The weather in my neck of the woods:

Little cooler in the evenings, which is nice.  Looks like the 4th may be a little wet if we actually get the rain.  It may get hear earlier in the week too. 

Windows and Water

Just my luck at the laundromat the other night.  The washer quit working at the end of the wash cycle.  Good thing I always take extra quarters.  Glad there was a machine right next to this one that was available too.  Also the AC was NOT working at all!  It was hotter in there than it was outside.  We stopped by tonight to wash some blankets. The lady who runs it was there and had closed it down early.....the AC still isn't working.

Happy Homemaker Monday 6-22-2015

The weather in my neck of the woods:
Summertime has arrived!

A Bit of Catching Up

It's been a busy week this week.  Sunday I went to the Laundromat and washed towels. Here is my drying area upstairs.  It looks green because there is green fiberglass roof stuff (I don't' know what it is, it's like the tin roof on a barn) over the windows.  These windows are in pretty good shape, so someday we will take it off.  In the mean time though we will leave it there to protect the windows from damage.

 

Sunday evening we also put up a couple shelves in the temporary kitchen area so I can actually cook things without taking forever, because stuff is strung out all over.  Now more centrally located, and organized, and I can easily see what I have to work with.

 

Sunday night I mixed up a batch of pepperoni pizza bread in the bread machine, and put it in the fridge, because I didn't have time to bake it.  It was late and I was tired.  SO, Monday I baked it.  Didn't burn it this time.

 

Tuesday for supper I grilled the slices and we put pepperoni and mozzarella cheese slices in the middle, and dipped them in pizza sauce.  MMMmmmm was it delicious!

 

Monday night we had a spectacular sunset.  This is looking from our Upstairs room.

 

We played with fuzzy and the camera.  She is fascinated with shadows.  We had one of our phones on to create the light, and I took the picture without a flash.  She wasn't cooperating very well, she kept looking around at all the shadows we were creating.  LOL!

 

 

I've made 2 of these pot holders, and working on #3.  They really are quick and easy to make.  The ones I'm making right now are for me to use.  I will be making some to sell next.

 

Here is my afghan progress....The middle square is a Corner 2 Corner, and I am putting a Granny border around it.  I looks pretty neat. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 



Weather and More Rambling

 

Yes, that's us this weekend, there inside the dotted blue line.  Rain, rain, and more rain.  BUT it does mean cooler temps and that is always welcome!  We have rain and storms in the forecast through Friday, so all week long.  We had some pretty good storms yesterday, and even a tornado about 5 or so miles south of us.  It did some damage, but nothing major I don't think.

 

 

See where those arrows are pointing?  That used to be a sunlight.  It leaked, so the previous owner took it out and just roofed over it when he replaced the roof a few years ago.  We have a good solid roof that doesn't leak at all.  Anyway back to the arrows.  I have told hubby that I want to put a porch swing there.  Yes....in the hallway upstairs.  That's about half way down the front half of the hallway.  The hall is wide enough for one, and it would be like my front porch or something. Who knows if we will do it or not, but I can dream, right?  Besides I do like to swing.  My momma used to sing this to me when I was little, and we would swing on our porch swing.

 

 

 

 

 I've made a little more progress on the afghan I'm making for my sister.  I'm about a quarter of the way.  I will be working on it more tonight since it's Crochet Club night, or Yarn Therapy as we like to call it.  Sometimes we just sit and talk, sometimes we work on projects, sometimes we learn new things from others.  It's a small but wonderful group of ladies I have the privilege or hanging out with me most Saturday evenings.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Soon I will be sharing my review on a grocery app that I have on my phone and use every time I go to the store (which can also be used on the computer) I  LOVE it!  It's one I just might consider paying for the PRO version someday.  I refuse to pay for apps because the free versions usually work pretty good and the paid upgrades aren't always necessary for my simple thinking.

 

P.S. and yes I'm posting this early today, and from a computer.  Usually I compose and back date my posts while I'm trying to get to sleep at night (which is usually past midnight)

 

 



The Gym

Well we did it, took the plunge. Tonight we got a family membership to The Gym. Its about 3 blocks away. Looking forward to working out in the air conditioning. They also have showers. No more awkward moments at my oldest sons house.

Still trying to keep the upstairs cooler on hot days.  We have had s couple this past week. I asked my Facebook friends and got some good suggestions. #1 I put the blackout curtains on the inside and the curtains window side. They are red/white checkered so a light color which actually helps repel the heat from the sun. That seemed to help a little, but not enough. Suggestion #2 was Styrofoam insulation. We have some! Hubby does foam crafting and had some extra I could use. It is 2 inches thick and doesn't cover a whole window. It must cover enough though. Tonight it was much cooler. I put the foam between the curtain and the blackout curtain.

We have rain on the way. Supposed to rain for the next 7 or so days. Hoping that coolscools things off more.

Finally!

SQUEE!  This corner makes me happy! Its far from finished but I have my own fridge and a sink with running water.  I don't have to try and juggle our food to hide it behind sodas, and now I can buy more at once and make less trips to the store. The sink currently drains into a bucket to be taken outside to empty.  Its better than the itty bitty sink I have been trying to wash dishes in. 

Last night we went to pick up this reach in cooler for our sodas

I walked to the laundromat again tonight. Surprisingly I was the only one there tonight. Someone was leaving as I got there. Didn't wash blankets but personal clothes tonight. I moved the drying rack back farther, awsy from our roomd upstairs. Want to keep the humidity as far away as possible. It's already hot enough with no AC.

I'm still working on how to keep the heat out.  can't use foil or anything reflective since we are downtown. Don't want to blind anyone.   If you have any suggestions leave me a comment. I already have blackout curtains and close the window in the morning and open it when the sun is behind the building across the street. The windows face west.