Tag: NANEA HOFFMAN

BLOG 365.19 ~ HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY ~ week 3 of 2026 ~ MENUS & RECIPE LINKS

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

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Once again the year seems to be speeding by! We’re already in the third week and I haven’t completely cleaned up from Christmas! I have a super busy day starting early this morning so will jump right in!APPOINTMENTS

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

The past week has been clear of an evening making for some REALLY COLD nights and mornings with freezing fog! This is supposed to continue until Friday when the rain returns and will warm it up slightly! Not enough to change how I dress in layers and UGG’s!

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, APPOINTMENTS & DVR/TV
  • APPOINTMENTS I have a pedicure this morning with a couple small errands after and then lunch with a girlfriend going through a tough divorce and she needs an outing. I also have an afternoon appointment to deal with the kitchen new menu in the Eagle’s kitchen and the procedures to make it run smoother.
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING I did a deep clean on Saturday and got the mattress turned as well as 6 loads of laundry. The problem with winter is that we wear so many more clothes to begin with which creates so much more laundry!
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS I’ll be doing the grocery shopping and Costco shopping for us, the Eagles and the Offyce on Wednesday.
  • PROJECTS & TRAVELS I need to make the reservations today for upcoming coast trip.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I spent the whole weekend scanning bookmarks in 3 separate cookbooks while watching football to get a plan together through mid-March. 🙂
  • DVR/TV There are a couple new shows we’re trying, but I’m really still trying to clean out the DVR from the holidays.
  • WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY the aroma of the slow cooker being almost done with a favorite recipe… the sound of laughter when the joke is so stupid the other person just can’t stop laughing… the morning silence while I drink my coffee and listen to the birds… 

READING TIME

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS
1/19
MONDAY
 1/20
TUESDAY
1/21
WEDNESDAY
 1/22
THURSDAY
1/23
FRIDAY
1/24
SATURDAY
1/25
SUNDAY
DINNER
TRIVIA NIGHT CORN/YOYO   clean out fridge night or you’re on your own
TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD
PEANUT BUTTER BURGERS with GRILLED ONIONS
PORK CHOPS & STUFFING
COOKING @ EAGLES SO CORN/YOYO   clean out fridge night or you’re on your own
CHICKEN ARTICHOKE CASSEROLE
CAESAR SALAD PARMESAN CUPS
DESSERT
 
S’MORES MONKEY BREAD MUFFINS
 

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

The strawberry Hummingbird cake was a HUGE hit on Friday night and the FREEZING FOG was beautiful on Thursday, though it delayed many a flight and made the roads a bit treacherous in the early morning. This picture was taken late morning as it was burning off.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

  • CHOCOLATE CARROT CAKE
  • BROWNED BUTTER TOASTED COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

BLOG 365.12 ~ HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY ~ week 2 of 2026 ~ with MENUS & RECIPE LINKS

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

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

The first part of the week was full of errands and trying to get back on track with a routine. My girlfriend and I ventured to the BIG (ha 😂 ha) city on Wednesday to go shopping at the mall and have a nice lunch. Then we stopped at the Chef’s store (Cash & Carry, Smart & Final) to get the food for our Friday dinner and the rest of the month’s shopping for the Eagle’s kitchen. YAY my last time shopping for the kitchen, but at least I was able to set them up for success, now it’s on them to find the wherewithal to follow thru and keep it going “correctly” without getting lazy and short cutting everything which unfortunately is the tendancy. Thursday was the shopping for the Eagle’s bar, my girlfriend’s bar & grill and some food prep for Friday’s meal.

I cannot believe the first full week of January flew by that quickly! I NEED things to slow down a bit so I can catch up!

We’re NOT really college football watchers other than the Rose Bowl, but we live in a small town only an hour or so away from the Oregon University Ducks, so they are a BIG deal around here. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, they played Friday evening during the Auxiliary charity dinner that my girl friend and I were preparing so we ended up twice as busy as we’ve been in recent months. The unfortunate part is that we didn’t plan for that many people, but, the fortunate part is that we SOLD OUT and didn’t have leftovers 🙂

