Hello beautiful Friends!
How is your week (& May) beginning so far?
This morning in the northwoods it's a breezy gray one with threats of raindrops. But it was gorgeous over the past weekend and so it was a productive one for us.
We spent a lot of the weekend at our lake property a few hours away. We opened it up and cleaned everything to get it ready for Matt's folks to return soon for the summer. It's a family property Matt bought after his Grandma's death to keep it in the family. His folks still come every summer but "rent" from us now. It's the property we plan to renovate and will be our retirement spot one day (hopefully along with snowbirding in AZ).
We also got some time here at home Sunday to clean up our yard and get out the deck furniture. Matt did a lot of yard work and I weeded out all of my lilies. We still need to power wash all the deck furniture - but that is for another day. My poor Hubby hurt his knee a few weeks ago. He has had surgery on both of his knees due to sports injuries in college. But the doc thinks he has a slight tear in his ligament so he's in a brace for 4-6 weeks and can't do anything too crazy. But, he was still on the roof at the lake doing silly things & I was on his case (such is the way with stubborn dudes sometimes - Lol) But overall he did less than he normally does and was smart and let me do more things to help too.
It's so wonderful getting these things done as it gets me so excited for summer ahead!! :)
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:
ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
sous vide egg white bite with cheese and roasted red pepper (from Costco), coffee
ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:
spectrum here to work on a modem issue, meeting with financial advisor, errands and groceries for Mother's Day (& our Annie's bday!), more closet cleanout, hospice work
THINKING ABOUT:
I'm so excited my sweet Annie boo is on her way home from college! She should be home by later in the week and will be here with us for the summer. My Momma heart is thrilled and misses my Girlie so much. It's her birthday soon and we will celebrate, along with Mother's Day, this weekend.
THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:
the sound of my wind chime back up (it's windy today so it's playing lots of music 😊)
CURRENTLY READING
Not sure - might read next in Debbie Johnson series or go to something else?
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, Survivor, Outlander, Call the Midwife, Ghosts, Shark Tank, Love on the Spectrum
(excited because I just saw that later in the month a show we love will be back on HGTV about a young couple fixing up a chateau in France)
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - Italian chicken sausage and orzo skillet, salad
TUESDAY - tacos (Cinco de Mayo)
WEDNESDAY - jalapeno and cheddar sausages on keto buns, dill and garlic natural fries, veggie plate
THURSDAY - if Annie home maybe her fave french toast & fruit?
FRIDAY - maybe out for dinner or order in?
*planning on a Mother's Day BBQ here and celebrating Annie's bday. My kids always choose their bday dessert and I make it from scratch. Annie chose for this year a lime cake with a strawberry buttercream frosting. So we will have that for dessert with vanilla bean ice cream.
We will have my Mom and step Dad here (it's also his bday). We will also have our Aaron and Jill here...and maybe my Bro and SIL too. I think we will bbq burgers and do mac and cheese for Annie, side salads, fruit, chips etc.
TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:
look at gardening magazines, craft
TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:
FROM THE CAMERA:
It was so great to road trip to the lake and feel like summer is truly around the corner. We spend lots of time at the lake in the summer to get quality time with Matt's folks (& cuz we love it there) 💗
my cute Clark Kent in his driving glasses
Then back at home yesterday we cleaned up the yard, got out deck furniture and the grill, and I weeded all the lilies along the deck. It felt so good to hear the birds and feel the sun here as it was almost 70* out.
Some cooing doves have built a nest and laid eggs in a corner of our home near our kitchen window. Bubba has been LOVING the show of them flying back and forth.
still bare branches but seeing some buds on the trees
some wild daffodils in the woods by our house
my rhubarb peeking up!
I got this cute hummingbird solar lamp new for the season. I can't wait to fill up my little planter stand with pots and good things. :)
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. For healing for Matt's knee. And for blessings for all Mother's everywhere and for those that struggle with Mother's Day.
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. 🙏🏻