Menu Mondays

Sorry for the hit and miss in posts lately, but things are very different when one of our sons are home. It is so nice to visit and much harder to get on the computer.

Anyways here are my menus for this week in May.

Monday

Cream of Mushroom Soup and crackers (no sandwiches this time around).

Tuesday

Leftover Chicken that I am going to try a new casserole recipe with.

Wednesday

The last remaining package of Cabbage bread from the freezer.

Thursday

Clean out the fridge.

Friday

German noodles, potatoes, onions and eggs.

Saturday

Smoked Sausage

Sunday

Leftover ham with scalloped potatoes and a salad.

There you have them. I am ready to face another week of cooking. Well, ready to face cooking once my hot water heater is fixed..... More about that tomorrow.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Frugal Fridays

I have been very scatter brained today, unable to concentrate on anything for very long. So this will just be a list of my frugal accomplishments for the past week.

I went walking every morning for my frugal exercise.

Used up leftover food and all the toothpaste in my tube this week.

Sewed myself two pairs of palazzo pants at a fraction of what it would have cost to buy them.

Used up leftover yarn knitting myself some dish cloths.

Using up various balls of yarn knitting scarves and other such items.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

So Very Sad

Today I lost my favorite Aunt.

Aunt Kathy lived with us for awhile when I was growing up. She could always make Mom and I giggle as she could get Dad so mad that he would stutter and stammer, not able to speak at all. This was something we could never do (at least and get away with it).

I have also been told over and over again how much we looked alike. My sister sometimes says that I looked more like one of Auntie Kathy's child than her children did.

Two years ago she was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Aunt Kathy underwent surgery, but refused the chemo the doctors wanted her to have. She said the operation was pain enough.

Three months ago her husband Uncle Ed died after suffering from Alzheimer's for a little over a year. Today she went to join her love.

Rest in peace Aunt Kathy, I will miss you so very much.

God bless.

Changeable

Changeable is the right description of our weather right now. We went from lovely sunny, warm days to sunny cooler days with very cold nights, and now we are back to windy, cold, dreary days. I should have known better than to move my winter wardrobe into storage!!!

These last few years it seems as if spring never arrives, we move into a short cool summer and winter hits us once again.

 Today has been relatively quiet. I have spent time in the sewing room, and even managed to get a bit of sewing accomplished. I just have about 30 minutes left of sewing on the second pair of palazzo pants. Guess this means I need to start on that coat/jacket I have been procrastinating over.

With the weather being so unpredictable instead of being out in the evenings working on flower beds, weeding, and getting my baskets and pots done, I have pulled out the yarn once again.

I needed some new dishcloths.

I made these using up the white/black flecked cotton yarn I had bought to make Kurt his rug at Christmas.

A bright pink ruffle scarf. Not too sure what I will do with this, add to my collection of scarves or try to sell it.

I had this ball of rather different yarn and so today I thought I would use it to make another scarf. Kind of "funky" as Harvey says.

As long as the weather stays miserable I guess I will be spending my evenings knitting and my days sewing.

Both are thrifty ways to save money and keep occupied!!!

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

Welcome to another week of menu plans.

Monday

Leftover stew and dumplings.

Tuesday

Leftover Pork roast made into hash, corn as a side.

Wednesday

Clean out the fridge night.

Thursday

Chicken breasts with mushroom rice. Green beans and a salad.

Friday

Salmon patties, rice, and peas (or if Harvey managed to catch fish we will have that instead of the salmon patties).

Saturday

Hamburgers on the BBQ along with tinfoil potatoes and carrots (if not nice out we will have the same thing only done on the inside grill). I will stick a salad in here as well. Kris will be home for the long weekend and loves a salad.

Sunday

Roast Chicken, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans and corn mixed together as well as a salad.

Another week down in this month, only two more after this.

Sunday Ramblings

First off I would like to wish all my female fellow bloggers a very happy Mother's Day.

Today at Mass, Father Brian spoke a great deal about "agape" love, and it struck me how much this type of love is what a mother feels for her children. We love them no matter what, through thick and thin. Even if what our child does is not loveable. Much the same as what Christ feels for each and everyone of us.

Do we always deserve Christ's love? Should we love everyone around us regardless of whether they seemingly deserve our love or not?

These are questions that each of us need to answer. I know I am going to work on loving every single person that comes into my sphere of influence.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Trip To The Greenhouses

Today was our annual trip to the greenhouses in Regina. Did not too badly, but not as good as other years.

Here are some photos of what we managed to pick up.

This first one though is of the plants I started in the middle of March.

Lots of vines and Moon Flowers this year.

Here is our haul from the trip. Right now our hallway looks like a greenhouse as well.

And to think I still need a few more to make sure that I have enough!!!

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.