Happy Homemaker Monday

Whoo Hoo! I made it for Happy Homemaker Monday! I'm not sure how happy a homemaker I am this morning but participating seems to get my week off to a good start! 

Happy Homemaker Monday is launched each by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Check out the cool "pantry" they made to go beside their refrigerator! WOW! Makes me wish I had a bigger space beside mine!

Sooo, let's get started...

The weather...69 degrees (F) as of 9:00 a.m. That is about 6 degrees cooler than it has been at this time of the morning for the last week. So hoping for a little cooler day. Maybe 95 instead of 100?!!!

On my reading pile...Need to start No Eye Can See by Jane Kirkpatrick--2nd book in the Kinship and Courage Series. But just got The Preacher's Daughter by Beverly Lewis. Hmmm...which to start first?!!!

On my TV...Might try to find a good family film on Netflix today to watch with my favorite 10 year old who will be visiting me today:)

On the menu this week...
Anything that requires little or no cooking until the weather cools off a little bit. I'm thinkin' lots of sandwiches and tacos! We are not used to heat in this part of the country so only have a very small room air conditioner that can't keep up when I'm cooking and baking.

On my to do list...

• Make and can applesauce
• Make and can salsa
• Make and send 3 encouragement cards
• Send cards to hubby's clients
• Catch up on office work (hubby's files) 
• Laundry

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating...

• Crocheting another pineapple doily
• Getting ready to start some Doily Potholders to use as Christmas gifts
• Always making cards--sent off swap cards last week and making encouragement and thank you cards today

Homemaking Tips...Here's a tip I just learned from Creative Homemaking--Did you know you can use plain white vinegar in the Jet Dry compartment of your dishwasher and have spotless dishes? What! I don't need to buy Jet Dry anymore??? Amazing!!! White vinegar is sooo much cheaper!

Looking around the house...Dog toys everywhere! They do love their toys:) Books and magazine piled on hubby's side table. A fine layer of dust on everything--we open our windows at night to cool the house off so dust gets on everything:(

From the camera...

I always seem to have pictures of my son's very spoiled and much loved English Bulldog Rocky on the camera! How could I not take pictures of his cute little mug?!!! He provides lots of laughs for us!

On my prayer list...Two friends with Cancer:(

Bible Verse; Devotional...

"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" Romans 11:33 (marked in my hubby's grandmother's Bible)

Thank you for stopping by for Happy Homemaker Monday! I will be crafting with my favorite 10 year old today so will show you some of our projects tomorrow! Have a great day!

Kat

Sunday Night Chit-Chat

My picture is of a card I received in the mail last week from Alison Plummer from France. I participated in an RAK Swap and Alison is the one I was partnered with for August. What a great card and so fun to get mail from France:) Believe it or not, it was even fun mailing a card TO France!

Well, it's time for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat. We are started off each week by Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily so be sure to check in with Carla to see what she's been up to.

I am...

Reading...Nothing:( Need to start the second book in the Jane Kirkpatrick series I started, The Kinship and Courage Series.

Watching...I watched the Snows of Kilimanjaro on PBS this morning and we watched Soda Springs this afternoon but don't have anything planned for tonight.

Listening to...Our wind turbine making power for our home:)

Cooking/baking...It's hot so haven't been doing much real cooking. However, I filled our food dryers with peaches today and we started our first ever batch of sauerkraut (shredded 17 pounds of cabbage)!

Happy I accomplished this week...I can't think of anything special I accomplished but I got the things done that needed to be done and remained sane:) I guess that in itself is an accomplishment!

Looking forward to this week...A special day with my favorite 10 year old:) She loves to craft and so do I! We will spend the whole day crafting, playing with the dogs and maybe watching a movie on Netflix. 

Thankful for today...The sauerkraut is finally started. It was a total unknown for me and hubby took the lead on the project but it is in the crock and hopefully will turn out. We will know in 4-6 weeks!

*Bonus Question*

As a famous athlete, you are offered a $500,000 endorsement to promote a product that you dislike and would NEVER use. Do you endorse it?

No, no, absolutely not! I could never endorse something I didn't really think was the best product of it's kind out there.  

So, that's it for my Sunday Night Chit-Chat! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will visit again tomorrow.

Kat

Sunday Night Chit Chat

Welcome to the Sunday Night Chit-Chat! For my picture this evening I chose to show off the new swivel-rocker recliner I got for my birthday! We purchased new living room furniture 3 1/2 years ago but I wasn't ready to part with my Papasan Chair yet so didn't purchase a new chair for me. My hubby is a big man--6'6" tall and weight to match--so purchased a Big Man's Chair for himself. I wanted something that fit me so we got this lady's leather swivel-rocker recliner at Costco. I thought they looked funny sitting next to each other. Definitely a "Papa Bear/Mama Bear" thing! Beau is relaxing on the carpet in front of the chair:)


Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily starts the Sunday Night Chit-Chat every week so be sure to check her blog to see what her answers to the questions are.


Here we go...I am...


Reading...Still reading All Together in One Place by Jane Kirkpatrick. Really not in the mood for reading right now.df


Watching...Nothing at the moment but if I can stay up long enough I might watch The Mentalist. Highly unlikely though:(


Listening to...The wind blowing HARD outside and the puppy snoring beside me inside! Love his sweet little snore!


