(Happy Homemaking Monday is hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom)
Breakfast time....what is on the plate this morning::::
About 95% of the time I have a Snickers Smoothie for breakfast. So so good. Today, it's the same old same old.
Right now I am::::
Getting ready for our school day. Mondays are my FAVORITE day of the week and the only full day I know we will be at home all day. LOVE THAT!!!!!
The weather outside::::
COLD!!!! At least, it's cold to this southern girl. The high is supposed to be 66, though, and sunny. SOOOOOO my kind of day!!!
Looking around the house::::
It's early as I type this, so the house is very quiet and still. I like to get up before my family so I can read my Bible and pray and get ready. Oh and make sure I have Italian sausage out of the freezer for dinner tonight. It's going to be Pumpkin Sausage Pasta. Mmmm.
On today's to do list::::
Laundry- Mondays and Thursdays are for laundering all clothes. It goes by so much faster now that my girls are 11 and 7 and are such HUGE helps!!!
Cleaning- Bathroom day!! But, again, since the girls help, it's much easier than it used to be!! I do our master bathroom, Elizabeth does their bathroom, and Caroline does that half bath. Of course, I double check both of them and they usually do a really good job!! I'm so proud of how hard they work!!! We also do quick "swish and swipes" (as FlyLady calls them) on a daily basis.
Homeschooling- We are in the Early Modern period in history and I LOVE IT!!! We've been reading and talking about the early settlers to America. Such perfect timing as Thanksgiving is next week! :)
Currently reading::::
For myself, I just started FlyLady's book called Sink Reflections. So far, it's mostly what I've read on her blog. But ALWAYS great reminders to keep up the good work of home keeping!!
For my girls and homeschooling, our current read aloud is Caddie Woodlawn's Family.
On the TV today::::
We may watch an episode of Holiday Baking Championship tonight since it came on last week. And I do enjoy watching House Hunters International. OH!! And I REALLY have enjoyed Flip or Flip Atlanta!!! Probably my favorite HGTV show!!! Maybe since I'm in Atlanta I'm a little bias but..... :)
On the menu this week::::
Su- ate at Panera after church
M- Pumpkin Sausage Pasta and salad
Tu- One Pot Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread
W- Taco Salad
Th- Garlic Soup and homemade crackers
F- Crockpot BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, coleslaw, potato salad
Sa- (grocery day) pizza (either frozen from Aldi or Little Caesars), chips or salad, ice cream
If I have a few minutes to myself, I will::::
Start thinking of Christmas gifts. I am SUCH a last minute person and I got on my own nerves last year about it!! HA!! I really need to work on getting better at planning Christmas gifts ahead of time. But THANK GOODNESS for Amazon coming through for me!!
New recipe I tried last week::::
Oh my stars!! SNICKERDOODLE BLONDIES!!!!!!
Snickerdoodle Blondies
(originally from here)
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 T vanilla
2 T white sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. In a
medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a
large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla
until smooth. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until well
blended. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. In a small bowl, combine
the white sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the batter in
the baking pan. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until the surface springs back when
gently pressed. Remove from oven and let cool slightly on a wire rack for 5 minutes
then cut into squares with a PLASTIC KNIFE!!!
***TIP- use a PLASTIC KNIFE when you need to cut any bar recipe
like this (like brownies, too!!).
Wait about 5 minutes then cut.
The plastic slides nicely through the hot dessert and doesn’t stick at
all. My knife of choice? Leftover from Chick Fil A drive thru. ***
Looking forward to this week::::
Well, kind of looking forward to it... my dad has had back problems for a while and he is finally having surgery Tuesday. Obviously, I DO NOT want him in pain from surgery, but I'm so SOOO praying that this surgery helps him feel better!!! The issue has also been making his legs feel very weak and the dr is sure this will help that a great deal!!! So I AM looking forward to this step in helping him feel better. :)
Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses::::
My reading is in Psalm 75-79 this week. I follow the SOAK method from Good Morning Girls. Such a blessing!!!!
Happy Homemaking!!!!
