Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy 1st Monday in August my Peeps!

August is here, and you know what that means? We are only 1 month away from the "ber" months. Yay!! 

For the moment we are still soaking up all things summer though. We have been busy bees over here. We visited with family in cute Bayfield WI (which I shared in my last post). Then this weekend we went to Brennah & Isaac's wedding. Brennah is the oldest daughter of our besties (the C's) It was so much fun to see the C's and their families. I have known the C's since we were all in high school together. My closest girlfriends (also since high school) were there with their hubby's too. We were missing one of our bestie group because she lives out in California now. We had such a blast and I was so happy for the lovely couple! They got a gorgeous day and everything went beautifully. 

Then yesterday we met up with my Bro & SIL for some lunch and mini golf. It's been busy days with my Annie, but we know she heads back to FL for college soon - so we're enjoying every minute!

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:

a small 100 calorie hashbrown patty that I air fried and put a little put of salted mashed avocado on top and a drizzle of hot honey. So good! And my iced protein coffee of course 😋

ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:

errands, cleaning folks I hired for my Mom's place, bring things for my Mom, we meet with the company that is doing a bathroom renovation for us soon (they came to do final measuring and the design team is going to show us the full rendering of their plans), a lab appt for me, a virtual MD appt for me, hospice work

THINKING ABOUT: 

I was just looking at the cute jacket that my step Mom gave me when we spent the Bayfield day with them. She found this seamstress that makes beautiful creations and she got it as a bday gift for me from her and my Dad - even thought it isn't currently my birthday. Lol  But she said she couldn't wait to give it to me because she thought I'd love it so much and would want to wear it as soon as Fall weather begins. (my birthday is really in October) It is the sweetest jean jacket and a true original creation. I love it! The details are so cute. 

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

grilling while we sit out on the deck and listen to the bird song and watch the sunset 

CURRENTLY READING

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower volumes 1&2

 

ON THE TV TODAY:

Jeopardy, Big Brother (some old seasons and the current one), AGT, taped, we need to get back to House of Dragon and finish this new season

ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:

    MONDAY -grilling burgers and teriyaki veggie & pineapple skewers (for Annie my non-meat eater), salad, corn on the cob, melon and lemon meringue s'mores for dessert  *this was meal we were going to do last week but Annie wanted pizza instead

TUESDAY - maybe leftovers (Annie & Kris may be out with friends)

WEDNESDAY - breakfast for dinner: french toast, bacon, eggs or omelets (Kris loves ham & cheese ones and I've made him one already for lunch one day he said was "awesome"), fruit

THURSDAY -  ?

FRIDAY - maybe out for dinner

*I have so many fun recipes I have saved on different social media sites. Right now I'm catering to a lot of Annie's requests while she's home. But once she heads back to school I hope to make at least one new recipe a week I can try... and then share with you to share it with you and if we liked it our not.

TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:

read, watch shows, play ladderball or "bags" with the kids

TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:

 

FROM THE CAMERA:

the blushing bride (my honorary niece)

the bride's sister (my other honorary niece)

the bride & groom's daughter Thea

the C's (our besties)

the venue was so perfectly "them" (they each have a horse and they met at a stables - and the bride has a degree in equine management)

my other besties and their hubbys

they said do something goofy and I was jokingly going to kick my leg up and my friends started to grab it (there may have already been some alcohol involved. Lol 🙈)

the husbands

It cooled off a bit lately, so Matt & I also got a couple miles of walking in:

some lemon balm and hydrangea

dreaming of Fall but still dressing for summer

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 the newlyweds and their beautiful future together.

For the Lord's love and peace to fill all ❤️'s.

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. 🙏🏻

PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OR DEVOTIONAL:

Love to you all dear Friends and have a great week! 

I'm sharing this with Sandra of Diary of a SAHM for Happy Homemaker Monday.

Happy Homemaker Monday

 

Hi there beautiful Friends💗

I'm running a little later today as I had an appointment today and did some running around in the early afternoon.

Happy new week to you! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. 

It was a fun one here. We went to mass, ran some errands, and went to our local Home and Builders Show. We ran into an old friend of mine and it was so fun to catch up with him. To introduce him to Matt and hear all about his wife and 3 kiddos and how they have been doing. We also hung with the C's and watched their daughter and her team play in a volleyball tourney (Mr. C. is the coach). They made it to the gold division and took first! It was so nice to get to see and catch up with them as they had been gone a lot of weekends for volleyball travel. And it was exciting to watch them win some great games!! 

In between all of that we watched the Artemis II crew return to earth. It's so amazing what we can do! I've always been fascinated by space and space travel. I'm excited to see the future missions planned and what they will hold for us to learn. We also watched some of the Masters golf tourney as well. It was cool to see Rory Mcilroy win it for the 2nd year in a row. I can't wait until the weather improves and we can get some golf in this summer. ☀️😊

But for now I am focusing on the week ahead...

 

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:

fasted today - just coffee

ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:

hair appointment, errands, home projects, hang with my Mom, hospice work

THINKING ABOUT: 

some of the things I'd like to plant this Spring, maybe some new solar lighting too (being patient doesn't mean I can't dream on what's to come, right?)

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

laughing with a best friend

CURRENTLY READING

 Coming Home to the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson 

I've finally been back to reading and finishing this book (I sure love this whole series so far). 

But in between I've been reading

The Waiting Place by Eileen Button as well. I just read a chapter a day as almost extra devotional time. It's a group of essays and it's great food for thought and uplifting.

 

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, Ghosts, Shark Tank, Love on the Spectrum, Severance

ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:

    MONDAY - 

TUESDAY - 

WEDNESDAY -  

THURSDAY - 

FRIDAY - 

*I'm not sure about the menu this week. I'm going to dive into the freezers and see what needs using up - and clean out the fridge a bit. Maybe a pasta one night? Cook up a protein out of the freezer and make a veggie side dish to use them up. Or make an egg bake to use things up

TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:

read, do more closet organizing

TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:

FROM THE CAMERA:

Some pics from the volleyball tourney. The C's daughter is number 7. She wears a different color jersey as she was playing the libero position. 

We have been getting warm enough temps that it has been bringing rain instead of snow. It helps break up the snow banks, so that is nice at least. But it's still chilly and windy often and doesn't feel Spring-like yet. So I feel badly for the poor robins outside my window. They must wonder if Spring will ever show up too.

Look at this goofy guy. Just took this pic. This is a typical Bubba pose, and as I'm trying to work on my laptop he will lay upside and reach his paw out to try to touch my hands on the keys. "Pay attention to me Mom!"

I didn't have many pics this week. And since I'm doing all this Spring dreaming...I thought I would share some of the flowers we got last Spring for the lake cottage and Matt's folks. 

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 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. 🙏🏻

PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OR DEVOTIONAL:

Have a great week ahead! 

I'm sharing this with Sandra of Diary of a SAHM for Happy Homemaker Monday.