Happy Homemaker Monday~ March 31, 2025

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Good morning, y'all! Come on in, grab a cup of coffee, and let's chat for a bit. Happy last Monday of March. I can't believe it's Monday already and I definitely can't believe it's the last day of March. I'm not complaining though. I am so ready for warm weather to stay. We've been having a few days of warmer temps, but then it drops back down into the 50's. The constant back and forth is starting to drive this girl crazy!

The weekends fly by again! Why do they do that? We had a relaxing weekend for the most part. We had my sister and her husband over for dinner on Saturday. My amazing hubby worked in the backyard yesterday. He graded and leveled the backyard. He removed a lot of the large rocks so he could spread grass seed. Everything died last year after our summer of no rain. We live on a mountain so it's a little hard to grow grass when your house is sitting on a giant rock!

I went to Mass on Sunday and taught Sunday school afterward. We learned about the Twelve Disciples and more about Lent this week. 

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The Weather in My Neck of the Woods~

We keep having up and down temps. I really wish the warm weather would just stay. Yesterday it got up to 84. I'd be happy if the temps would just stay in the 70s! I miss the sun too. We get about 1 day of sun a week, the rest of the days are cloudy!

Monday~ Rain, 78*

Tuesday~ Sunny, 57*

Wedenesday~ Cloudy, 61*

Thursday~ Thunderstorms, 78*

Friday~ Cloudy, 72*

Saturday~ Cloudy, 66*

Sunday~ Cloudy, 65*

As I Look Out My Window~

The sun is starting to come up. I have the front door open, so I can hear the rain hitting the leaves. It's been so dusty here, so the rain is very much a welcome sight. The trees are starting to bud. The Magnolia trees have bloomed and they smell wonderful. I love walking outside when they are in full bloom. Their fragrance fills the air. 

Thinking and Pondering~

I keep thinking back to the days when the kids were little. I remember sitting outside and watching them run around and play. Going for walks, playing in the backyard. and swinging on the swings were my favorite pastimes when they were little. Their squeals and laughter would fill the air. It's so quiet here now. No one warns you how quiet the house will become once your kids are grown. I remember days when I was begging for some peace and quiet and now I'd love to have the sounds of the playing fill my house. It's sad and lonely at times, but I love seeing who they have become. I thank God every day for the blessings I have received. 

Right Now I Am ~

I am typing this post up.  I'm sitting on the couch with Maddie curled up on the floor below my feet. Ruby is sleeping on the loveseat.  All the animals have been fed and their bellies are full. They are happy and content for the moment. My four baby chicks have finally stopped chirping and have settled down for their morning nap. 

Meet Buttercup, Primrose, Bluebell, and Poppy

How am I Feeling~

Not too bad. I had my physical 2 weeks ago. Everything came back normal, except my cholesterol. It's a little high. My doctor wants me to try to lower it with diet and exercise which I am fine with. Since finding this out, I've been reading up on high cholesterol and learned that is common for a woman's cholesterol to raise 15%-25% during Perimenopause. I've also learned that women who have higher cholesterol levels tend to live longer than women whose levels are low. I'm not too concerned about it. I have added more fruits and veggies to my diet. I've got out the processed gluten-free foods (they're crap anyway). I have started to exercise every day more so I want to get in better shape.

What's on My Nightstand~  

What's for Breakfast~

A chocolate and peanut butter protein shake with almond milk. I've already had my cup of coffee with collagen and almond milk. 

Looking Around the House~

I need to pick up a little bit, but for the most part, it's clean since we had my sister and her husband over for dinner on Saturday. 

On My To-Do List This Week~ 

Clean the master bedroom 

Clean the bathrooms

Clean chicken coop

Happening This Week~

Come Walk With Me at church

Maddie's vet appointment

On My Reading Pile~

Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff

Dark Falls by Lori Ryan

Iceman by Zoe Dawson

Hour is Come by Victoria Tait

Faith Based Reads

Discovering Our Diginity by Lisa Brenninkmeyer

52 Weeks in the WordL Your Guide For Reading The Bible Carefully

Health

Eat Fat, Lose Fat: The Healthy Alternative to Trans Fats by Sally Fallon Morell, 

On TV this week~

Netflix

The Resident

Call the Midwives

The Night Agent

I finished Designated Survivor. I enjoyed the first few seasons but hated the last one. I get so tired of when TV shows have to push an agenda with every episode. I watch TV to relax and escape from our crazy world. I don't need agendas and politics crammed down my throat. It drives me crazy. 

YouTube

Exercise Videos

Crochet Videos

Quilting Videos

Something fun to share (a blog, video, or tip)

 

On the Menu this Week~

Monday~ Leftovers

Tuesday~ Tacos

Wednesday~ ??

Thursday~ ??

