Happy Homemaker Monday

Hello and Happy Monday Friends ~ 

I hope you all had a wonderfully blessed weekend. 🙏 

I had a similar one to last weekend. Annie had a friend sleepover. We played games and some volleyball. But I also got more in depth cleaning, scrubbing, and mopping done. And finally got out the rest of my Fall decorations! I didn't get to the outside yet. But inside it's looking cozy and very Autumnal. Beware lots of photos below! Lol I'm also finally sharing the sour cream banana bread recipe below since I didn't get it into an individual post. 

Then yesterday Ad came over for dinner to help with some things and hang out a bit. Annie has already been getting heavy duty homework. He gets to help her with the math! Lol 😂 

Now onto the week ahead...

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING

toast with pb and honey, iced coffee

RIGHT NOW I AM:

Listening to classical music and working on my planner 

AS I LOOK OUTSIDE MY WINDOW

The sun is finally coming out after being gray all morning. I see more trees starting to change color and one in my backyard has begun to lose its leaves 🍁 

AS I LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE

Sunbeams streaming in and Ruby is laying in one. I see my Fall decorations out everywhere and it makes me smile 😊 

ON THIS WEEK'S TO DO LIST:

errands, pack up care packages to ship to Aaron and other special college students in my life right now, groceries, hospice volunteering, Annie has 2 volleyball games this week, call about a crack in my car windshield to get fixed, lunch with my Mom and my Aunt, other projects to work on, Ruby's haircut appt

 

CURRENTLY READING

Still reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 

ON THE TV TODAY:

America's Got Talent,  Big Brother, Flip or Flop, HGTV shows, Brady bunch property brothers HGTV special, Kids Baking Championship, looking up when some new Fall shows begin that I'd like to see, I think Dancing with the Stars is back on tonight!

 

ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:

MONDAY: leftover chinese food from last night

TUESDAY: creamy tomato soup, cheesy quesadillas & apple slices

WEDNESDAY: creamy fennel and olive pasta with fried rosemary & walnuts (BA meal)

THURSDAY: Annie game night (grab something easy?)

FRIDAY: elote-style veggie tostadas with zucchini & peppers and lime rice (BA meal) 

** more zucchini to use up so will make some bread or more muffins

WHAT I AM CREATING AT THE MOMENT

Still working on finishing my Grandpa's WWII heritage scrapbook and my Mom's family heritage scrapbook, and I will have a blog post later this week or weekend with some new things to share 😉  

NEW RECIPE I WANT TO TRY THIS WEEK:

Here is the sour cream banana bread recipe that I found at @parsleyandpepper on instagram. She's so fun to follow and has a lot of great recipes! This bread was so moist and yummy:

Highly recommend this recipe. It was so good! 😋 

TIP OF THE WEEK:

I thought this was pretty clever 

FROM THE CAMERA

I always begin my mornings with a bit of devotional and prayer time. Always a great way to start the day ☀️ 

A little Fall tour around my home. First the living room:

Some touches in the kitchen:

 

And the dining room:

Love that I can switch on the jack-o-lantern in this hanging canvas 

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

I'll share more rooms and touches in the weeks ahead 😉 

PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OR DEVOTIONAL:


I'm linking with Sandra of Diary of a SAHM for Happy Homemaker Monday