Happy Homemaker Monday

 

Hosted by Sandra

*** The weather in my neck of the woods*** 

  Just like  so many across the nation,  we  have snow.. and have had it for over a week,  MY problem is  with my  knee ripe for  surgery,  I  haven't been outside  for  over 3 weeks.   Sciatica dos not  help the situation.    At least I did get dressed today and am  counting my steps  so I can build up  more strength,  and am so hopeful to get to go out  a bit tomorrow!    My problem is  thankfully the snow will melt a bit today  but the snow is very piled up on my side of the car  form  where  Hubs shoveled.  so I  will need a path dug out to get   to the car! So    We will see!

  

Monday -45, cloudy, breezy 

Tuesday -34,  partly cloudy, breezy

Wednesday - 31, sunny, cold

Thursday -  41, sunny,  breezy

Friday - 48, sunny,   

Saturday -47, showers 

Sunday - 42, wintry mix possible.  Praying against that.. 

I do have a doctors appt  the  the following  Monday..   I had to cancel appointments  last week  because of snow and ice!!!    Otherwise,  Thank You, Lord for a better  forecast and I do pray   for  all who  are infirm  if  they dnwe  do  enter out and about you will  give them favor and  keep them safe, in  Jesus name!!! Amen!

 

 *** Things that make me happy ***

I noticed the response our hostess put upon here  about enjoying the old programs we  loved as a child.  I will go way back here, but over the holidays I found  several of my favorite shows on Youtube. I shared them with my granddaughters.They loved My Little Margie and  Sky King! I love to FaceTime with my gals.  They live 700 miles away so  we  rarely see them in person!   But  I do praise God for the ability to see them online  once a week!          

 

*** Book I'm reading *** 

Our daughter  gifted us with the most  wonderful  book.. 

HUbs and I are both reading this through the psalms!  It is beautifully written.  We love it!! I am Las, I  cosy mystery  reader.  I truly love  Laura Childs books as they  are   written  around  a  Tea room of Charleston.  I couldn't as for a better setting!!! I  am reading the Christmas  book..  Twisted Tea Christmas!

These days I need  extra light to  read  the fine print..  SO hubs  got me a  portable reading light for Christmas ... I love it!!!

*** What's on my tv today *** 

YouTube

Homemaking vlogs,   Christian   podcasts  etc

British Homes  for sale    .. various  programs

 

Hallmark

When Calls the Heart

All Creatures Great and Small on PBS  Season 5

Cooking shows  and    

Home town

  

*** On the breakfast plate *** 

Today I enjoyed leftovers..   A slice of   vegetable quiche hubs made yesterday for lunch and  homemade pancake I made on Saturday  along with   coffee and fruited yogurt!

*** On the lunch plate *** 

a veggie tray.. including  celery with the most delicious 

pimiento cheese 

 

*** On the dinner plate *** 

a scrumptious taco bar

*** On my to do list *** 

Today:

Get dressed.. first time in a couple of weeks!

Meal plan and grocery list  send Hubs to the  market 

Concentrate on my 1k  steps and prep for making it a 1.5 K  before the week is out,  I am 75 and have been infirm for some time!

 

 The rest of the week:

Do some meal planning

Try to get out with friends  for dinner  one night  during this  warm spell  If I can get to the car!!!

Try to  get back on   my WW diet plan..  hard to stay on it over the holidays and while I have been  so ill. 

Undecorate the tree in the living.   It was so pretty..  best we ever had.  covered in ornaments!  😅😢Work on my Bible Study for CB

 

  

*** No words needed (favorite photo or picture) *** 

 

This does not  show up like it should  but the full moon was glorious when I looked out  yesterday in the late afternoon!!!

Click on the photo to enlarge it  and then you might see the  beautiful moon!  

*** Devotional, Prayers, Bible Verses ***

 

  

Facing 2025!

We are well into the new year..Let us reflect on this verse for January!

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

Isaiah 40:31

2025 has  already  begun,  and as we  move forward, , this verse encourages patience and reliance on God. In January, when you’re planning and setting goals, remember that waiting on the Lord renews your strength. As challenges   come,  move   purposefully,  unwearied and persistent, empowered by His presence.

One of my goals for January and February, aside from accomplishing the health challenges and medical adventures in play for winter, Lynn and I need to really make a priority of downsizing in our storage …and I mean, our basement needs overhauling. Many trips to the Salvation Army are warranted. Closets and drawers will be my job, especially the closet in the guest room, which is my closet! It is really bad.  Not so much the clothing rack, as I have purged all my fat clothes, but the floor and shelves are packed. I have maybe 5 storage boxes stacked on the floor and the shelves have not been gleaned in decades. I am sure I will find items from our 39 year old daughter! I mean elementary school projects! But my purpose in this is to prep for the rapture.  Getting rid of old personal items , or if time goes on, we need to move.  Hard to come to grips with that, but we really need to live on one floor! 

A January Change Over Step 1

 So today I took about 15 minutes to   change my Holiday mantel (above)

to a wintry  mantel.. I removed the  carolers  and  all items  that were  definitely  for  Christmas, and reworked the  wintry  items..I kept the JOY item because we need all the joy we can muster in this  crazy world!!!  That in itself makes me feel like Ive  dealt a bit with Christmas!  I hope tot tackle the tree tomorrow!

