Monday, September 21, 2026

Happy Homemaker Monday




Hello beautiful Friends of my Heart ~
I hope your Monday has been starting off the week right for you so far. And I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

We spent this past weekend at the lake. My MIL was out of town - so Matt and I went to spend the weekend with his "Pop" (as Matt calls him ๐Ÿ˜Š). We kept him company, brought meals, and helped with things around the property. We also played some cards and watched some movies and football of course. My Packers were being so naughty with penalties yesterday. Geesh! Like 130 yards in penalties (if you don't know football that's really bad). Plus it was a roller coaster and aged me...until they finally squeaked out a win in OT. Sorry for that side venting. Lol

Matt and I also got in some lovely walks too. It's really starting to turn colors and it was nice and cool (in the 50's-60's) which is perfect sweatshirt and walking weather. 

I hope it's cooling down where you are too and you're getting all the Fall vibes. Happy Fall Solstice tomorrow! ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ๐Ÿงก










THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:





















ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:
 
just coffee this morning










ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:

errands, bring my car in for oil change and check up, groceries & Costco, team here to meet about bathroom renovation starting soon(yay!), Ruby haircut, educational seminar I'm going to for my hospice work, pickleball (I'm going to start playing a few days a week in an old timers kind of league ๐Ÿ˜Š), helping my Mom with some things, hospice work












THINKING ABOUT: 

How grateful I am for the gift of family❤️













THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

the crunchy sound of leaves under my feet














CURRENTLY READING

Currently reading the 2nd little novel of the Emma M. Lion journals by Beth Brower and have a new book lined up when that is done. Also spending lots of time on crafting :)

 











ON THE TV TODAY:

Big Brother, Jeopardy, may watch new Line of Duty series?, Best Medicine, Survivor will start back, Dancing with the Stars












ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:


    MONDAY - doing run around tonight maybe Jersey Mikes?



TUESDAY - brats from freezer to grill up, asparagus, chips & fruit



WEDNESDAY - tacos



THURSDAY - french onion chicken, green beans (last of the garden patch)



FRIDAY - dinner at my Mom's 











TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:

maybe bake something Fallish, embroidery, read











TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:







 





FROM THE CAMERA:

The beautiful lake and a little bass at the end of the stairs on the dock. :) 



I made chili & fixings and we had that (on tv trays) while we watched football with Matt's Dad yesterday... along with honey butter glazed cornbread muffins I had also made and some apples and caramel dip. Yay Fall foods!๐Ÿ˜‹


Pretty moments of our other "home" ๐Ÿ๐Ÿงก




Beautiful moments from walking up at the lake -including leaves, cattails, acorns, deer tracks, and the neighbor's gorgeous dahlias! 

love when he grabs my hand ❤️











this is part of the driveway up to where our property is there



the drive home had many lovely colorful moments - it's going to get really pretty in the next few weeks around our area ๐Ÿ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›


Home moments and I love the crackle campfire sound of woodwick candles, don't you?










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 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. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป










PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OR DEVOTIONAL:


Happy Fall Y'All! 

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

15 comments:

  1. It is so gorgeous where you live! I loved catching up on your post today! I've not been great at blogging for a couple of years now, but I always like coming back to your blog! I remember reading when you and Matt were dating and planning your wedding, its so fun to catch up again!
    I'm so glad football is back! Our Panthers won yesterday but my boys teams (Miami and Washington) were not so great. Especially with Daniels getting hurt again. Its gonna be a tough season for them I'm afraid!
    I'm also so happy with DWTS coming back! I like the Savanah banana guy (I dunno how its spelled but the baseball player!) but I've loved that show for years lol! Who do you like?
    Nice catching up today!

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    1. Thanks Stacy! So happy to have you in blogland as much as ever works for you. And thank you so much for visiting. Congrats on your Panthers win. ๐Ÿ˜Š And on DWTS I liked that guy too. And I like Giada as I’ve followed her cooking show a lot of years. And I liked Julia Stiles too and think she’ll do well! Blessings. Xo

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  2. I love that crackle sound of leaves and woodwick candles too. I also like the smell of Fall candles. It's cool here too and I'm wearing a sweatshirt today.
    Love your pics, especially that one of you and Matt. You two are so cute!

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  3. Good morning sweet Carrie! Fall is here too and I'm in LOVE!!! I can't believe the first "BER month is almost over :(

    Looks like you had a WONDERFUL weekend at the lake and I'm sure Matt's dad really appreciated it. GREAT pictures.

    YAY for football!!It always warms my heart and makes me want to cook and bake for some reason.

    I have to get caught up with a my DVR recordings before fall overtakes me (AGAIN)!!

    Have a GREAT week dear Carrie.

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  4. Hooray for wins (in overtime) for our teams! Maybe this is the year, the Chiefs vs Packers in the Superbowl once again? LOL. I know, way too early. Your area up there is so beautiful. Hope you have a great week!

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  5. Perfect walking weather for sure, and it sounds like the menu was a good one. Nice your team won this time. How nice to have the leaves changing, we actually had a beautiful day today :) and the rest of the week looks good too :). I have not tried a woodwick candle that sounds interesting.
    Happy Fall!

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    1. Thanks Connie! Love Woodwick as they really crackle like a little campfire. And they have great fragrance too. Blessings xo

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  6. This whole post seems so peaceful! Walking in a sweatshirt sounds amazing and I love those candles too. How exciting for the bathroom renovation! Happy first day of fall!

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  7. Many pretty moments at your 'other home'. The weekend with 'Pop' sounds delightful, and it is getting prettier every week. Love your clever nature photos : the trees, an Autumn leaf, a little nut, and those beautiful dark red flowers. I am wondering what those footprints are. Have a really lovely week dearest Carrie. xoxox

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    1. Thanks Trish! The animal tracks were from deer. Lots of them around the lake right now. Blessings xo

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  8. Good morning Carrie.. so nice of you and Matt to go stay with pops and help keep him company. We watched games as well and thankfully, my Chiefs won in the last few seconds. I see some fall in your area. A few turning leaves and the acorns.. I love it!! It truly is beautiful in your area and you and Matt are the cutest!!! Blessing for a Happy Fall...

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  9. Happy autumn! I am so excited for crunching the leaves beneath my feet. It's still rather warm here, so I'm not feeling it just yet. X

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  10. Hello! Happy fall, my forever fall loving friend! This post is all the things I love about this season and then some. Thank you for sharing all the beauty and goodness in your world. Big Brother? We liked Barrett. Dee? Not so much! Have a cozy evening! Our time is here!

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    1. Thanks Billie Jo! Yay our favorite season is in full swing now. ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿฅฐ Not a Dee fan either. I liked Barrett too - and even tho I don’t like Dee I do like Devins. Blessings xoxo

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  11. Fall is starting here too, leaves are changing. Need to cook more Fall foods like you did. Enjoy your week

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