{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 04/29/2019 }

Good morning everyone, welcome to another Happy Homemaker Monday. I am rushing to get this post up pretty quick, as I need to get Jasmine off to work, then back home to get my day started, I have a lot I need to do. I hope you've all had a restful, good weekend and a great week ahead.

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{ Grandma visited, more rain and some homemaking }

It is almost 1pm and grandma just left the house.  She came to visit yesterday afternoon and stayed the night with us. Grandma Pat always makes an effort to come and visit the kids for their birthdays, it's something they love and look forward to, and so do Curt and I.  She is an amazing woman…

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{ Period Drama - Morocco: Love in Times of War }

Morocco:  Love in Times of War (Netflix) It's the 1920s and the North African territory of Rif is resisting being ruled by Morocco, leading to the War of Rif. During the conflict, Queen Victoria Eugenia sends a group of nurse trainees from Madrid's upper class to open a hospital in the c…

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{ Happy Birthday Jasmine - The big 20 }

Y'all!!!!  I have a twenty year old, a TWENTY.YEAR.OLD!!! I just can't even wrap my brain around that.  My baby, the little girl that made me a mama, my feisty red head, my mini me, turns 20 years old today.  She is working, she is growing up, she is a woman, and I'm sitting here just …

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{ We Were Beautiful by Heather Hepler - TLC Book Tour }

Paperback: 304 Pages Publisher:  Blink (April 2, 2019) It’s been a year since fifteen-year-old Mia Hopkins was in the car crash that killed her older sister and left her terribly scarred. The doctors tell her she was lucky to survive. Her therapist says it will take time to heal. The police report…

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{ Why I left Facebook - The Dangers of Comparison }

"Sandra, you are more than enough". Those words, those simple words were talked into my heart, a few months ago when I was struggling with my role as a homemaker and living with purpose . I'm not going to talk again about our roles as homemakers and how important those are, if you look…

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{ Complete Guide To Pet Health, Behavior, And Happiness - TLC Book Tour }

• Paperback:  400 pages • Publisher:  National Geographic (April 2, 2019) In National Geographic’s comprehensive and easy-to-use illustrated pet reference, a renowned veterinarian offers expert advice on common health, behavior, and training for cats, dogs, and other domestic pets. Combining first a…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 04/22/2019 }

Good morning friends, how was your Easter weekend? I had a blessed one with my family, brother and sister in law and nephew.  We had a delicious lunch, chatted, caught up on life, laughed as always and then played some VR games, which are always a ton of fun.  I feel incredibly thankful to have fam…

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{ Happy Easter }

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” -- John 11:25-26 Just wanted to pop on real quick to wish you all a very Happy Easter.  Hope you have a blessed day with you…

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{ Laundry, baking and Hashbrown Casserole }

I sat down, for the first time today, about 30 minutes ago. To say my lower back is aching is quite the understatement.  Ouch! Why is it that you don't realize how sore you are until you actually stop and sit?  And then try to get back up again and are met with horrible back pain. It's jus…

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{ Grocery Haul - April 19th to May 3rd }

Hi everyone, I am just finished putting all my groceries away, and taking pictures to share with you all. I've been asked a couple times to go back to doing grocery hauls, the thing is, I don't want to film on Youtube, and I know that grocery hauls are some of the most popular videos there…

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{ My Morning Routine }

Hi everyone!!! I've been meaning to do this post for quite a while and just never got around to it, mainly because I needed to snap photos as I went and some days there are not enough hours to go around.  At least that's what it feels like for me. Today is one of my typical days, so let me…

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