Sunday Night Chit-Chat

I do so love it when the UPS man brings my Stampin' Up! orders!

Oh my! It's time for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat again already!!! This past week just flew by! I didn't accomplish anything on my "to do" list but caught up on some housework that didn't get done the week before when I was sick.

The Sunday Night Chit-Chat is initiated each week by Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily. Be sure to hop on over to see what Carla's been up to. Let's get started!

I am...

Reading...Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber; read aloud is The Warrior's Path by Louis L'Amour (#3 in the Sackett series)

Watching...I will be watching Downton Abbey and we will be recording the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, The Makeover, with Julia Stiles.

Listening to...Hubby's internet radio.

Baking/Cooking...Just potatoes and butternut squash tonight but Friday I baked 2 loaves of Double Dill Rye bread and Chocolate Poorman's Cake--yumm!

Happy I accomplished this week...

• I managed to get the house cleaned:)
• Stamping order sent in, received AND delivered!
• Swap card made and sent!

Looking forward to next week...Getting the rest of my January goals accomplished! I have 4 days and 5 goals left to finish!

Thankful for today...I have been well for a whole week and have had about two and a half weeks without itching:) What a blessing that is!!!

*Bonus Question*...What chore around the house do I dread doing most? That would have to be vacuuming mainly because it hurts my lower back. With the dogs I really should vacuum twice a week but I only manage to get it done once.

What household chore do YOU dread the most? 

Have a nice evening!

Kat

Sunday Night Chit-Chat

Last night we opened gifts with my daughter and family. It was so much fun! My darling granddaughter was over-the-top excited to be able to open presents...FINALLY! 

The biggest excitement and surprise for me yesterday was my blog hit 10,000 Page Views!!! It always amazes me when I hit a new milestone! I love blogging and the fact that you enjoy visiting is both humbling and thrilling for me:) Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

It's time for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat before Christmas:) Okay, I am definitely in the holiday mood! It was a long time coming but once we were finally in the car on the way to my daughter's I was able to relax and enjoy:) The Sunday Night Chit-Chat is started each week by Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily. Be sure to check in with Carla to see what she's been up to:)

Since I haven't been very good with taking photos lately, I decided to go on Pinterest to see if I could find a fun quote for tonight. The above is so perfect because after 33 1/2 years, my sweet Hubby and I just seem to enjoy each other more every day. 

So, let the Sunday Night Chit-Chat begin!

I am...

Reading...I got a new Debbie Macomber book for Christmas from my daughter and family--Angels at the Table (haven't started reading it yet)! I love the stories about the angels Shirley, Goodness and Mercy! My daughter also got me 101 Patchwork Projects + Quilts. Love it! My daughter to the rescue again!!! After I saw the one Carla got I HAD TO HAVE IT!!! I am also reading Mail Order Holiday Brides by Jillian Hart and Janet Tronstad.

Watching...Ice Age--Dawn of the Dinosaur and then How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Listening to...The movie playing and family talking.

Cooking/Baking...Nothing today:) 

Looking Forward to this week...Christmas and some sewing time afterward. 

Happy I accomplished this week...I got everything ready to leave for my daughter's by Friday--whoo hoo! That was quite an accomplishment! Also got the house ready for our company that is now NOT coming for Christmas! Oh well, at least it's done! They might (but unlikely) come for New Year's!

Thankful for today...My wonderful visit with daughter and family! AND I think I have narrowed down my food allergy to BREAD! Don't know if it's the wheat, gluten or yeast yet but will avoid it like the plague! I had bread pudding on Thursday and Friday morning, then bread dressing on Saturday. My rash flared up and I felt like I was on fire! Bingo!!! Pretty conclusive! 

Well, that is it for me tonight! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and are totally ready to enjoy your holiday with family and friends! 

Kat

Happy Homemaker Monday

Today it's time for Happy Homemaker Monday started each week by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. I hope you are having a great day--for a Monday that is:) So, here we go...

Weather...Today it is only 82 degrees (F) at 3:00 in the afternoon! I LOVE this kind of weather!!! The garden is loving it too--not too hot; not too cold:)

On my reading pile...Just finishing Morning Comes Softly by Debbie Macomber. The book is good but I really like her more recent writing better. I have the Annie's People series by Beverly Lewis on my reading pile. The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook and Shawls Two on the go! will be here this week!

On my TV...Working through the episodes of Numbers on Netflix.

On the menu this week...
Monday--Spaghetti with butter, garlic and basil; green salad; corn on the cob
Tuesday--Mizidra (finally cool enough to cook)
Wednesday--Tacos
Thursday--Garbanzo Oat Patties, Baked Potatoes, green salad
Friday--Veggie hot dogs and potato salad
Saturday--not sure

On my to do list...

• Clean apartment (for guests)
• Make tea for my Kombucha "mushroom"--gotta feed Scoby Do:)
• Exercise
• Make and can salsa
• Dry more peaches
• Straighten the house

What I am sewing, knitting, crocheting or creating...Nothing at the moment but the Shawls Two on the go! book should reignite my creativity!

Homemaking Tips...Freezing herbs: 

• Rinse
• Drain
• Chop
• Pack herbs into ice cube tray cups
• Slowly pour water into cups
• Freeze for 24 hours
• Put cubes into freezer bags
• To use just put a cube or two into whatever you're cooking and you will have the taste of fresh herbs year round:)

Looking around the house...A little cluttered:(

From the camera...

 

The Hydrangeas are starting to bloom:)

On my prayer list...

• 3 very special ladies each with various stages of cancer.
• My hubby and his work.
• My friends
• My children

Bible Verse; Devotional...

"...'I have called you friends.' It is a friendship based on the new life created in us which has no affinity with our old life, but only with the love of God. It is unutterably humble, unsulliedly pure, and absolutely devoted to God." 

--from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

Thanks for stopping by for the Happy Homemaker Monday. 

Kat