I am linking up with
It's a beautiful Monday morning. Mom has lady friends coming to take her out to lunch so she is a happy lady today. That makes my day happy!
It has been quiet and I am enjoying a much slower pace. I have fibromyalgia, ulcerative colitis, sjogrens and crohns and have had an ileostomy for 32 years. I have had 21 surgeries and have many new joints, metal discs with cadaver bones, plus parts and accessories. I am an expensive living miracle. Every few years, I have to quit taking medicine due to the side effects. This was my year and I became serotonin toxic last month. I am finally feeling better each day, not worse. This morning I am grateful for waking up feeling good.
Let's sit for a while and talk about...
The weather..
Beautiful for February. It was a beautiful sunrise and now the sun is glistening on the pond, looks like diamonds. But wait, this is the Ozarks and in an hour that could change. It will be cold, could be cloudy or sunny, wind might blow from any direction, typical February for us. We dress and plan accordingly.
Right now I am....
drinking coffee, feeding the cat, letting her outside, watching all the birds feasting on the bird feeders outside.
.jpg)
Thinking....
about getting some top soil to mix in with the compost in my garden and enjoying a day playing in the dirt. Dreaming of warm days ahead.
 |
| Remembering last summer on our patio/covered porch. |
On my reading pile....
I need to find a software that I can use on my laptop (windows 11) to play with photos, collages, clip art library and not expensive. I have used pizap, picmonkey, adobe express, but am not happy to pay the price and a very limited library. I mostly need Christian symbols and holidays as these are extremely hard to find. The cost of Picmonkey was high for as little as I use it. Pizap was good but the library lacked a lot of what I need. Adobe Express has been the last one and there are so many templates I got dizzy. Any suggestions?
On my TV.....
Nothing, we rarely watch television.
Favorite blog post last week (mine or other)....
I came across this in Pinterest and made a note of it!
https://www.kraftyplanner.com/blog/daily-journaling-prompts-and-printables-for-november-2022
Something fun to share....
I left a comment on another blog last week and confessed that I don't make left hand turns when I drive. I do, but only at signals. I DO plan my trip to the city using only right hand turns. And, I will not drive in the city between 12 noon and 1 pm, I call it hamburger time, as some drivers will take chances just to get their hamburger at lunch time. I use to work on a busy street. Between noon and 1pm, monday thru friday, I would hear sirens, more than one, time and again, every day until "hamburger time was over.
Blog hopping (newly discovered blog)....
Mine. This one. Just thought I would give it a try and see how it goes. I want it to be fun and to be able to share ideas, recipes and tips with other people.
On the menu for this week....
Monday? Not sure, it is Home made Noodle Monday at our local chicken place way out in the country! or Bacon and Tomato sandwiches with home made onion rings if we stay home.
Tuesday? Papas Pizza Tuesday?? or hamburgers on the grill
Wednesday? Pork Chops
Thursday? Baked Chicken Thighs for thehubs/fasting for me
Friday? Empty the fridge
Saturday? Spaghetti
Sunday? Steak and Mushrooms in the oven
On my to do list....
plant radishes after getting new top soil tilled in
pickup onion sets.
cook Mom's meals and deliver them:
baked broccoli and cheese potatoes with extra butter
hot dog and mac and cheese
pizza slices
chocolate cakes
order Mom's groceries and have them delivered
In the craft basket....
No crafts, I am just NOT good at it.
Looking forward to this week....
A day trip/date somewhere, anywhere that I can be home around dark.
Looking around the house....
It's clean, surprisingly. I felt better on Thursday and started, slowly, to clean and get caught up.
From the camera....
On my prayer list.....
Cancer, Vascular Dementia, our Country and our Leaders, for an awakening to our need for faith, hope and understanding.
Bible verse, Devotional....
.jpg)
Your patio/covered porch looks beautiful. I'm ready to sit out on my front porch with plants and flowers again though I think I still have a bit of a wait for pink petunias. Hope your week is off to a wonderful start!
ReplyDeleteGlad to have found you via Sandra's Happy Homemaker blog. Enjoy those days when you feel better, hopefully there will be lots more of these. your menu sounds good. Have a good week
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie! So happy to make a new friend in blogland. I was going to apologize for being late to visit because of this horrible cold I have - but after all you've been through...I'll think twice. 😉 You are a miracle and God is so good! 🙏 I am dreaming on gardening, but another big snow storm heading to the northwoods. I don't see Spring coming here anytime soon - so maybe I'll have to enjoy yours here. Lol
ReplyDeleteCould you use free clip art for the things you'd need for collages etc?
And those pies look amazing!! Have a very blessed rest of your week. xo
I really enjoyed reading your post. So glad you joined us at Happy Homemaker Monday. Bless you for being the miracle that you are with such a GREAT attitude to go with it.
ReplyDeleteUPS plans their delivery routes to avoid left turns because it avoids accidents so you're in good company. I also avoid traveling during 'hamburger' time for the same reason,. but I never had a good name for it until now :D
Have a wonderful rest of the week and enjoy that porch and your gardening.