Friday~ Lenten Supper & Stations

Saturday~ ??

I need to sit down and plan the next few weeks. I've been a little lazy with that recently. 

What I am Sewing, Quilting, and Creating~

I plan on making a few skirt for summer. I have the patterns and fabric. I just need to sit down and cut them out. 

My Simple Pleasures~

Sitting outside in the sun and reading a good book. I love the feel of sunshine on my skin. I swear I'm a cat at time. 

Lesson Learned This Week~

Appreciate the little things. Life passes by so quickly and we often lose sight of what really matters. Its' like the old saying goes, you have to stopand smell the roses sometimes. 

I think our grandparents had it right take life one day at a time and enjoy them. 

From the Camera~

Praying For~

My dad and his health

My Aunt Betty~ she finished her round of chemo

My health

Our country

My kids

Friends and family

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Sunday Inspiration~ March 30, 2025

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Sunday Inspiration~ March 23, 2025

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

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Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ where I lie, Christ where I sit, Christ where I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Salvation is of the Lord.
Salvation is of the Christ.
May your salvation, Lord, be ever with us.

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Sunday Inspiration~ March 16, 2025

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Teaching Tuesdays~ Moses and the Red Sea

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Good morning and Happy Tuesday! We are getting close to the end of our lessons about Moses. This week we learned about Moses and the Red Sea!

We started class by praying the Our Father and Hail Mary. We then moved on to our saint and virtue of the week. This week's saint was Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. We read about Saint Elizabeth's life in A Saint a Day. The children colored a picture of Saint Elizabeth. 

Her virtue is Stewardship. Stewardship is returning to God the fruits of our time, talent, and treasure. 

Today, we read about Moses and how he helped the Isralites flee Egypt. I was going to read the story to the children, but many of them already knew the story. So instead, I had them help tell the story. I filled in the details as needed. but overall they knew this famous Bible story. I was pleased with how well they did. 

After the story, the students worked on a Moses parting the Red Sea craft. I found the idea years ago and honestly don't remember exactly where I found it. 

One students craft

Supplies Needed

Construction paper (red and blue)

Picture of Moses 

Glue Sticks

Crayons

Fish Stickers

Ocean Life Stickers

I use red construction paper as the base to remind the children of The Red Sea and blue paper for the water. We cut the blue construction paper in half and then cut strips almost to the edge but not completely. We then curl the blue strips back to show the water parting. I use a 5 x 7 size colringpage of Moses. We color Moses, cut him out, and then glue him in the middle. If I can find them, I have fish and sea life stickers so the kids can add them to picture. They always love stickers!

After our craft, we headed to the foam mats for snack and story time. This week, we read the book, Little Nellie of Holy God. After reading the book, we talked about Little Nellie and her love for God. 

We then added gems to our Children of God crowns. The children love this! We added good deeds to our jar and practiced our prayers. 

We ended class by praying the Glory Be and Guardian Angel prayers. 

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Sunday Inspiration~ March 9, 2025

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Ash Wednesday

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Teaching Tuesdays~ Moses and the 10 Plagues

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Good morning and Happy Tuesday! It's another addition of Teaching Tuesday. 

Our Saint this week was Saint Therese of Lisieux. Her virtue is reverence. Reverence is showing your deepest respect for things of God. We read The Little Flower. The children colored a picture of Saint Therese. 

We are still learning about Moses. We are about halfway through our lessons about Moses. This week we learned about Moses and the 10 plagues.

We read the story about Moses and the 10 plagues from our children's Bible. In class, we use the Jesus Storybook Bible.

I found a wonderful resource online that does an entire lesson for this lesson. It has coloring pages, activity worksheets, crafts, and games. You can find it here. I print out a few of the worksheets for the kids to work on. 

We then made a frog craft which the children loved.

We used the template included in the lesson and then used the following supplies.

Copies of the template on plain copy paper

Crayons

Scissors

Glue

Yarn 

Tape

Toilet Paper roll cut down to size

The kids then had fun trying to get the fly into the opening of the toilet paper roll. 

Once the children were done with their craft, we worked on our prayers and added more good deeds to our good deeds jar. 

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Happy Homemaker Monday~ March 3, 2025

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Good morning, dear friends. It's been a few weeks since I posted. We had busy weeks here. Monday's have been crazy. We had some beautiful temperatures last week. I actually got outside and got the Christmas lights and decorations down. I refuse to do it when it's freezing outside. I was able to be outside in leggings and a short-sleeved shirt. It was so nice. Unfortunately, the warm weather didn't last. When I headed to Mass this morning, it felt like 7 degrees outside. 

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The Weather in My Neck of the Woods~

It's bright and clear this morning. It's been so cloudy here. It's nice to see the sun. I'm so ready for spring. I can't wait to get outside and work in the flower beds. 