Baking/Cooking...It cooled off just a little today so make Hashbrowns and Scrambled Eggs for breakfast and tacos for dinner. Everything turned out yummy and everyone was happy.


Happy that I accomplished this week...I got lots of thank you cards made and sent this week!


Looking forward to next week...Stamping Club on Wednesday night! Always so much fun creating and visiting with the ladies!!! 


BONUS QUESTION:


What is my top priority right now? Definitely cleaning and organizing my office and craft room so I can actually do something in them. I need to make a schedule to reflect that it is a priority!

Happy Homemaker Monday

Welcome to Happy Homemaker Monday! I love the picture Sandra used this week because I really like lavender--the look and the smell.


Each week Sandra starts the Happy Homemaker Monday and I get to play along! You can too! Just got to {Diary of a Stay at Home Mom} and follow directions! 


So let's get started with our Happy Homemaker Monday...


The weather...The heat finally came to my part of the world! Today it is 90F degrees; yesterday was it was closer to 100. As long as I waited for heat, I am not going to complain and hubby just put a small air conditioner in so the house is very comfortable.


On my reading pile...

• My Bible
• All Together in One Place by Jane Kirkpatrick
• The 8th Habit by Stephen Covey

On my TV...Looking forward to the season finale of Dogs in the City! I really hope they renew this series!

On the menu for this week...

• Monday--Artichokes
• Tuesday--Big Salad
• Wednesday--Dinner out (Hubby's birthday)
• Thursday--not sure yet
• Friday--Mizidra--a favorite at our house
• Saturday--Dinner with friends
• Sunday--Tacos--it's my birthday!!!

On my To-Do list...

• Make tote bag--at least start it.
• Make cards (absolutely have to get done today and tomorrow)
• Work on organizing craft room

What I am sewing, knitting, crocheting or creating...Nothing at the moment. Got stuck on my Wheat Doily so have to find some help. I will be working on a tote bag and some cards this week.

Homemaking tips...One of my favorite tips is for cleaning the microwave--place a cup or bowl of water in the microwave. Microwave for 2 minutes. Now you can wipe the microwave clean with no scrubbing! 

Looking around the house...The house is empty except for me...ahhh! There are a couple loads of laundry that need to be put away and I need to clean out the dishwasher but otherwise everything looks pretty good.

From the camera...

Still had pictures on my camera from the 4th of July parade. This is picture is one of the older fire trucks from the Ione Rural Fire Protection District. 


On my Prayer List...

• My mom is really sick right now and doctor doesn't know what it is yet.
• My daughter has a nasty flu bug--makes it hard to be a wife & mom
• Friend's grand opening of their restaurant as a vegan restaurant (hoping to do a post on this next week)
• Friends traveling to Maine next week

Bible Verse; Devotional...

"Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord." Psalm 27:14

Thank you for joining me for Happy Homemaker Monday! Kat

Sunday Night Chit-Chat

My picture for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat is of hollyhocks that volunteered just outside the fenced garden/orchard area. Neighbors about 5 miles away have hollyhocks so a bird must have dropped the seed. When my hubby realized something was trying to grow there he ran a 1/4" tubing from the main drip line to the fledgling plant. After adding some fish fertilizer, this is what we got. The plant is now about 7 1/2 feet tall with lots of beautiful pink blossoms!


If this is your first time to visit on Sunday Night Chit-Chat night, here is how it works:  Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily posts the answers to her questions. Then anyone who has a mind to can post their answers to the same questions on their blog and then link back to Carla. I have been enjoying the Sunday Night Chit-Chat for several weeks now. Sooo, let's get started!


What am I...


Reading...Just started a new series by Jane Kirkpatrick called Kinship & Courage. The first book is called All Together in One Place. Jane Kirkpatrick does a tremendous amount of research on all of her historical novels. Many of them are written about places that are very close to where I live.


Watching...Just finished watching Cafe` with Jennifer Love Hewitt. Interesting movie.


Listening to...The new air conditioner blowing in the other room. We have lived in this house for 17 years and finally got a small air conditioner:) Last summer we put up a third solar array so now have the power needed for some air conditioning:)


Cooking/baking...Too hot for baking or cooking today so we had corn on the cob and bagels with vegan cream cheese, avocado & tomato--yum!


Happy I accomplished...Oh my, where do I start?

• Got the house cleaned and laundry done
• Designed and uploaded new Blog Header--whoo hoo!!!
• 4th of July went off without a hitch:)
• Two years of maintaining a blog
• Craft room and tote bag will have to wait till this week:( Maybe I was trying to bite off more than I could chew last week!

Looking forward to this week...Hubby's birthday is Wednesday and we are going to Portland! Mine is next Sunday and I am hoping to get a new chair that fits ME! Found a small leather swivel rocker recliner at Costco that should just fit the bill.

Thankful for today...A husband who can do and does just about everything! He does the gardening and maintains the yard, keeps the cars clean and in tip-top working order, does the grocery shopping, manages our household budget, AND put the new air conditioner in today! His next assignment, should he choose to accept, is put a ceiling fan in the living room:) How can I NOT be thankful for him!


Grab the book nearest you, turn to page 18, line 4 and type what it says... "thing straightened out," Mazy said, "If I'm going, I'm taking things that mat-" 
--from Altogether in One Place by Jane Kirkpatrick


Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to check out Carla's Sunday Night Chit-Chat at My 1/2 Dozen Daily. Kat