Happy Homemaker Monday 4/17/23

 I'm thankful to have a few minutes again this week to join in on the Happy Homemaker Monday posts done by Sandra over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom    I missed joining in last week.  Between Easter, feeling under the weather and continuing house projects the week was very full. 

The Weather:::

Today is cloudy and drizzly.  It's definitely an April kind of day. 

As I look outside my window:::

Everything is wet but it's great to see a lot of green.  The Magnolia tree has blossomed and is starting to lose some of it's petals (I posted a picture of it in full bloom on my week in pictures post)

Right now I am:::
Having coffee and getting ready to head out to run some errands.           

Thinking and pondering:::

What order to do things this week.  When I'll have time to post a few blogs I have in my head.

On my bedside table:::
Water bottle, phone charger, notecards, multiple books.       

On my tv this week::: 

Don't really watch much TV but I've been enjoying some UK real estate & renovation programs on YouTube.  We also have a family TV night where we watch the latest episode of The Mandalorian.  The kids have also requested some sort of movie marathon night this week.  (The Boston Marathon is today so it's fitting to do some sort of "marathon" this week).  

Listening to:::
Kiddos talking, One of the kids vacuuming upstairs.        


On the Breakfast plate:::

Coffee

 

On the dinner plate::: 

Swedish meatballs, with egg noodles. 

 

On the menu for this week:::

So far I have:

Swedish Meatballs with Egg noodles and a vegetable side

Chicken Broccoli Tetrazzini 

Shantung Chicken with Lo Mein Noodles

Loaded Baked Potato Cassserole

 

 

On my reading pile:::

42 Years in the White House; SO excited about this because I waited years to find a reasonably priced copy.

Bible 

Jude: Contending for the Faith by Jackie Hill Perry

On my to do list today:::

Run some errands

Laundry 

General clean up from the weekend (although with house projects everything is a bit of a mess right now)

Plans for this week:::

Meal plan and grocery list

Paint ceilings (with hubby's help)

Start laying new flooring??

Mail graduation party invites

Plan birthday party

Visit Gram?

Hike with the kids

What I am creating:::

Crochet tunic top; I have 3 1/2 more granny squares then I need to figure out the design to connect them.  The plan is to have the squares corner to corner vertically so it will form a v-neck and pointed tunic hem.

 

Starting some house projects.

From the camera:::

I'm sharing another progress picture of the entryway.  It's amazing how much brighter it is without the dark orange tile and textured walls.  It's completely a blank slate and I'm excited to start putting in the new flooring and painting.

  

 

 

Bible verse, Devotional, Quote:::

I'm currently reading through the Old Testament and just started 2 Samuel. I was struck by the phrase "how the mighty have fallen" which David uses several times in his lament for Saul (2 Samuel 1). Saul spent so much of his life paranoid and fighting to control others and keep his power; in the end it was all for nothing; good reminder that God is Sovereign. No matter how we try to control, manipulate and fret over our lives God's Will and Kingdom is Supreme.  As His children we can rest in Him and trust His ways.

 

On my prayer list:::

Friends & Family 

 

It's nice to jump back in this week.  I'm hoping to get another post up this week about how my goals are going. I posted about some March/Spring Goals at the beginning of March.