Hello all. Happy Sunday! I hope you are all well and safe and sound this Sunday.
Today is another same old kind of day! Cold this AM and cloudy. The sun is supposed to come out again later and the temps are supposed to increase this coming week. YAY!
I am so tired of seeing white - as everything is still covered with lots of snow after 2 weeks. I have a really hard time when the sun is shining (I do love my sun) as the snow glare is just crazy. On sunny days I have to wear sunglasses inside when looking out the windows for very long. I am very sensitive to light, and sunglasses are part of my wardrobe in the spring and summer.
I saw 2 robins at the heated water bowl on Friday! I sure hope that is a good sign that spring comes soon!
My frugal week:
- Made a homemade pizza and used many things from the frig that just needed using up (never the same twice!)
- Made a plain butter cake for sweet treats
- Used the oven heat on both days - after off - cracked the door to release heat
- I made a skillet meal that could be used in a few ways over time
- Didn't go anywhere - NO grocery shopping. I thought about it, but then figured the stores would be packed with Super Bowl shoppers
- I worked on the pantry a little more
- Trying to use up older items and things from freezer & pantry that need using
- I worked on sewing a little this week
- General housekeeping
- Using what I have and using up leftovers in new ways - froze some as well
Meals this past week:
Homemade pizza 2X w/small salad
Stir fry veggies and chicken over pasta
Mexican skillet - gd.beef, corn, beans, rice, crushed tomatoes, taco seasoning, cheese
l/o stir fry and scrambled eggs
Enchiladas - used l/o Mex. skillet mix for filling
Fried hominy/onion/peppers, sliced ham
SNACKS - lots of popcorn, cake and banana milkshake
Pretty simple and calm week around here. Much appreciated after working out in the snow so much for so long. Some days I feel like I have accomplished stuff, other days, well, not so much. That is ok, heck, I am retired!!!!!
What is going on in your neck of the woods? Are you southern gals out of the deep freeze yet? I had a niece that was without power for almost a week in S.E. TN. That would be rough - they (her & hubs and 4 kids had to go to a shelter for a few days.) I know things have been bad this winter. Spring will be here soon, and then summer, and we will all be complaining about the heat! LOL
I hope you are all doing good. Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead - may your weather warm up a little like mine is supposed to! Stay safe and healthy.
Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.
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The grace of the Lord, Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Philippians 4:23
Lord, thank You for all our mercies this week. May we each go forward this week with kindness and good words and thoughts and deeds. Help us to stay the path and not fall prey to negativity. Please continue to lay Your healing hands upon each one in need and comfort the hearts of those who are sad or lonely. AMEN
Mild temps have created a skating rink in my yard. I have ice picks on my boots to make it safer to get around. I won't take them off 'til June! The walking route on the road is almost bare of snow now. I won't hold my breath 'cause I know there's more snow to come. The first Tues of each month is 10% off day at the local grocery store; I scratched the ticket for 30% off, the most I've ever gotten in all these years. I got 3x1mi walks in. One day I wheeled a friend to a medical appt in town. She's wheelchair bound b/c of MS. it wasn't easy navigating the melting snowpack but we made it. I fetched my cousin from her quilting retreat an hr away. There was lunch & scrabble one afternoon with friends. My oldest granddaughter turned 18, a milestone birthday with 18 being the age of majority in Canada. The super bowl & the olympics capture a lot of people's attention but not mine. I watched the 2022 Elvis movie one afternoon. In the kitchen: lemon zucchini muffins; chicken stew w/ dumplings; bacon/bean soup; rhubarb bread pudding. Cheryl, I liked what you said in one of this past week's posts about being more of a producer than a consumer. I endeavor to keep my footprint low; I know it's all relative. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a lot of sunshine this week and you are correct, with everything covered with the white snow, it is blinding. I'm thinking here with the temps we're supposed to get it will be gone by Wednesday. Then we have a lot of rain that is supposed to come here. It will be mud season then.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Sunday and week ahead.
Excellent devotional! I especially like "not fall prey to negativity". We all need His healing hands, whether a physical pain, spiritual or emotional.
ReplyDeleteSure is cold and gloomy. I shan't complain though, as we are safe and warm in our home, not without power and at a shelter like your family members. Lots of folks were hit hard with this storm. Car accidents, power outage, schools out for a long period and just downright gloomy.
Yay for sighting robins! I told the Farmer the very same thing you said, that we will soon be complaining about the heat. ha!
See you Tuesday!
Our snow is gone. :) We had quite a windstorm but my power stayed on, which is great as the night temps were in the teens.
ReplyDeleteBusy week here. Went to work, took tax papers to the accountant, did laundry, did some fresh food shopping because I was down to canned fruits only. Finished up the older meat in the freezer. Dealt with a telephone issue which I hope will be solved some time next week.
Temps are warming. Thank heaven! Cheryl, I really like your prayer, it reminds me of the prayers I say every morning, only it's better. :)
MaryB