Happy Homemaker Monday

Hi there Blogland family! 

Happy end of September to you. Can you believe October is only days away?? I love it because in my opinion it's the best month of the year. :) Where I live in the northwoods - I don't think the world gets any prettier than up here in October. 

Did you have a nice relaxing weekend? We had a busy one, but fun. We hung out with our friends the C's for a fun night Friday. We mini golfed, went out for dinner, and then came here and had a fire on the deck and then played cards into the wee hours. A perfect Autumn night. 🧡 

And then Saturday night we had my Brother (Steven) and SIL (Jill) over - along with my Dad and Uncle - to celebrate Steven's birthday and to be a send off to my Dad and step Mom as they head back to AZ soon. My step Mom wasn't feel well, though, so she wasn't able to come. But we had a lovely dinner and played cards and visited. 

We also worked to clean out one of our spare bathrooms...as they are here renovating since first thing this morning. Yay!! And last night I zoomed with my gf's as we are planning a trip to NY together in the Spring! We wanted to do a trip for turning 50...but covid and life threw a wrench in some things - so now into our almost mid 50's we are making it happen. 

And amongst all this busy we got the Fall decorations up outside and the trees are changing more color every day. As Anne of GG once said, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers" 😍🍁🧡 

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

ON THE BREAKFAST PLATE THIS MORNING:

 

coffee and a piece of 100 calorie apple cider banana bread (mixes I shared about in a prior post)

ON MY TO DO LIST THIS WEEK:

errands, hopefully get my car back soon (it ended up it was leaking transmission fluid as I must have run over something that damaged it), no pickleball this week because the gym is being used for an event (bummer), going to work on home projects while I'm trapped with the pets on one side of the house while they renovate the bathroom, maybe hanging with my Mom one day, dinner with a girlfriend, hospice work

THINKING ABOUT: 

My blogger friend Danielle had asked about where us women of a certain age find clothes they like. I shared some of my faves with her in a response on her blog. But I'm thinking of doing a post in the future with some pics of some of my favorite kinds of clothes are where I find them. I love the thought of our middle aged woman community helping each other out. 😊

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

gabbing with my girlfriend's and laughing until we cry :)

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 :) I am so in love with embroidery and I shared an update on my current projects the prior post. 

 

ON THE TV TODAY:

Big Brother, Jeopardy,  Best Medicine, Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, Youtube things, Fall movies I want to watch, Halloween Baking Championship

ON THE MENU THIS WEEK:

    MONDAY - PW's BBQ meatballs, roasted sweet potatoes, green beans

TUESDAY - chicken and dumpling stew

WEDNESDAY - leftovers

THURSDAY - Asian style green beans and soup dumplings

FRIDAY - spaghetti hot dish, steamed veggies

TO RELAX THIS WEEK I WILL:

embroidery project, watercolor painting, diamond art

TIPS OR SOMETHING TO SHARE:

Or maybe coming on Halloween season you want to invite the spiders in??! 😉🕸🕷

 

FROM THE CAMERA:

a perfect Autumn night with the C's including a fire out on the deck and the moon was hiding behind the clouds here...but it would peek out and be so bright and pretty

Got our Fall decorations outside and put away summer - although we will probably pick up some pumpkins to carve and some mums in the next few weeks🎃

Matt smoked a salmon on the traeger for our family get together and the boys (my Dad, Bro & Uncle) were all thrilled! Lol I made gluten-free apple crisp with ice cream for my Bro's bday dessert (he has a gluten allergy). And gatherings are always the time to put out fun appetizers, right? Our main meal was pizza from my Bro's favorite local place. And also not pictured is spinach dip with veggies, and apple cider I had simmering on the stove with brown sugar, cinnamon sticks and orange slices with cloves pushed into them floating on top. I love we're into cozy Autumn flavors now. 😋

goat cheese with hot honey drizzle, blackberries and parmesan flatbread crackers

we don't have a Trader Joe's close by so I ordered this online....OMG, SOOOO GOOD!!

and it's the perfect time to get out the cute Fall dishes to use :) 

The sun was streaming into the upstairs tv room so lovely Saturday afternoon...and Ruby was posing so pretty, that I had to grab a photo. 

This is my usual perch - in the recliner with my lap table (see leaning against the side table) on my lap.  The green container holds my current embroidery project. So I recline and relax and embroider as we watch tv. Notice pretty Fall color out the window 😍

And Autumn touches here and there in our bedroom.

I love this Madonna. My former MIL (that passed from Alzheimers) used to collect them and gave me this one. 

Getting awfully pretty in our backyard and on the bay. 🍁

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. 🙏🏻

PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OR DEVOTIONAL:

Wishing you an amazing week (& beautiful October) ahead. 

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

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 😊). 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! 🌻🎃🍁🧡

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 😊), 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!😋

Pretty moments of our other "home" 🍁🧡

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 🍁🧡💛

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. 🙏🏻

PRAYER, INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OR DEVOTIONAL:

Happy Fall Y'All! 

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