Happy Monday Friends!
It's sunny but there is a very chilly breeze in my neck of the woods. How is yours? Thankfully a lot of snow has melted. Although, we still have some snowbanks around. We're going to have coolish temps this week...but so it goes for March in the northwoods.
It was kind of a crazy weekend around here. My Annie had been home on her Spring break but on Friday she either had food poisoning or a bad stomach flu as she became very sick to the point of needing to go to the ER at 4 in the morning. Thankfully they were able to give her meds to help and IV fluids. She has since been slowly getting better and finally on her travels back to FL today. My poor baby Girl. There's nothing worse than feeling helpless to help your kiddo. But I was so grateful for her visit and that we were able to get quality time with her. I miss her already.
Of course I lysoled and bleached her bedroom and bathroom within an inch of their lives. Lol I actually lysoled all around the house too. And on the warmer day I had the windows open for 2 hours airing everything out.
Aaron and Jill were up for the weekend for some events in Jill's family but we got a lot of time with them yesterday and had dinner and played games. Aaron was able to spend some time with us Friday (before Annie got sick). Thankfully no one else has gotten sick. 🙏🏻
Now on to the week ahead...
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
small bowl of cereal, coffee
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
my dentist appt, groceries, clean out some closets - take to Goodwill, projects, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
How grateful I am for answered prayers that Annie is better.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:
the sun streaming in the windows and the ways it makes shadows that Bubba likes to chase
CURRENTLY READING
I still need to go back to Rebecca, but I started jumping into Coming Home to the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson (the next book in that series I had been reading)
ON THE TV TODAY:
Jeopardy, old seasons of big brother & the office, the Pitt, Survivor, Outlander, Virgin River, Call the Midwife, The Forsytes, Best Medicine, a Shark Tank taped
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - dill pickle grilled chicken salad on keto toast, side salad
TUESDAY - slow cooker pork roast with garlic and lemon, roasted veggies with balsamic glaze
WEDNESDAY - leftovers
THURSDAY - caprese chicken pasta with fresh basil and balsamic glaze
FRIDAY - filet o fish sliders I plan to make, seasoned roasted red potatoes and sweet potatoes, salad
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
read, craft, play cards with Matt
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
FROM THE CAMERA:
Ruby got her haircut on St. Paddy's day and alway looks so cute when she is done. We enjoyed some warmer days in the sun this past weekend and now there is no snow left on the deck. Yay! In the third photo spot the Bubba. Lol
Last week while here, Annie got another piercing in her ears. They're called stacked piercing and it's the little diamond one in between 2 of her other piercings.
Matt refilled the bird feeder this weekend and a pretty cardinal couple came to visit. Also, I saw my first robin!! But I didn't grab a photo.
That's a true sign of Spring for me though.
There was an article about stained glass in my new Pioneer Woman magazine for Spring and it mentioned St. John's Abbey in Collegeville MN. I actually had a photo of the stained glass there. My Aunt lives near there and we visited her a few years back and we went to mass at that church. The bottom 2 pics are the ones I took there - the first one being Matt looking up at the window.
PRAYER LIST:
For an end to the conflicts all over the world and anyone living in war & fear, especially everything going on in the middle east right now. For peace and unity in this country, especially from hate and shootings or violence. For anyone sick, suffering, in pain, fear, loneliness etc ... that God bring them comfort and peace. For Annie's safe travels back to FL. 🙏🏻
For the Lord's love and peace to fill 2026. ❤️
For Christ's Light and Love to cast out the darkness everywhere and help the world find its way to loving our neighbors as ourselves. 🙏🏻