Happy Homemaker Monday

yummy owl faces - idea from clubhouse junior magazine 

{weather outside}

Although the temperature is only in the low 30's at the moment, I felt a twinge of Spring in the air when I was outside feeding the chickens. The temperature is expected to reach the mid 40's by this afternoon so hopefully we will get to enjoy some sunshine later. 

{around my home:}

My oldest is doing his addition problems at the kitchen table, my middle son is eating his oatmeal at the kitchen table and I am watching them while nursing my littlest in the living room. We are chatting about the fact that the beautiful tulips my husband gave me for Valentine's Day are almost dead. I can hear my son adding 3 + 5 on the abacus, classical music playing on the radio, a garbage truck down the street, and the birds chirping outside my front window. There is a lingering scent of cinnamon and strawberry in the air from our breakfast. Aside from some of my littlest's toys scattered around on the rug and a nice big pile of muddy clothes by the side door, the house is pretty tidy at the moment.

{menu this week:}

monday: Chicken Cutlets, Mashed Potatoes & Asparagus

tuesday: Shepherd's Pie

wednesday: Taco Soup

thursday: Chicken Hummus Wraps, Roasted Potato Fries & Broccoli 

friday: Lentil & Swiss Chard Soup & Crusty Bread

{today's to-do list:}

~ empty dishwasher

~ 2 loads of laundry

~ organize catch-all cabinet

~ pay bills

~ vacuum floors
~ make beds
~ fold laundry

{on my nightstand:}

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskill {listening to on tape while sewing}

Last One Home by Debbie Macomber

The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis {reading to my four-year-old}
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder

{in my craft basket:}

New baby blanket for my shop.

{on my mind:}

Reflecting on the nice weekend we enjoyed together as a family has been filling my heart with joy and gratitude. We got a little taste of Spring with the temperature going up as high as 60 degrees on Saturday! (And that's after a record low of -2 degrees last Sunday!) We had some muddy boys on our hands both Saturday and Sunday night but they had such a blast outside, making mud pies, chasing chickens, and stomping in the mostly melted snow that I didn't mind a bit. We ate lots of pizza and ice cream, watched a couple of movies - The Land Before Time and Ant Man - enjoyed my sister's company for dinner, went to my cousin's basketball game, and my husband and I got to go running together, all the boys in tow. I had almost forgotten how much I love warm weather!

{looking forward to:}

Spring! Now that we've had a little taste, I'm ready for more!

{verse:}

But Jesus came and touched them saying, 'Rise, and do not be afraid.'

- Matthew 17:7

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