PS. Ok, I need to  do a bit of redo on  that  snow  garland hanging down  HAHAHA!

Cold and Wintry Afternoon

 

Well,  we certainly are enjoying a change in our  weather this week..   I can't remember  how long it has been since it was this cold. Last weekend we  were  visited by the Winter storm, Blair,   which  left behind her  about  2 inches of ice and a covering of snow!  The  miserable looking deer   are  surely having a difficult time finding   anything to nibble.  I  haven't  considering feeding them though,  as I really  do not like them coming around eating everything in sight  during the growing season! 

We have  started feeding the birds again.   With that first flake I was after Hubs to  get out the feeders..  He is totally against feeding them   during the summer and fall,  as there is plenty  of  forage  around our yard.. But I definitely have my way  come winter and  , especially during snowy weather..  I love watching the birds  and  journalling  about them and their habits!

Not the greatest photo  through the  screen of our back  door! Wow, I just noticed the afternoon sun must have shown onto our neighbor's yard..  Their snow has melted.  Poor Hubs worked on our driveway  for hours yesterday and today  trying to  break through  the solid ice at the crown of the drive..  That area at the  very top of the  entrance and  down the  back side  to the street..   He must get out tomorrow to go to the  eye doctor!  I wish I could go,  but  my knee is  terrible  .. I am awaiting my  knee surgery and am  pretty scared of getting out in the snow... and ice! I  have  not  climbed our brick  steps up to the walk to the driveway since my knee started  troubling me.  Those are not easy steps.. They are rather steep..   So I  climb, instead,  the steady incline, or hill, up by the steps  to the driveway,  Well, when it is covered with  frozen snow  I  just  stay home..  I had to cancel 2 doctors   appointments myself today!

This certainly doesn't look like much ,  but  as it is frozen to the grass, I will not venture out into it.  Not   at my age or condition!  And  another  several inches are due in a day or two.   I hope to get out to the grocer before the next storm!

So since it is  so  dreadfully  cold,   I  plan to do a bit of decor mix up!  Our  Christmas  decor is still up as we had a lovely visit with dear friends from out of town over the New Year!  Then Hubs and I were  sick with a cold  ever since.  And,, well, I  love to  enjoy the ambience of Christmas! But  after watching so many Winter decor videos,  I have decided to   remove the truly  very Christmassy  items   and   add  some   natural  winter items to  the mantel and the dining room table   to  enjoy the beauty of  winter in a cosy room  by  the fireplace!!  I will share  a bit  on that  tomorrow!    For now, Sweet dreams and God bless!

Merry Christmas!   

and

Happy New Year!!!

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Hello December with Annie and Tuesday 4

Hello December!

Hosted by  Annie!

Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4...

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving and you may be looking forward to Chanukah and Christmas both of which are December 25th.  Chanukah is the day the temple, which had been desecrated was rededicated and the huge light within was restored to earth!  That light represented the presence of God on earth with man.  Also, winter begins in just a couple of weeks....

1,Do you have plans for the coming holidays?  AS a matter of fact, I am today deep in the throes of planning my Christmas Tea Party!  today is baking day..  I will  mix up my scone    dough  and wrap it up  and  pout it in the fridge  to keep til tomorrow when I will roll out 12 sconces and  bake them or my 11:30 tea time party. I cannot tell you how much I have planned so this party will not knock me out..  I have a dear friend who is making the tea sandwiches and her  wonderful fudge recipe.  I will also be making  Christmas Morsels  and a cracker and  cream cheese spread.  I think it will be lovely! 

 Yesterday we went to the  Country Market and purchased two glorious poinsettias and a couple of gifts to take to an Open House we got o next week. Of course, this Saturday we will  dine  with our church  at a catered meal, and  our  musical will be Sunday night.  I am pleased to get things accomplished early as we will be leaving mid month to travel to be with our family!

2.What foods do you look forward to during these upcoming holidays?  Well, I  enjoy  the  sconces and sweets  we will  have for the Tea, but our son in law is an excellent chef and we always look forward to the  delicacies he has planned for  the holidays!!!

3.Are there traditions for the holidays that you look forward to each year?  Well,  yesterday we went to the Country Store to purchase  some  greenery and poinsettias and  Hubs  was  not into  buying the expensive large wreath for over the garage door,  but  remembering that was always our tradition, he decided to go for it and was very happy to see the result!  Also, how do you spend the days ahead of the holidays.. shopping?   Lately,   we do most of our gift shopping online.  We only go out for the  trinkets  that our friends and family might enjoy. Cooking?  Every other year we do travel to our families home so on those years  I am exempt from cooking which suits me fine. I do like to take some  fabulous country ham and sausage that just  isn't found in New England! Listening to Music. We make our travel time last for 2 1/2 days so we always prepare our Apple Play for the car  to enjoy on our way up..  The kids  just use Siri to play their favorites... Hallmark movies?  We are not allowed to watch tv  while with the kids so   we have been enjoying Hallmark   ever since  the Christmas movies started  being  broadcast! Do tell!!!

4. What advice can you give for making the holidays memorable and bright?  I do think traditions are very important. especially for children..  and  it is so important to remember the reason for the season and  spend time with family in reverence and  remembrance of the Nativity and what it all means to us!!