Hello all, and welcome to the last Sunday of April! Can you believe it? Time is sure flying by.
It is a cooler morning here, but still very nice. We had a storm fly through on Friday - it got scary for a few minutes. The sirens went off and the winds just came out of nowhere. We had rain a couple times on Friday, and we did need it. Seems every time they predict rain, my area gets nothing.
This week I just did what I wanted, when I wanted. I got in no rush. I slowly did things and still had a lot of rest time.
My frugal week:
- Had a meeting with my financial guy here at the house - all good
- Made a batch of frozen yogurt/fruit bars
- Made a pot of soup - used a pack of long grain &wild rice soup mix (gift) - but used pork broth (freezer) instead of water, and less than it called for. Added 4 C beans (freezer) and chopped ham (freezer). Goodness it was good, some of the best soup I have made in ages. Ate on it and froze 2 containers for later
- Trimmed the back forsythia bushes (4) - they sure got wild looking quickly. Looks neat now
- Mowed and trimmed the entire yard
- I got the rain barrels out and set up
- Pulled weeds in areas hard to reach with weed whacker
- Paid everything I had in house for early May, including property taxes
- Cooked up a pound of sausage in patties and froze most of them for easy use
- NO groceries
- Polished the kitchen cabinets
- Walked, napped and porch set - off and on
- Aired the house a lot this week. No heat or AC (heat on last Sunday night only)
- Just doing all the normal stuff
Meals this past week:
Shredded pork (freezer) over fries w/cheese and slaw
Wild rice/bean/ham soup
Soup again
Chicken breast and broccoli salad
Cheese spread w/crackers and broccoli salad
Sausage/egg sandwich and salad
Goulash (made w/broc. added)
SNACKS - yogurt bars, peanut butter on toast, pb & apple, fruit
Overall, a pretty good week. Kept busy, but not overly busy. Seems there is always so much to be done, but I am at the point in life - if it gets done, great - if not, well it wasn't that important.
How was your week? Did you get any good deals? Did you get any planting done? (still waiting here)
Look forward to hearing from each of you. I do believe we all inspire each other, and that is pretty cool.
Stay super safe and healthy this week. Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.
Don't stress the small stuff.
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I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the Lord!
Psalms 27:13-14
Dear Lord, we thank You for all the blessings we received this week. Help us each have courage, faith and strength to face all that is put before us. Even when we don't see an answer, we know You are working on our hearts and helping us to grow our faith stronger. Waiting isn't a sign of disapproval from You, it is a growing time for us.
Thank You for being with us at all times, and give us patience in all things, as they happen in Your time.
AMEN
I can only laugh when you speak of blooms; there was a wicked spring snow storm again this past wk that went on for 3 days. Enough already! I enjoyed a pedicure, a Christmas gift. Such a treat. Then off to watch the neighbor little at her gymnastics achievement day. My sister tells everyone she's 42 but I know better. I took her out for her birthday lunch on Tues. The annual cemetery meeting is in the books. We've lost 2 champions of our local cemetery in the past year. There's so much history in a cemetery. The annual medical appointment is in the books complete with lab work all done. My blood pressure is creeping up & that needs to be monitored. I'm so reluctant to start on antihypertensives. Shingles were priced as that's a job that needs to be contracted out before the next winter. And I bought garden seeds, ever hopeful that gardening season will come. I attendeded the funeral of a neighbor. There was the usual house frau-ing for the week & I did manage to get a door frame painted, something on the last few to-do lists. In the kitchen: chicken noodle soup; chicken chili; borscht from the freezer. Enjoy your blooms!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed - enough already. Hoping you get some better weather soon. I have never had a professional mani or pedi - that sounds relaxing.
DeleteSounds like a busy and eventful week. I am a cemetery lover. I have always been fascinated by them and the history they hold. We used to travel to a lot of OLD cemeteries back in the day - so many untold stories and history.
Glad you had a lunch with sis - LOL on the age thing!!!
Sounds like a good week to me.
Have a lovely week ahead.
Wonderful prayer and Psalm, thank you. Glad your storm passed through without becoming an adventure…
ReplyDeleteAll good here. I am working very diligently to make sure I have the right priorities, which for me is faith. Funny how suddenly at age 69 it has become my priority ;). I am thankful it came before it was too late. I deliberately emptied my May calendar and so have a peaceful month coming up, I had gotten into the practice of being too busy and spending too much money having lunches with friends and decorating. I am looking forward to a very quiet month! Take care and I hope your weather is calm. Hilogene in Az.
You are welcome. That storm blew in in an instant, I had no idea it was coming. All good here, so that is a good thing. Many further west did not have such a good outcome.
DeleteGood for you on slowing down and 'finding' what is important. Faith is so important in my book, and I am glad you have found it. All in God's time and when we need it!
I hope you have a special month and I bet you love the slowing down process!
Have a great week.