Happy Homemaker Monday #5

The Weather:::

its about 84 right now but with partly cloudy skies. it's supposed to rain off and on today. 

Awesomeness of the Week:::

I ordered these spice jars last week and they should be arriving soon. I can't wait to put them to good use

On my tv:::

Unusual Suspects

Money Saving Meals with Sandra Lee (crock pot edition)
Days of our Lives
Dr. Phil

On the menu for this week:::

Monday -  sketti and salad

Tuesday - crock pot cubed steak mashed taters and broccoli (I actually use cube stew instead of cubed steak)

Wednesday - hot chicken casserole and salad

Thursday - leftovers

Friday - dinner out

Saturday - fish sticks, mac n cheese, broccoli (can you tell my 6 year old chose this menu)

Sunday - stroganoff for lunch, sloppy joes, mexican rice and green beans for dinner

On my to do list:::

Laundry, clean bathrooms, make ranch dressing, make SOS Mix
  

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::

same ole blanket 

Homemaking Tips:::

I caught sight of this whilst watching Paula Deen earlier.... when making a multi layer cake, spoon a small amount in each of the pans and once each pan has one dollop. Continue until batter is gone. I'm glad I finally found this because one layer is always a bit bigger than the other. I don't know why I never thought about this before :(

Looking around the house:::

Our mountain of laundry is staring me in the face, but I'm ignoring it. The baby's asleep and so is the lab. I'm hungry, very hungry and all I can think about is spaghetti, but that's supposed to be for dinner once again :(

From the camera:::

Now here's a first.  I haven't taken many pictures this week, so I have none to share today.  Bummer!  

  

On my prayer list:::

Awaken Montgomery is on my mind today. We start our ministry soon... I just pray this is where God wants me. My hubby has a career choice to make today. I just pray this choice will glorify Him. 

Bible verse, Devotional:::

But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

Exodus 4:10-12

Who knew the Bible could be so straight forward?

Happy Homemaker Monday #4

The Weather:::

This kind of weather almost never happens in September y'all! its 79 degrees with 51% humidity!! I can't even express my happiness right now. Too bad we have a little one getting over her allergies :(

On my reading pile:::
Does my blog list count?

On my tv:::

dreadful news... only because I'm waiting for my story to come on ;)

On the menu for this week:::

Monday - sketti and salad

Tuesday - bass (caught by the hubby) hushpuppies and white peas

Wednesday - baked tacos and Mexican Rice

Thursday - crock pot ribs fries green beans and corn

Friday - father-in-laws birthday dinner

Saturday - pancakes sausage and eggs

Sunday - John Wayne Casserole

On my to do list:::

Laundry

bathrooms

pay bills

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::

been working on this blanket for YEARS. YEARS I tell you (I had to get this picture from JoAnn's website because I'm not finished with it yet, but once it's finished it's going to look soooo good :) Get the pattern here !!

Homemaking Tips:::

If you're like me then you love a clean home, but you hate to clean. Schedule a room a day. For me, bathrooms are cleaned on Monday, bedrooms on Tuesday, Wednesday is kitchen day (organizing, meal planning, and cleaning appliances - especially the refrigerator) running errands on Thursday, yardwork is Friday (because the hubby is home) Saturday is dusting and floors (vacuuming and mopping - but because of our doggie I actually vacuum every other day) Sunday is for rest. This way your whole house always looks clean and you don't have to spend all day doing it. A load of laundry is washed everyday, dishes are done everyday, and you need to tidy up everyday. 

Looking around the house:::

Living room is tidy because the toddler is asleep, the first grader is in my crochet chair watching a movie on the nook, news on the tv. I could pick up the kitchen a little bit, but that can wait.

From the camera:::

So proud of our new furniture, but I'm more proud of my hubby for providing this beautiful home for us!

  

On my prayer list:::

Praying for my Nana. This weekend was hard on her. Friday was two months since the passing of my grandfather and Saturday would have been his 81st birthday. 

Praying for Hubby and me. Yesterday we started teaching Sunday school and I'm a bit nervous. Being responsible for teaching children in a classroom setting is one thing, but being responsible for teaching children about the most amazing Love Story, EVER, is a bit overwhelming.

Awaken Montgomery starts this Friday! I'm so excited to share my testimony with this college group! I pray I can share the Lord's message by sharing my college experience and what I've come to learn what God wants from us as college students (did that make sense to anyone else but me? ha!)

Bible verse, Devotional:::

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Colossians 3:23 NLT

What's for Dinner? Hot Chicken Casserole

So once again, I'm cooking one of my mommy's recipes... She and my Nana are the best! 

This is what you need

Almost 1 whole rotisserie chicken

1/2 cup sauteed onion

4 TBS butter

1 can cream of chicken

1/2 cup mayonnaise

2 oz jar pimento

4 oz jar mushrooms

3 oz jar Asian/Chinese noodles

1/2 to 1 whole sleeve ritz crackers

Preheat oven to 350 F

Pull chicken apart and add to large bowl.

Sautee onion in 2 TBS butter

Add next 5 ingredients (I like to make sure my pimento and mushrooms are diced finely bc my house is full of babies that don't like their veg)

Stir ingredients together and pour into 13x9 casserole dish (make sure its sprayed)

Crumble ritz on top of and add remaining butter (in 8 pieces) onto topping

Place into oven and cook for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Serve with salad for complete meal.

Sorry, no pictures but trust me it's delish :)