I am up to date on laundry, but will need to do some serious cleaning after this week and everything is finished being sorted and packed for donation. GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have a small list for the butcher and produce that I’ll do before today’s appointment in town. This week I have a mammogram and a bone density scan. I also have the Eagle’s shopping to do and delivering the donation boxes. PROJECTS & TRAVELS Everything is still on hold until things settle down after the memorial and some family medical things. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’ve been stalking recipes from Pinterest that sound good for the next couple weeks. I can’t believe how close we are to fall and that will be a whole new search! DVR/TV It was so hot yesterday that we hibernated with movies after the birthday party. We saw JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH with Brendan Fraser, JOURNEY 2 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND with Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine as well as THE MAGNETIC MONSTER from 1953.

READING TIME

Book club met yesterday, but I was at a birthday party. I did finish the book and got there just  in time for the last few minutes of discussion. They’ve chosen 2 new books and I haven’t decided which one to read first. They’ve chosen LOVE, MOM by Iliana Xander and A FLICKER IN THE DARK by Stacy Willingham.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	8/11 MONDAY	8/12 TUESDAY	8/13 WEDNESDAY	8/14 THURSDAY	8/15 FRIDAY	8/16 SATURDAY	8/17 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	HAWAIIAN SHEET PAN CHICKEN	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	CHIPOTLE RANCH CHICKEN BURRITOS	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	SPINACH ARTICHOKE PENNE PASTA SALAD	TUSCAN CHICKEN
DESSERT		BANANA BREAD CINNAMON ROLLS

FAVORITE PHOTOS

I had to laugh at this sign in front of the newly re-opened bookstore that had burned in an electrical fire last year. And these are our favorite summer TV snacks. I will be planting these tomatoes again and again each year – they are so sweet it is like eating candy. The cute face belongs to Elliott a Spanish Mastiff puppy who came to visit the estate sale over the weekend. We dropped off some metal pieces for recycling and found this brand new “claw” had been sent for recycling. It was huge! And I just love the field picture for some unknown reason. It is usually full of sheep and much greener!

INSPIRATIONS

HOMEMAKING TIP

LIFE TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• BURRITO BAKE
• CHEESY ITALIAN SAUSAGE & SHELLS
• CHICKEN SAUSAGE PARMESAN SOUP

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• CHEESY CHICKEN CHILAQILES
• PEPPERONCINI CHICKEN & RICE

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

Hopefully I’ll get back to participating in my meme links this week.

• TAMY’S SOUTHERN APPLE WALNUT CARROT CAKE
• PAN FRIED CHICKEN with SHERRY MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE
• CAITLYN’S CORNED BEEF
  

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Good morning dear friends. Last week is a complete blur for me. YAY the cribbage tournament is FINALLY over. Before and during the tournament where I had to get up at 5 AM every day and work 10-12 hours straight. That’s in addition to everything else that’s going on around here. My girlfriend and I had just agreed this was probably going to be the last time we did it. We absolutely LOVE the players and really enjoyed the work, but it’s a TON of time and work that we do as volunteers!

We did decide that if we did it again we’d do it as our own catering company so we could make the money to make it worth our while. But, to our surprise, the guy that runs the tournament announced that he was moving next week and handing the torch to a younger guy who lives quite a ways away. So, it looks like this was our last job anyway.

That said, I will finally have the time to get caught up around the house as well as with blogging visits to all of you!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

We’ve been quite cool of an evening for this time of year. I even wore a heavy sweatshirt during the fireworks on the 4th, but that all supposed to change this week with highs in the mid 90’s! At least the night time lows will still be going down into the 50’s to give us nice mornings and evenings.

ON MY MIND

I’m praying for all those people and families devastated by the flash flooding that occurred when the two tropical storms merged and stalled over central Texas. It sure seems like the weather is changing all over the country and for the worse in so many of those places!

TO DO LIST, APPOINTMENTS & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I did get 2 loads done last night, but still have 2 to do. GROCERIES & ERRANDS I’m going to head to town and pick up a few groceries today and have a pedicure on Thursday, but otherwise will be staying close to home to get caught up around here. PROJECTS & TRAVELS All of this is still on hold until after the memorial in late August. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m getting back into the swing of things with a summer menu full of salads and lighter meals.

DVR/TV

There’s nothing much on TV, but we still try and end the day with a comedy and never the news.

READING TIME

I finished the Rose Landgreen mysteries by Sigrid Holm and have moved in to a light summer read, Finding Grace the first of 4 in a series by B.E. Baker

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	7/7 MONDAY	7/8 TUESDAY	7/9 WEDNESDAY	7/10 THURSDAY	7/11 FRIDAY	7/12 SATURDAY	7/13 SUNDAY
DINNER	CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD	CHICKEN ALFREDO	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own 🙂	OUT	WITH A FRIEND	FRIED CHICKEN & POTATO SALAD	PORK CHOPS, MASHED POTATOES & GREEN BEANS
DESSERT		APPLE BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I didn’t get much time off for the 4th of July, but I did get home in time for my neighbor’s fireworks display with all the grand kids. You can tell from the picture why she’s their favorite 🙂 These were my 3 favorites, the HOT Burger, the ALIEN and the SHOW OFF that we saved for the grand finale.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• MEATBALLS IN BUTTERMILK MUSHROOM SAUCE
• MAPLE COUNTRY RIBS

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• MARRY ME CHAMPAGNE CHICKEN