Monday~ Sunny, 44*

Tuesday~ Partly Sunny, 57*

Wedenesday~ Rain, 59*

Thursday~ Partly Sunny, 45*

Friday~ Partly Sunny, 52*

Saturday~ Partly Sunny, 51*

Sunday~ Partly Sunny, 50*

As I Look Out My Window~

The chipmunks are scampering about. They are enjoying the warm temps. Our friendly Pileated Woodpecker is finding his breakfast in some of the decaying wood in the woods. I love seeing him fly from tree to tree. 

This first flowers of spring

Thinking and Pondering~

I can't believe that it's almost Lent. It doesn't seem possible. I'm thinking about ways to make this Lent more focused. I plan on adding some daily prayers to my day. I'm trying to figure out what to give up for Lent. I have a few days left to get it figured out. 

Since I've been sewing more lately, I've been in the front room that was once our homeschool room. It's weird to be in there. As I sit there, I'm reminded of all the learning and crafts we did... The laughs, the triumphs, the tears, and the struggles. I miss those days so much. When we were in the thick of it, it never felt like it would end. Now I look back and realize that it went by so fast. They grew up so quickly. One minute they were learning to read and write and now my son has graduated college and my daughter is studying to be an RN. I cherish those memories and always will. I'd love to go back for just one day to experience it again. I'm so grateful that I got to experience all of that with my kids. I was truly blessed. 

Right Now I Am ~

I am typing this post up.  I'm sitting on the couch. Maddie and Ruby are curled up on the loveseat sleeping. They're tired since they got up at 5 this morning. All the animals have been fed. Their bellies are full, so they are happy and content at least for the moment. 

How am I Feeling~

I'm doing better now. I've been having more migraines lately so that's not been fun. I had a gallbladder flair-up. It was pretty bad. I'm trying to avoid surgery, so I've changed my eating habits and added a few supplements so far it seems to be working. I plan on doing a liver cleanse in the next few weeks. 

What's on My Nightstand~  

My Kindle, a bottle of Tums, and my wax warmer. I currently warming Black Raspberry Vanilla. I have my Bible and Discovering Our Dignity. 

What's for Breakfast~

Two eggs (the girls are laying again), gluten-free toast, strawberries, and blueberries.

Looking Around the House~

The house needs to be vacuumed and mopped. I need to clean the bathrooms. I need to change out the Valentine's Day decor for Saint Patrick's Day. 

On My To-Do List This Week~ 

Monday~ Hair appointment

Wednesday~Vet appointment for Maddie (she needs her nails trimmed)

Thursday~ Chiro appointment for my shoulder

and when I find the opportunity...

Baths for the dogs

Repot my Violet
Normal cleaning for the week~ change the sheets, dust, etc.

My hubby and I went to see Shen Yun at the Kennedy Center. 

It was amazing.

Happening This Week~

I have a Beach trip with my daughter, sister, and niece planned. Both girls are on spring break from college so we're doing a girl's getaway for the weekend. It should be fun! It won't be too warm, but we should be able to see the wild ponies that are on the island. 

On My Reading Pile~

I just finished the Winter Street series from Elin Hilderbrand. I highly recommend it. It's a good book about families and why they are so important. Family is everything. 

I'm currently reading Hour is Come by Victoria Tait. 

I'm still working through 52 Weeks in the Word and Discovering Our Dignity. 

On TV this week~

Netflix

The Resident

Call the Midwives

The Night Agent

Designated Survivor (almost done)

YouTube

Crochet Videos

Quilting Videos

Exercise videos

On the Menu this Week~

Monday~ Tacos, Rice, and Corn

Tuesday~ Waffles, eggs, and bacon ( it's a tradition in our home)

Wednesday~ Meatless Baked Ziti

Thursday~ Portuguese Chicken and Rice

Friday~ Beach Trip 

Saturday~ Beach Trip

What I am Sewing, Quilting, and Creating~

I started the RBD 2025 quilt block challenge. I am having a blast making the squares. 

My Simple Pleasures~

Going to Mass and having my daughter there with me. I'd love to have both of my kids there. I pray my son will return to Mass, but I know it's in God's hands. You can bet this mama is praying hard though. 

Lesson Learned this Week~

What you put in your body matters. What you eat and how you eat are important to your health. after focusing on eating better~ fresh fruits and veggies and whole foods I feel so much better. I can tell a huge difference in my body and mind. 

From the Camera~

Praying For~

My dad and his health

My Aunt Betty

Pope Francis

My health

Our country

Friends and family

Inspirational Quote/Bible Verse/Faith~

“Seek a relationship when you pray, not answers. 

You won’t always find answers, but you will always find Jesus.”

 – Father Mike Schmitz

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Sunday Inspiration~ March 2, 2025

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