Saturday I was finally able to get my own shopping and errands accomplished and picked up some fried chicken for lunch on the way back so hubby and I could watch WILD CARD NFL games. 4 of the 5 times we rooted for won 🙂 Sunday was more football with friends and then some relaxing before the week started all over again. I did get some meal planning done and a few odd organizational tasks accomplished.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Last Friday we finally woke to the first snow of the winter, NOT on the valley floor, but absolutely beautiful none the less on the hills around us. Our rain is gone for the next week or so, but it’s not full sun either. All week should be highs in the 40’s with lows in the low 30’s. Lots of layering still going on here.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, APPOINTMENTS & DVR/TV
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING Laundry is done and I’m hoping to finish the holiday clean-up today 🙂
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS Up to date on my personal shopping. I just have the business shopping to do. I have 2 meetings today, but may skip them both under the current political climate. I was going to skip the 2nd one anyway to go and support my friend’s new “Trivia Night” at the bar and grill she manages. But… ??????
  • PROJECTS & TRAVELS Need to make reservations for the trip next month.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m working on a couple of new and unusual recipes to combat winter doldrums of the same old soup and stew flavor profile.
  • DVR/TV We watched BEST MEDICINE last week and will give it another try this week, but so far it isn’t as good as the original, DOC MARTIN. Also have a few cooking shows to catch up on as well as the regular season shows that have started again.
  • THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY A rainy Sunday in yoga pants, fuzzy socks and Football… brunch with good friends and Football… puppy kisses… clean sheets and cozy quilt…
  • ON MY MIND I’m not technically an officer at the Eagles, but I do have many responsibilities and am the “back up” secretary for my friend. She asked me to go to the officer’s meeting today in her place and I’m a bit concerned about saying the wrong thing to the wrong person. From a business standpoint there are some really poor choices being made and as the saying goes, you can read the writing on the wall if they follow down this path. But, as the other saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink…Que sera…

READING TIME

Book club was kind of a wash I guess and they haven’t picked a new book ::SIGH:: so I’ve just bee reading whatever strikes my fancy. Right now I’m reading WHY I HOLD YOUR HAND by Augusta Reily.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
1/12
MONDAY
 1/13
TUESDAY
 1/14
WEDNESDAY
 1/15
THURSDAY
1/16
FRIDAY
1/17
SATURDAY
1/18
SUNDAY
DINNER
CORN/YOYO
BEST MEATBALLS and PASTA
MARRY ME CHICKEN & NOODLES
ASIAN POT PIE and SALAD
CORN/YOYO
CHICKEN FETTUCCINE CARBONARA
ORICIETTE with BROWN BUTTER WALNUT SAUCE
DESSERT
 
PUMPKIN APPLE POKE CAKE
 

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

Incredible sunsets over the pond again this past weekend!!!

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

  • CREAMY TUSCAN TORTELLINI SOUP
  • APPLEBEE’S COPY CAT ORIENTAL CHICKEN SALAD DRESSING

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

BLOG 365.5 ~ HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY ~ week 1 of 2026 ~ MENUS & RECIPE LINKS

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

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Happy New Year! Here we are again starting a fresh new year, yet it’s really just another Monday. I always get a bit turned around with what day is what when the holidays fall in the middle of the week, but I’m looking forward to getting back on track this week.

I ordered new footlocker totes with wheels to reorganize some Christmas decorations into and they arrived early, but I’m just not ready to take down the tree, so they sit here empty for now, at least until Wednesday or so.

I’m not one for making resolutions, but I am one for being organized and have plans in place. I’m going to once again do BLOG 365. It will be year 4 for me 🙂 I’m also planning on an even more organized approach to this year. Of course I’ll do Happy Homemaker Monday like always since it’s my cornerstone for being grounded to the week ahead, but in order to stay on track for the WHOLE year, I am going to assign different tasks to specific days, similar to what I did last year, but even more organized. All my recipes will post on Thursdays for Cooking Thursday, Sundays will continue to be for inspirational thoughts, Wednesdays will be funnies or wordless pictures and Tuesdays will be my day for some tutorial ideas, etc… The beauty of this method is that when I have some down time, like rainy or snowy days, I can pre-schedule multiple posts like recipes and such that don’t require same day thoughts. And my word for this year? PROGRESS. In everY possible aspect of my life and world; tangibly, spiritually, physically, psychologically, emotionally, technologically etc… I need to make progress. And I have the faith and belief that 2026 is just that year to make it happen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

