Happy Homemaker Monday 9/28/15

You know, even though I'm not a SAHM I'm still a homemaker.  I have a family to take care of and a home that should be kept it neat and clean.  I do also have the responsibility of 2 businesses to keep neat and clean, and a multitude of customers to care for as well.  Wow!  So....I've decided it's going to be Happy Homemaker Monday, because my home AND my businesses are my home.  They are where I spend my time, with my family none the less, 24 hours a day.

The weather..... 

Looks like fall is on the way.

Right now I am.... Sitting here at the shop computer.  Hubby just left for a job (so I get the computer for a few minutes) to make keys for a lock on a message board at a church here in town.


On my Kindle.... I am currently reading Katie's Redemption by Patricia Davids *affiliate link*  This book is FREE today (Monday 9/28/15) if you'd like to go get it.

TV on my Computer..... Switched at Birth again tonight.  I'm looking forward to that. I won't watch it live, but will watch it sometime this week online.

I have also been watching the "Back in time for Dinner" videos on YouTube.  Quite interesting.  I've noticed that over the years, mens fashion hasn't changed much at all, unlike ladies fashion.  Food has change drastically too.

What I found while surfing the net.... I have found SO many crochet patterns I want to make.  I need to learn to crochet faster so I can make them all.  Other than the Amigurami, which I've set aside now, I have this Shawl and this Shawl on the hook

Favorite Find on Pinterest...... I'm looking forward to the cooler evenings that is supposed to be here next week.....I want to make THIS!

My Menu....

Cheesy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
 crockpot roast beef   with potatoes cooked in the crockpot
Crockpot BBQ Chicken
Crockpot Ravioli
Dorito Crusted Chicken Strips  with Cheesy Bacon Ranch Potatoes  Both New Recipes
Slow Cooker Cube Steak with Mashed Taters in the crockpot

Check my side bar updated as to what I have on hand to make, or what's in the freezer.

On my to do list this week....

Um.....other than the usual cleaning stuff I'm not real sure.

In the craft basket....

Here are the 2 shawls I currently have "on the hook". The links to the patterns are shared on "What I've Found Surfing the Net".

Looking forward to this week.... Um......Friday? Sunday?  I dunno.  Nothing special happening this week that I know of.

Looking around the house....

I cleaned,rearranged and swept last week.  This week it looks like I need to sweep a little more.  Hubby did bring up the treasure chest.  It's one he made many years back to haul his armor around in. It needs cleaned out first, then I'm going to put as many blankets in it as will fit. I'll try to remember to take a picture for another post.

From the camera....

Did you watch the eclipse last night?  It was pretty awesome.  I watched through the full eclipse, then didn't watch the last part.

Tips and Tricks...... If you go to the laundromat to wash/dry clothes, try getting a dryer that is still hot or at least warm from someone previous using it.....it saves me at least a quarter or two.

On my prayer list.....

• Business to pick up so we aren't scraping to pay bills
• We are able to find some scaffolding to borrow so we can work on the kitchen area
• The drain up front works so we can at least serve ice cream and drinks and baked goods come April 2016

Praises this past week......

• Youngest son got a job 
• We had a good 3 days vacation.  Still did mobile work, but nothing in the shop until Thursday
• The pre-release went really well

  This post linked to Happy Homemaker Monday over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom