Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy Monday! I'm looking forward to a fun and productive week ahead. Today I'm participating in Happy Homemaker Monday with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Here's what's on my mind today:

The weather.....

    Arkansas weather is so unpredictable this time of year! Last week we were in the 80s, then we had wind and highs in the mid-50s over the weekend. Today we are back up to the 70s. The warm sunshine makes me want to start my garden, but I know better! We woke up to 28º today. Gotta wait a little longer!

Right now I am....

    Preparing for our Patrick's Day celebration today. We do claim Irish ancestry, especially on my husband's side, so we like to have a special dinner: Irish Stew, special Irish cheese, soda bread, and my homemade chocolate mint fudge. It's also a good day to talk about Christian missions as Patrick was a very devoted missionary!

Thinking....

    I'm becoming a bit obsessed with tablescapes and I've been thinking about how I can make our Passover table extra pretty this year.

On my reading pile....

    I'm about 200 pages away from finishing the 860 page mammoth, New York by Edward Rutherfurd. It's been a fabulous reading experience. If you like hearing about books, you might enjoy my BookTube channel, My Granny Era.

On my TV.....

    My husband and I have been rewatching all the 90s episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot. It's actually kind of amazing the level at which Agatha Christie understood human psychology. Our police officer son recently told us all about the interrogation techniques he is learning---how to make criminals confess without actually accusing them, so we have been picking them out as we watch these episodes. She really was a genius.

Favorite blog post last week (mine or other)....

    

Penny from Penny's Treasures showed off her beautiful spring sunroom. I've always been inspired by the pictures of her gorgeous home!

Something fun to share....

    My daughters, Avalon and Brenna, are currently experimenting with 10 techniques for mummifying apples. I just got back from buying 4 lb of baking soda and a big bag of epsom salts for this interesting homeschool project.

Blog hopping (newly discovered blog)....

    Jeanne from Selep Imaging shared a gorgeous upcycled flower mirror at my Pink Sunday link up. I love her creative use of often overlooked thrift shop finds!

    

On the menu for this week....

    Monday: Irish stew, soda bread, Irish cheese, chocolate mint fudge

    Tuesday: Marry Me Chicken, couscous, potatoes, salad

    Wednesday: Veggie Chicken Pasta, bread, fruit

    Thursday: taco pizza

    Friday: unsure, kids have a church event

    Saturday: most of the kids will be gone so Jamie, Lynzie, and I might have salmon dinner!

    Sunday: taco dip, chips for movie night

On my to do list....

    Today I need to make a couple videos for my YouTube channels, finish decorating for spring, and work on five orders for my Etsy shop.

In the craft basket....

    Besides what I'm doing for my shop, I need to put a drawstring in a skirt I've made. I also have a plan for a craft tutorial I'd like to get up in time for Vintage Finds Friday. We'll see...

Looking forward to this week....

    It's a pretty chill week. I don't think I have to leave the house until Thursday afternoon. I'm looking forward to getting the house all pretty for spring and finishing this good book I'm on.

Looking around the house....

    There are a lot of clutter piles to take care of. haha!

From the camera....

Our oldest son Michael and his family spent a good part of Saturday and Sunday hanging out at our house. When little brother Daxton saw my bed, he said "Night night" and wanted to be tucked in. Older brother Emerson wanted to be included, too, so we tucked them both in. It lasted about 2 minutes but it was long enough to get a picture!

Bible verse, Devotional....

    

Have a great week, friends!