We’re still waiting for the other shoe to drop around here and announce that winter has arrived. The last time we got too complacent with a mild winter, Mother Nature walloped us with SNOWMAGGEDON, so we’re careful what we wish for since then. This week will be somewhat wet with highs in the high 40’s to low 50’s and lows not too far off in the high 30’s. That said, it’s still layer weather.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S
TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL, APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING My friend posted this funny for New Years and I have to admit it made me laugh A LOT 🙂 and fortunately I did NOT do laundry that day!
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS I’ll be heading into town in a bit to get groceries and errands accomplished for the week.
  • PROJECTS & TRAVELS We’ve finally decided on a trip. February 1st is the anniversary of my cancer surgery and we’re going to go to the coast for my 15th anniversary of being cancer free. We’re actually hoping for stormy nights and clear days to explore the beaches and shops. All our friends have given us suggestions on where to stay, eat and play.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m still contemplating this category for the month of February.
  • DVR/TV We’re still cleaning out the DVR and so many new shows will start this week.
  • ON MY MIND We’ve been planning a trip in the spring to explore some new far away neighborhoods to relocate to. We have an entire list of reasons why we’re doing this as well as an entire list of criteria for what a new location must have. Once again medical and health care have moved to the top of the list. The area where we currently live has some of the worst health care and longest wait times. Hubby’s primary doctor was replaced last fall by a PA when the primary that he loved decided to retire. This in turn required rescheduling his annual appointment. When that appointment date came around, we received a phone call that the PA was out that day and they needed to reschedule AGAIN! which moved it out another 2 months. The 1st appointment was in early October, the rescheduled 2nd appointment was to be in December and the 3rd once again rescheduled appointment was supposed to be next week, but we received yet another call last Friday saying that the PA has left the practice and we would get a call when they have found yet another replacement ::SIGH:: So an appointment from 3 months ago is yet to be determined. I’m certainly happy it’s not a dire situation. This is truly par for the course with the horrible shortage of decent medical care in this area… Needless to say, we’re anxious to figure this all out.
  • THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY Snuggling my toes deep into a plush blanket to warm them up, holding my favorite mug full of warm coffee to warm up my fingers, snuggling under a favorite quilt when I wake up in the middle of the night to read a little more…the smell of fresh French toast with REAL maple syrup…

READING TIME

Book club was last Saturday and we FINALLY had a great discussion (so I hear) about a very complicated book, GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Reese Witherspoon and Harlen Coben. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it 🙂 Not sure if they chose a new book, but I still need to finish the new mystery thriller I started, FORGET ME NOT by Stacy Willingham while waiting on book club to decide.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
 1/5
MONDAY
 1/6
TUESDAY
 1/7
WEDNESDAY
1/8
THURSDAY
1/9
FRIDAY
1/10
SATURDAY
1/11
SUNDAY
DINNER
CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own
BAKED HAM & BEANS
CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own
CLAM CHOWDER & CRUSTY BREAD
CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own
ASIAN POT PIE with SCALLION PANCAKE TOPPING
HAM & CHEESE QUICHE
DESSERT
 
 

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I just fell in love with this absolutely gorgeous original “fire painted” copper art piece that my friend bought for her daughter. The picture just doesn’t do it justice. My mom knew we didn’t really “need” anything so she made this fun little money tree for us for Christmas which will help with that trip next month. 

And who can resist fresh baked cinnamon rolls? And our son found this fun tank that is a whiskey dispenser for hubby with engraved glasses.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

  • CHOCOLATE CARROT CAKE
  • CRANBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY, RECIPE LINKS & MENUS week 51 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.356

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

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

GOOD MORNING sweet friends! Grab your coffee and join me.

Can you believe we’re only 3 days from Christmas? And only 10 days from a brand new year?!!!!! I just don’t know where this year went so quickly!!

That said, I am basically ready early for Christmas or as much as I can be and am enjoying each day as it comes for a change. I did make some pre-planning and organizational changes to the scheduling and shopping for the Eagles to ease my stress and well, if they don’t like it, they can find someone else to do my job. 🙂

BLOGMAS is in full swing with these completed posts: 

  • BLOGMAS #1 days 1,2 and 3 ~ Holiday Schedule, Christmas Cards, Elf on the Shelf/NISSE & Wrapping Ideas
  • BLOGMAS #2 days 4 and 5 ~ Christmas Music and Movies
  • BLOGMAS #3 days 6, 7 and 8 ~ Real Tree vs. Artificial, Decorating & Favorite Ornaments
  • BLOGMAS #4 days 9, 10 and 11 ~ Advent Calendars, Presents, PJ’S, Books, Last Minute and Homemade Gifts ~ updated with 2 new soups ~ FRIENDSHIP & SPICY BLACK BEAN CORN SOUPS
  • BLOGMAS #5 days 12, 13 and 14 Presents, WISH Lists and Stocking Stuffers
  • BLOGMAS #6 days 15, 16 and 17 Quiet Christmas or BIG Get Together, Favorite Family Traditions and Christmas Memories
  • BLOGMAS #7 days 18, 19 and 20 Winter Wonderland, Lights and Parades, Christmas Markets and Fairs, Winter MUST Haves and TAGS
  • BLOGMAS #8 days 21, 22 and 23 Christmas Menus, Party Foods and Favorite Recipes
  • BLOGMAS #9 days 24, 25 and 26 12 Days of Christmas, Meaning of Christmas, Merry VS. Happy, Inspirations and Stories

Coming up this week will be:

  • BLOGMAS #10 Christmas Eve, NORAD, St. Nick and Merry Christmas

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

We’re FINALLY getting some winter temperatures, but I’m fairly confident when I say we’ll NOT be seeing a white Christmas this year. 🙁 Highs this week will be in the 40’s with lows in the 30’s and a bit more rain.

