Weekly Wrap Up 3/20

 Happy Spring to everyone!  I hope this finds you all well and safe.

Yesterday sure didn't feel like spring.  It was rainy, cold, gray and just plain icky.  I don't think I did a thing - was just that kind of day!  Today - sun is shining, birds are singing and it is supposed to get in the 60's.

It looks like the forsythia will pop open in the next few days.  The trees are getting buds and you can actually see that mist of buds on trees in the distance.  It won't be long!

I imagine in another week I will not need a flashlight when going out in the morning to feed the kitties.

Heck - I put away the snow shovel, the ice melt and my boots!!!!  I am done with old winter!!!!!

The kids moved yesterday - that also made it a sad day.  Little one (4) and I got to hug and share a good-bye and she said she would miss me - turn on the tear faucet!!!!  Her mommy said , she asked her this past week if Chero was moving next door to the new house.  Aahh.  I will even miss Bandit - the dog.  They have the keys till the end of month, so I will see them and we have ways to keep in touch - but it is still sad.

                                                       And just like that - they are gone.

Dang I hate change.  I pray I get good neighbors again.  In the 36 years I have lived here, I have only had 3 different neighbors in that house.  It is really scary now that I am here alone.  

My week:

• I did go out one day and got all stocked up at the feed store.  I was about out of everything.  I was pleasantly surprised that no prices had gone up in the past couple months.  I also got my onion sets while at the feed/garden center.  I also got a free bag of birdseed with rewards
• I ran into Kroger which is across the street from the feed store.  I added 56 cans of cat food and 2 bags.  I found a nice sized corned beef for $8 for the freezer.  I also got some romaine lettuce and a cabbage
• I froze 4 ice trays of milk that was just about at it's end.  Great for my morning drinks
• Took the old tarp off the greenhouse and trashed it. (It is for shade).  It was on for a couple years and had seen better days.  I put a new tarp up so it looks nice and the kitties have shade!  That was a lit of stretching - boy am I getting out of shape!!!!!
• Cleaned out greenhouse (rugs & swept) and aired and took trash out from garage and got one of the water barrels out.
• Line dried laundry
• Worked on my sedum beds at the side and front of house - cleaning them out.  I picked up sticks out back, and worked on the big flower bed a bit
• Had 4 days and nights with no heat!  Aired out house
• Fixed my back gate - so it is easier to latch (only needed done for a couple years! LOL)
• Helped the neighbor get the top on his patio gazebo.  This old chick got a lot of stretching and climbing exercise this week!
• Set 2 neighbors up for a give-away.  One had couch, stereo and TV stand to get rid of and the kids (moving) needed  new furniture.  Saved one from hauling off things and another from having to buy!  It pays to know what is going on!!!!!
• Found a package in pantry for chocolate muffin mix.  Made it up and added chips and had 12 muffins to snack on all week
• Deep a BIG clean in kitchen.  Under the sink base cabinet - under the frig - and moved and cleaned under the wash stand/micro stand (it weighs a ton).  Cleaned and polished cabinets
• Using freezer items this week.  A piece of chicken breast - fileted in half for sandwiches, chili, veg. soup, corned beef from new years
• Doing all the regular things

Meals this past week:

Chili mac topped with crushed chips

Chicken filets on leftover biscuits

Veggie soup and grilled cheese

Baked cheese dip and potato wedges

Corned beef/cabbage and mashed potatoes

Dirty rice made with added grnd. beef and beans and a salad

Burritos using leftover rice mix and extras

SNACKS:  Nuts, fruit and muffins

Baked cheese dip and potato wedges.  Very tasty.  Used leftover over cheese dip in mashed potatoes next day

So there you have it in a nutshell - my week.  Not a lot exciting for sure - but slow and steady work.  Just trying to get this and that done.  I was lucky, as there were several lovely days this past week.

How was your week?  What are you up to and getting done?

Look forward to our weekly check-in.

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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  

Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though it's waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.

Psalms 46: 1-3

As things change in this world, we pray for peace and hope for all.  May the Lord shield the innocent with his protective arms and cease the evil presence.  May we all know and appreciate the joys of each new day we are given.  Amen