Happy Homemaker Monday

Sunday I was a bit overwhelmed with a to-do list, but maintained it.  First, chili was put in the crockpot, second green tomatoes diced for another green tomato cake, and third, I dug up one sweet potato plant for a look-see.

Here is what I got.  Well, not all of them.  First ones were somewhat small, but was tickled pink to dig up these huge ones.  First 3 plants gave us 3.15#.  Can't wait to dig the rest.  It may rain tonight, so I may wait for a rain for easier digging, but so happy.  I was worried.  I am doubtful on the beets.  I have yet to dig the remaining row, as well as the carrots.

The list continued for the day, and since I only got a teensy bit of crochet time, I wrote that in as well.  I needed some down time.

This year will be the first year for me to not participate in any craft vendor show.  So far I haven't heard if the one we actually participate in is canceled yet.  I will continue to sell via online by my blog (and now social media) and word of mouth.

I made another green tomato cake.  This time I sliced the tomatoes, removed the seeds, and chopped them in my food processor in half batches.  Worked great.

I bought myself a new tea infuser.  It was much cheaper than the replacing the one I have.  I hope to try it out today.  Paid $3.49 for it.

Unfortunately, our turnip harvest is not good.  They are all small.  We got zero parsnips.  I need to put them in grow pots or raised beds next year.

Today I am joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.

The weather . . .

78°F/44°F.  Sunny.

How I am feeling this morning . . .

Tired.  My husband is working the midnight shift, then working straight through first shift, coming home to eat, sleep and do it all again.  I would have actually slept in longer this morning, had Romeo not woken me up.  I have been sleeping terrible with this schedule, but today is the last hopefully, and back to first shift.

On my mind . . .

I haven't journaled this entire pandemic.  Maybe there is a reason for that (or not).  I am digging out my main journal today and writing.  I haven't done any writing in a long time and National Novel Writing Month is just around the corner.  By the way, one year I wrote a story that was similar to what we are actually going through right now (crazy as that sounds).  I plan to dig it out, print it out and read it soon.

On the breakfast plate . . .

Sweet potato/zucchini/spinach/egg burritos and coffee.

On the reading pile . . .

On the TV . . .

Away, on Netflix.

On the menu . . .

-Oven baked mac n' cheese, crockpot glazed root veggies

-Turkey/zucchini meatballs with home canned hot pepper mustard sauce over quinoa, garden green beans

On the to-do list. . .

-laundry

-dig some turnips

-vacuum

-dehydrate ginger root

-drain last rain barrel and flip over for winter

-spray paint clipboards one more time

-call Home Depot

-start winterizing the front porch

-hand write a recipe on a recipe card to avoid losing it again

-muck chicken coop

On the camera . . .

We are so blessed to have so much vibrant fall colors on our property.  Our oak tree is turning orange for the first time.  These pictures don't even show the entire property and it is just beautiful out there right now.

Looking around the house . . .

I spent hours yesterday tidying up my kitchen, so I'm less stressed about any cleaning today.  So thankful for a slower Monday.

To relax this week I will . . .

Read, write, or crochet.  Or even work on Christmas ornaments that will gifted in 2021 most likely.

On my prayer list . . .

The owner of the salon where Youngest did her internship (she was exposed to Covid by someone, and tested positive and now in the hospital, and is elderly), Youngest (still grieving), and any personal requests.

Nothin'

I literally have nothing to blog today.  I was so busy yesterday though, and we got one car picked up and paid for (this guy repairs from his home and does an awesome job on "big" jobs). 

However, there is no room in his driveway to tow my car over for the new engine.  Story of my life.  I'm told Monday or Tuesday we can bring it over.

In the meantime, our 21 year-old is happy now that she has her "own" car now.  We are all tickled pink that our 18 year-old is back home.  Her job is keeping her busy and she is doing very well at the hair salon.  Her dog is so happy too, that we sent her flowers to her work and asked that the card read, "Thank you for coming back home Mommy,"  signed Romeo.  

Romeo was so excited that he was zooming from room to room and could not sleep the first night she was here. 

Anyway, we had a very long but productive day I guess.  First, even though my husband is working nights, we drove an hour to a city to do firearms shopping (just being prepared for whatever happens after election, you just never know in this messed up world we now live in).  We've already had our mailbox (with a USA flag on it) bashed in and our USA flag on our house beat down so bad, the flag holder screws were ripped out.  A flag was set on fire in a close town, that was on their house and could have set the house on fire.

So, while we were shopping, I could not believe all the stores that were all in this city.  I mean they have it all.  Like a Hobby Lobby with a JoAnn's, Lowe's, Menards, Wal-mart, Meijer....like they were super busy and I thought, "man this is the place to get everything you need in one trip."  Too bad it's an hour drive.  

I convinced my husband to stop at either craft store to look for my yarn and lavender netting.  I found neither one.  I came home with 10 yards of teal netting though.

After returning, we drove to pick up the last of our daughter's belongings and retired for the night.  It's a good thing I did not let the chickens out while we were gone all day as well.  I watched an eagle fly right over the house.  I haven't seen one around here in a few years.  However, I did see a coyote around 4pm last Wednesday.  I'm told they will circle around and be back in a few weeks, and to watch for them.  This however was a lone coyote.

Did you know that coyotes will increase their day time hunting as the weather gets colder?  Probably why I saw it at 4pm.  

On a good note, I found out the our 21 year-old is back to working in the store she was hired in this next week.  She's been helping out in another city the last two weeks.  Oh, and I'm told that her store put in a bid to buy a larger (our old Hobby Lobby that went out of business) store to move to.  If they do, I sent them a request to start selling yarn since there is no good source in that town anymore. Crossing my fingers, but you never know.

I haven't been out in the garden lately.  I'm waiting for a round of rain to come down, to make digging easier.  We'll see if we do get the predicted rain or not come Monday.