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY, WHAT’S ON MY MIND, PROJECTS, APPOINTMENTS & DVR/TV
  • TO DO: LAUNDRY & CLEANING I have a couple loads of laundry to get caught up on before the holiday and the cleaning is up to date besides the mess I’m sure to make in the kitchen each day as I finish last minutes gifts.
  • TO DO: GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have a hair cut and pedicure this morning before I drop off the DHS gifts and food basket. I’ll squeeze in a SUPER small visit to the grocery store for 5 quick items before I shoot home to meet my neighbor who is bringing over hubby’s BIG gift and hiding it for me while hubby is at his Red Cross donation. Then I have a quick meeting tomorrow night with a ornament and cookie exchange. Tuesday morning is Taco Tuesday with friends and a gift exchange. Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday will be baking for the neighbor plates. I still have the BRIGADEIROS, BUTTERFINGER COOKIES, HAYSTACKS, SLOW COOKER CANDY and BROWNED BUTTER TOASTED COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES to make.
  • PROJECTS & TRAVELS Nothing on the calendar right now.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING Good through the end of the year! I’ll reevaluate at that time.
  • DVR/TV I have quite a few Hallmark movies to catch up on and am looking forward to several new Food Network shows, but have had very little TV time. When we have time we have been binge watching EUREKA which is always fun.
  • THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY Being ready for Christmas with time to spare so I can sit and enjoy the twinkling tree…the smell of a favorite memory food baking…the first snow of the year falling…the look on a friends face when they open your gift that you picked out special for them…

READING TIME

I finished GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Reese Witherspoon and Harlen Coben – WOW a slow start, but what a bunch of twists and turns to a surprise ending! I started something lighter for now until Book Club meets on January 3rd, Merit Badge Murder Merry Wrath Mysteries #1 by Leslie Langtry. I’m not sure if she was trying to emulate Jana Deleon’s Miss Fortune series, but it sure has similarities. It’s not bad, but it’s not as good as Jana’s books.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
12/22
MONDAY
12/23
TUESDAY
12/24
WEDNESDAY
12/25
THURSDAY
12/26
FRIDAY
12/27
SATURDAY
12/28
SUNDAY
DINNER
CHICKEN STEW & BISCUITS 
 BUTTERMILK CHICKEN & BAKED BEANS
BLACK EYED PEA CHILI & CORNBREAD 
 PRIME RIB, TURKEY BREAST, MASHED POTATOES & GRAVY and  GLAZED CARROTS
 CORN/YOYO clean out the refrigerator night OR you’re on your own
 ONE PAN CHICKEN & VEGGIES
 BEEF BARLEY STEW
DESSERT
SALTED  BROWNED BUTTER COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
 BUTTERFINGER COOKIES and SLOW COOKER CANDY
BRIGADEIROS, PEANUT BUTTER MOLASSES CRINKLES and HAYSTACKS
CRANBERRY CHEESECAKE
 

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

A friend popped by yesterday with this beautiful flower arrangement that she made me.

And I made headway on my soup mixes.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

  • LEMON BUTTER CHICKEN PARMESAN
  • MODIFIED UNITED KINGDOM BAKED BEANS

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

This is usually a favorite thing for me to do, but to relieve a lot of stress on myself this year I’ve decided to forego doing these link parties until 2026.

HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with RECIPE LINKS & MENUS week 50 of 2025 ~ BLOG 365.349

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

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

I’m getting into crunch time on the Eagle’s charity project. The first batch of gifts was originally supposed to be delivered by the 19th, but the social worker changed the date last minute (last Friday) to the 15th. Unfortunately for her, our group couldn’t get together before today. We’ll be meeting this afternoon to wrap and then pack my car for delivery first thing tomorrow, the 16th.

