Happy Homemaker Monday - 11/13/2015

Good Monday morning everyone, hope you've had a wonderful restful weekend.  I can't believe that we are but a few days away from Thanksgiving, oh my goodness, it's going to be a super busy week for us all.

Let's see what we have going on, shall we?

The weather:::
Freezing and icy.  We had a cold front move in this weekend and the temperatures dipped down to 30 degrees, and we woke up to a blanket of white ice on the ground outside.  Looks pretty but my word, is it cold.  The rest of the week looks about the same with temperatures getting just to the low 60's for the highs, lots of rain, and even sleet and snow in the forecast for next weekend.  Oh my!!!


As I look outside my window:::
The sun is just starting to rise, so while the top of the sky is black and starry, the bottom is light blue.  I always love this time of the morning.


Right now I am:::
In bed, have the small heater going because it's freezing in our bedroom.  This side of the house seems to be so cold.  Working on this post and realizing that I forgot to grab my menu plan and too cold to get up and go find it.


Thinking and pondering:::
Thanksgiving.  So many people coming in and so much I have to do today.  My mother and father in law arrive tomorrow, and then Wednesday my brother in law and then Thursday the rest of the guests.  I'm trying to remember everything I need to do because once I'm off here, I am going full turbo mode and will not stop until bedtime with everything I have to get done.


On my bedside table:::
Cup of coffee, a plate with a piece of toast.


On my tv this week:::
Monday:
Cursed:  The Bell Witch

Tuesday:
 American Experience - The Pilgrims
The Curse of Oak Island
Secrets of the Dead PBS - Forensic anthropologists excavate the early American colony of Jamestown, Va., and find bones of a 14 year old English girl.

Wednesday:
Expedition Unknown
Lockup

Thursday:
Haven
Lockup

Friday:
Reign
Lockup

Saturday:
Lockup
Lockup Raw
Dead Files Revisited

Sunday:
The Walking Dead


Listening to:::
Watching The Voice Portugal while typing up this post


On the menu for this week:::
Easy meals until Thursday which is Thanksgiving day.  I will come back and post the menu, but for now I'll just give you the Thanksgiving Day meals.

Monday -
Tuesday - Mother in law is making a big pot of Potato Soup
Wednesday - Spaghetti, Garlic Bread and Salad
Thursday - Fried Turkey, Roast Turkey, Ham, Mashed potatoes, Green bean casserole, Corn Casserole, Broccoli Casserole, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Potato Casserole, Dinner Rolls, Turkey Gravy, Banana Pudding, Pumpkin Pie Sheet Cake, Pecan Pie
Friday -
Saturday -
Sunday - 
 
On my to do list:::
Laundry - Jasmine's laundry
Homeschooling - Kids are on Thanksgiving Break this week, so they'll use it to catch up on any overdues they have.
To do list for Thanksgiving
Finish painting table legs black
Make dinner rolls (they will be frozen until Thursday)
Make Casseroles (Freeze)
Get bedrooms set up
Carpet cleaning
Switch out curtain rods in Office (want to switch the curtains)
Bake cookies (Jasmine will do this, want to have a ton of cookies for snacking and enjoying with cups of coffee)
Make breakfast casserole (freeze)


Happening this week:::
Monday - Preparing for Thanksgiving, post office
Tuesday - Carpet cleaning
Wednesday - Getting house finished up for guests, last minute dishes
Thursday -  Thanksgiving Day
Friday - Spending day with family


What I am creating:::
This week, absolutely nothing that is not Thanksgiving related.


My simple pleasure:::
Spending time with family, hosting get togethers at my house  


Looking around the house:::
Feeling slightly overwhelmed because I know I have so much to do and just hoping enough time to do it all in

 
From the camera:::

Prayer List:::
All my friends and family

Bible verse, Devotional:::