Happy Homemaker Monday - June 10, 2019

Greetings, Dear Ladies! HAPPY MONDAY! 💗

I hope you all had a great week and weekend and are ready to face the challenges of a new week head-on and with gusto. 

It was wild and busy week here last week, to say the least, but, praise God, His mercy is great..His love never failing!

On Tuesday, daughter-in-law, Angie, and I enjoyed a day out touring the Butler/Rich Hill area and had a ball going to Mennonite and Amish stores, a thrift store, a few historical sites, and having lunch out. We witnessed some flood water while we were out and about, which was a bit unsettling.

This looks like a lake, but this is actually a Missouri crop field.

Here the road goes right down into the water. There were no 'road
closed' signs or anything. It was quite scary and pretty freaky. 😲

Tuesday evening, our grandson, Silas, fell and fractured his leg. He was taken to the emergency room at an area hospital, but, since they were not equipped to handle his specific needs, they referred him to the fracture clinic at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City; they could not get him in until Friday. You can read more about that on Silas's Caringbridge site by clicking HERE. 

The good news is, Silas has had no pain (and no pain medication) since Saturday and he's doing GREAT!!! All I can say is...God is good and prayer works...absolutely...100%...without a doubt!!! Thank You, Lord! 💗

On Thursday, John had another eye appointment and everything is progressing well with his left eye. At the end of the month he'll be ready to be tested and fit for new glasses.😎

Thursday evening, our cat, Stripes, passed away. He has been a good friend, a great companion, and loyal pet these nineteen years past. He was much loved and will be greatly missed. 🐱💘😢

Stripes

I worked Friday and was off on Saturday. The boss and I are trying to fix it so that we each have a Saturday off once a month and it's nice! We spend the day working around the house and relaxing.

I worked again Sunday afternoon, then, went to son and daughter-in-law's for supper. We had a delicious meal and a great visit going through old photos and videos with them and the grandgirls. It was a lot of fun! 💗

Okay...enough about last week. Let's get on into this week's post...shall we? Please, join me as, I link up with Sandra of Diary of a Stay At Home Mom on Happy Homemaker Monday. 💗

Right now I am...

...finishing up a cup of hot tea and trying to figure out what kind of bird I've got singing outside my office window while working on this post. 

On the breakfast plate...

...cottage cheese on toast, two Mandarin oranges, and a cup of hot tea

The weather...

...PERFECT!!! It is 72 degrees and sunny at the moment and the next few days promise to be really nice temperature-wise! In fact, we were able to shut the air-conditioner off last night again and it looks like it will remain off over the next ten days or so. Makes me happy! 😊 (Ding! Ding! Ding! That's the sound of all those $$$ stacking up in the piggy bank!) 💰🐖😄

On my reading pile...

The Great Buffalo Hunt by Wayne Gard, Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Mother Culture by Karen Andreola.

On the menu this week...

Monday - Taco salad

Tuesday - Oven-roasted chicken breasts, seasoned brown rice, and brussel sprouts

Wednesday - Fish sandwiches and oven roasted carrots

Thursday - Turkey enchiladas and salad

Friday - Broiled salmon, baked sweet potatoes, and steamed broccoli

Saturday - Breakfast for supper

Sunday - Pasta, sauce, meatballs, and homemade French bread

On my 'to do' list...

- Monday - HHM post, plan the week ahead, home blessing, laundry
- Tuesday - Work on projects around the house
- Wednesday - Run errands
- Thursday - Work on projects around the house
- Friday - Work
- Saturday - Work
- Sunday - Church; celebrate Father's Day with dh

In the craft basket...

I ran into a bit of a dilemma this week. I thought I had another skein of pumpkin colored yard, but, turns out, as I was nearing the end of the skein I was on, I didn't. I thought I would just go online and order more like I've always done. Didn't happen. 

I don't know if Lion Brand has stopped making the pumpkin in their regular Wool Ease yarn or what (not the Thick & Quick), but I couldn't find it anywhere...not even in the Lion Brand store online. I looked for hours and couldn't come up with a single skein. Every listing said "sold out," "out of stock," or "product unavailable." I was devastated and wondered what in the world I was going to do. 

I started looking for a substitute of similar weight and fiber, but to no avail. In the process, I stumbled across a gal on Etsy that had two skeins of what I was looking, so I ordered it. The order went through, then, a few minutes later, I got a note saying that my money was being refunded because someone else had already gotten there right before me. 😖

Saturday night I decided to try one more time. I typed in the name and product number of the yarn I was looking for and all the same ol' listings came up with "sold out," "out of stock," or "product unavailable." I went to the second page of listings and there was an active E-bay listing with just what I was looking for! There were several people keeping an eye on the bidding, but there was a "buy now" option and I took it! I got a lot of six, brand new, pumpkin-colored, Lion Brand, Wool Ease yarn for $12.50 plus shipping! I was ecstatic!!! 



I have come to a standstill on the temperature afghan, but will resume and catch up as soon the new yarn arrives, which should be sometime between now and next Monday. Here is the progress I have made thus far...

Temperature Afghan

Looking forward to this week...

...being able to focus on a few projects around the house.

Something I watched this week...

...still binge watching Counting On. Am in Season 9 now and am almost caught up

From the camera...

Just now took this photo of a butterfly on coneflower in the front yard.

Scripture passage...

Well, Ladies, that's it for this week! I pray that each and every one of you have a blessed and beautiful week ahead! And I'll see you next week! 💗

Until Next Time...
~Rebecca

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