I wrapped all the gifts for the family of 8, the 2 veterans and 4 elderly ladies (WHEW 46 gifts) that hubby and I adopted for what seemed like ALL weekend, but it was only about 8 hours total. Then I wrapped gifts for all our local family and friends as well as hubby’s gifts. All the shipped gifts have been sent except one that I’ll do this week and fortunately it’s small enough to go first class USPS so no long lines to wait in at UPS. I’ll deliver the veteran gifts and the elderly gifts tomorrow morning after social services gifts.

The grocery shopping for the family I’m doing personally later this week and it won’t be delivered until next Monday so that the food for Christmas dinner will all be fresh. I’m hoping to do the food shopping for them as well as our Christmas dinner groceries on Thursday or Friday, but that will depend on the “atmospheric river’s” path. It started last night and as of now Thursday is slated to be the worst day with potential flooding, not that any of them will be great as we’ve seen the last of the sun until after Christmas according to the forecast.

Now all of that said, with only 10 days until Christmas, I am for the first time in a VERY long time AHEAD of schedule 🙂 and loving every minute of it!!!!!

BLOGMAS is in full swing with these completed posts: 

  • BLOGMAS #1 days 1,2 and 3 ~ Holiday Schedule, Christmas Cards, Elf on the Shelf/NISSE & Wrapping Ideas
  • BLOGMAS #2 days 4 and 5 ~ Christmas Music and Movies
  • BLOGMAS #3 days 6, 7 and 8 ~ Real Tree vs. Artificial, Decorating & Favorite Ornaments
  • BLOGMAS #4 days 9, 10 and 11 ~ Advent Calendars, Presents, PJ’S, Books, Last Minute and Homemade Gifts
  • BLOGMAS #5 days 12, 13 and 14 Presents, WISH Lists and Stocking Stuffers
  • BLOGMAS #6 days 15, 16 and 17 Quiet Christmas or BIG Get Together, Favorite Family Traditions and Christmas Memories

Coming up this week will be:

  • BLOGMAS #7 days 18, 19 and 20 Winter Wonderland, Lights and Parades, Christmas Markets and Fairs, Winter MUST Haves and TAGS
  • BLOGMAS #8 days 21, 22 and 23 Christmas Menus, Party Foods and Favorite Recipes
  • BLOGMAS #9 days 24, 25 and 26 12 Days of Christmas, Meaning of Christmas, Merry VS. Happy, Inspirations and Stories

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

WET, WET and more wet as the atmospheric river is reaching us for the next 10 days or so. The temperatures have also returned to a more ‘normal” level of cold. Highs this weeks in the 40’s and lows in the 30’s so the best description is bone chilling! LAYERS, LAYERS and more LAYERS of turtlenecks and hoodies with heavy socks.

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY, WHAT’S ON MY MIND, PROJECTS, APPOINTMENTS & DVR/TV
  • TO DO: LAUNDRY & CLEANING While I was doing all the wrapping yesterday I was able to get 4 loads of laundry done! Having done a crock pot dinner freed up a ton of time. I also got the laundry room deep cleaned 🙂
  • TO DO: GROCERIES & ERRANDS Wednesday will be a BIG Eagle’s shopping day. I told them I would NOT shop on Christmas Eve nor New Year’s Eve so we’re all putting our thinking caps on to get it all this week. Then, like I said I will do our shopping and the family of 8’s shopping on Thursday or Friday.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I had a plan in mind, but I’m staying flexible on this as you never know what’s coming along at this time of year to change it all up.
  • DVR/TV Just a few cooking shows and Hallmark Christmas movies to catch up on!
  • THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

READING TIME

Book club isn’t going to meet until January. We took a break for the holiday chaos time. We’re reading GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben.

FUNNIES

Penny trying to understand Sheldon’s ornament placement tool 🙂

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀
12/15 MONDAY
12/16 TUESDAY
12/17 WEDNESDAY
12/18 THURSDAY
12/19 FRIDAY
12/20 SATURDAY
12/21 SUNDAY
DINNER
CORN/YOYO
clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own 
 CHICKEN PEANUT STEW & BISCUITS
CORN/YOYO
clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own 
 HAM & CHEESE QUICHE & SALAD
CORN/YOYO
clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own 

 
 OUT MAYBE
 MEATLOAF, MASHED POTATOES & GRAVYwith GREEN BEANS
DESSERT
 
BROWNED BUTTER TOASTED COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 
 

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

The sunset last Monday was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!

I love seeing the wrapped packages, it just shows so much productivity.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

  • CHICKEN LEMONAISE
  • ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH BISQUE with CRANBERRY COULIS

RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

This is usually a favorite thing for me to do, but to relieve a lot of stress on myself this year I’ve decided to forego doing these link parties until 2026.