Happy Homemaker Monday - 3/31/14

 

Joining in with Diary of A Stay At Home Mom

As I look outside my window:

It's 50 degrees, sunny and just a little breezy.  This weather has been so inconsistent and weird.  Yesterday we had lots of rain, sleet and snow and today it's a perfect spring day.  Okay mother nature, get with it!

Right now I am:

Watching The Fresh Beat Band and having a snack with my two year old while my husband is taking a nap.  He had his surgery last week and has been doing well but isn't getting a full night of sleep because of not being able to get comfortable. 

Thinking and pondering:

About my husband and his surgery.  He's been recovering well.  Still in pain and is only able to walk with the help of a walker or cane.  A nurse visits once a week and a therapist comes a few times a week to help him learn how to walk and do things.  It's been a tough week but we're getting through.  Next week he will have surgery on the other hip so we'll be doing this all over again.  It's nice having him home but I wish it was under better circumstances. 

On my bedside table:

A Time To Dance by Karen Kingsbury

My Bible - I'm studying Proverbs 31

On my TV tonight:

I don't really know, but I never do on a Monday.  It's up to the kids and my husband.  

Listening to:

The Fresh Beat Band.  It's my daughter's favorite show.  

On the menu:

Right now I only have tonight figured out.  Salsbury steak and a side of mac and cheese.  

On my to do list:

Clean, clean, clean

Buy cleats for my son who is starting another season of baseball this week

Take hubby to his doctor appointment on Wednesday

Happening this week:

Take my son to baseball practice on Tuesday and Thursday

Doc appt for hubby on Wednesday

The rest of the week will be spent at home cleaning and taking care of my hubby

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:

Nothing this week.  No time.  

My simple pleasure:

Sipping on a hot cup of green tea while reading a book

Homemaking tips:

Ooooh this is new ... hmmm?  Let's see ... I try hard to keep the house clean but the house still looks messy.  I've come to learn to schedule what cleaning I will do each day and if it doesn't get done not to stress out.  Spending quality time with the family is most important.  

Looking around the house:

My daughter is singing along and dancing to her show.  The rocking chair has been moved from her room to the living room so we have an extra place to sit.  Toys are piled in the corner of the living room.  

From the camera:

Last Tuesday at the hospital.  Waiting for dinner so we could eat with Daddy.

Prayer list:

My husband as he recovers and preps for the next surgery

My stepmother-in-law who is having an issue with her heart.

Bible verse/Devotional:

"Be still and know that I am God." -- Psalm 46:10