*Happy Homemaker Monday* 🤍10-17-22 🤍

I am joining in for the first time on,
 "Happy Homemaker Monday" Hosted by Sandra.
Click on Picture to take you there. 
Her blog is absolutely lovely!!
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I want to tell everyone visiting a hello, and give you all a virtual hug!!!  I remember the days of "Monday Menu Plan" and I loved it so much, so I am absolutely over the moon excited to join in with this.  Yay!!

My name is Julieann and I am a wife and mother.  I have three children. 2 are adults and my youngest is 15...time flies by so fast.

I remember a quote someone had told me, and it comes across my mind often, some of you may have heard it:

"The days are long, but the years go fast"

Sunday and Monday are menu planning days.  

The weather for the week:

I have to say the weather here has been beautiful.  I run daily and my favorite thing is to feel the warm sun on my shoulders.  I am taking full of advantage of the last of the warm days.  I am now in North Georgia, and the season's change..woohoo.  I lived so long in Southern California, where we had one season, summer, and one day of rain....lol.  I love the seasons so much.
With that said, it seems this week's forecast things are cooling off:

*As I look outside my window......

 I see a beautiful blue sky with just a few clouds without a raindrop in sight.  I see lawns manicured, still green, but you can see hints of fall turning brown, ever so lightly, but you can see it......imperfectly perfect, but perfect all the same.  The trees, the sky, flowers even the pumpkin I see are all from God.  The houses in my neighborhood are all beautiful and decorated to reflect who they are that live there.  I can see two homes from my window across my street, they are red brick, with round bushes around their homes and one home on the right has a fall wreath and in the center it says welcome 🤍

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Right now I am ..........sitting in my craft room/office and drinking a wonderful cup of Gingerbread coffee.  YUM!!!!!! Writing out this post and hoping you all enjoy it🥰


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What I am thinking and pondering:
I am hosting a birthday party for my Fil and I am pondering what dishes I want to make, they are going to be spooky themed ...lol.   Making my list as I ponder it..
I, also, need to make my mammogram appt, I try and always do it in October in honor of my dearest friend.

How am I feeling:
I am feeling really well.  As I am older I have realized how important it is to stretch..it feels soooo good and it is the first thing I do every morning!!!

On my breakfast plate:

Nothing is on my breakfast plate.  I have been doing intermittent fasting for many years, so I do not eat until 4.
Now, my husband is a different story, he loves breakfast.... Tee Hee.

Next week, I'll explain what is on my son's breakfast plate.

On the Lunch plate:

Chicken Noodle Soup

Buttered Crackers

Fresh Fruit

 
On The Dinner Plate:
Buttermilk Chicken 
Fettucine Alfredo

Steamed Green Beans

Fresh Green Salad
 

What I am wearing?
A summer dress with a cardigan

What I am reading?
The Redhead of Auschwitz by Nechama Birnbaum

and

Mean Baby by Selma Blair

What's on my TV?

Autumn Ambience

Buttermilk Chicken

Fettucine Alfredo

Steamed Green Beans
Green Salad

Little Cheddar Meatloaves

Homemade mashed Potatoes

Gravy

Steamed Broccoli

Cucumber and Tomato salad

Pork Chops
Twice Baked Potatoes
peas

Bread and Salad

Beef and Buttered Noodles

Roasted garlic and herb veggies

fresh bread

Salad

Family Fun Night

Saturday is takeout or leftovers

 

Steak on the Grill

Roasted Potatoes

Corn

Bread and Cesar Salad

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Looking around the house and my to do list :
Stairs need to be vacuumed

wash kitchen towels
Toilets
Wipe down bathroom counters

Sweep kitchen and shake rugs
Prep veggies

Check expiration dates on some pantry stapes

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Diffusers going with the scent of beautiful essential oils.

Doggie basking in the sun by the glass door

My youngest doing a school course virtually.

My white board on the fridge is wiped clean, waiting for its new grocery list to start being written of things being used in the kitchen.

From my camera:
A picture of flowers I drew last night

 

*Devotional: James 4: 8 - 10

     Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

God needs access to us.  I open my heart and fully love and trust our Father.  I am God's girl and I tell everyone.  He has been with me through it all.  He has smiled when I smiled and he has counted my tears and held me even closer.  I love him and without him I am nothing.  When I think of what Jesus did for us, it literally brings tears to my eyes.  I thank God everyday for being so loving and kind to me and helping me through each and every day.

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I had so much fun doing this post and sharing. I hope you all enjoyed reading it.
 Thank you so much, Sandra for hosting this,
 "Happy Homemaker Monday"
  Please everyone go over to Sandra's Blog,   
"Diary of a Stay at Home Mom" 
Let me know if you have any questions.

As always, until my next post, I will see you soon

XO
Julieann