Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy Homemaker Monday  

Hosted by Sandra!

 The weather in my neck of the woods:::

Monday -87/68  cloudy

Tuesday -82/68 cloudy

Wednesday -84/68 cloudy

Thursday - 80/68 scattered storms 

Friday - 79/67 passing storms

Saturday -80/65 scattered thunderstorms

Sunday - 84/63 partly cloudy

I am thrilled with this  weather report.  I am so very 

ready for cooler weather,  and hopefully the humidity

 will break and  things will be looking up.. the storms 

we have had  this summer have really helped the veg-

etation.  our  flowers are looking  very nice compared

 to other years!

Right now:::   Besides working on this  post,  I am 

cooking dinner.. tonight we are enjoying  chicken

 veggie stir fry and rice.I love to fix this meal..  so 

 easy!!!We cut up  chicken strips  into bite size pieces

 and first of all, stir fry them in  a bit of oil and  our

 favorite spices, then take   them up  into a small bowl

  while  we  get out the frozen vegetables  for stir 

fry  from the grocer,  and  add a bit more oil to the 

pan,  place on  medium heat  while everything 

 simmers and the  flavors meld together! Below is a

 tip I will share  about the rice!           

Something fun to share (a blog, a video, a tip)::: Yes, 

I  figured out since  there was  a bit of water in the 

 pan from  the veggies  thawing,I added  a bit more  

water 1/3 of a cup  then  added 1/2 c  of the dry  

minute rice to the pan  put on the lid and let it  all 

cook together. It works like a dream and makes

it so easy  and less to wash up after!

                               

Thinking and pondering:: I enjoyed  starting  my 

fall decor.. I said last week,  that I had read how to 

 decorate a blue and white room ... add green and a

 bit of   deeper colors.  So I ordered some  green and

 white plaid  pillow covers and  some  feather  fillers

 and  I love how they look.  especially since there is

 quite a lot of green in our rug!

      

I love my Staffordshire  spaniel I got for my birthday

 in July!  

  

                           

The cabinet top in the hall is a perfect place to create

  a country village  for autumn. my dried  hydrangeas

 look like  gigantic oak trees.

On my tv::: I have been enjoying the old  movies that

 have been on YouTube this last week. The Quiet Man

  is a real  favorite,  but  the newer ones are great, as

 well. Today I watched  You've Got Mail!

 

On my to do list::: 

Monday:  My bad knee has really been bothering me

 lately  so I spent  most of the day   sitting   with my

 leg up and  applying ice.  Good time to watch those

 films!         

Tuesday: we need to  shop tomorrow  for items to, not

 only fill our Christmas knapsacks for our children's  Guatemala bags, but also,Christmas  boxes for Oper-

ation Christmas  Child.  Tomorrow is set aside  for a

 Walmart haul!  Tuesday evenings we  go out with  a

 group of church friends  for  dinner  at various  rest-

aurants.. This week it will be Wildwood Barbecue.

What a great way to really get to know  our friends

 even better!

Wednesday: My 6 sisters group from church plans 

 a gathering each month and this week  we  are  all

 going to  a really nice restaurant that just recently

 started  serving breakfast. Lynn and I go  often and

 it is so good! My favorite is  Belgium waffles loaded

 on top with  fresh cut up strawberries. So yummy!!!

 Thursday: Catch up day for getting tasks accomp-

lished.  It takes me longer to get things done these

days  and I do  hope to get  some  purging done.

I am working on books and magazines now.. getting

 those parred down will make a big difference!    

Friday :Nothing planned... yet!

 

My simple pleasure:::

I love to  read these days, since Lynn bought me a

 clip on battery  light to read by.  I am enjoying 

several new books I purchased from  Thrift books. 

 Right now I am reading  84 Charing Cross by 

Helene Hanff.  It is a book of letters  backh and forth

from NYC to a London bookshop through the years.

Looking around the house:::  some rooms look great 

 others  are in disarray,  especially, the sunroom 

which is the  purging and packing  room.  Soon we 

can load up the car for  the library and  the goodwill!

 

From the WORD!

 

Have a great week!!!