Monday, November 1, 2021

Master To-Do List and Menu Plan Monday - November 1, 2021

Greetings and Happy Monday...the first Monday of November! Can you believe it? 🦃    



It's a cool, gray, and rainy day here. We're supposed to have a high of 47 degrees and a low of 37 with lows below freezing before week's end.

I hope that you and yours had a great week and weekend; mine went by in a blur here, but with much accomplished. 

The roof is finished, the pears, pecans, and basil have been harvested, the air-conditioners are covered, the weed-eating is done, and the zinnias have been pulled and are drying so I can collect seed. 

Amanda and her family made it down Tuesday evening to stay a couple of nights. I rode to Arkansas with them on Wednesday afternoon to wish granddaughter, Kayla, a Happy 9th Birthday. 

Autumn in Northern Arkansas

The ride down was so beautiful! The leaves were starting to turn and, in some areas, the scenery was absolutely breathtaking!

Friday night I had friends over for supper and a movie. In honor of Reformation Day, we watched Luther with Joseph Fiennes.



On Sunday we finished up a five-part series on Halloween (Trick or Treat?) presented by Rick Renner which was very good and comes highly recommended. 

Now, here we are in a brand new week and I'm running way behind. Let's get started, shall we?

Pecans

This week's master 'to-do' list...

- clean house
- do laundry
- figure November budget
- pay bills
- grocery shop
- pay property and personal property taxes
- finish up weatherization
- finish trimming trees
- trim up the back fence row
- get together with my BFFF
- work National Bison Day @ work (Prairie State Park)
- set clocks back by one hour on Saturday night

Daylight Savings Time Ends @ 2:00 A.M. on Sunday, November 7, 2021. 
Be sure and set your clocks back before going to bed on Saturday night.

This week's menu plan...

Monday - Turkey burger with oven fries
Tuesday - Wintery Day Bean Soup with corn bread   
Wednesday - Broiled salmon, baked sweet potato, and sautéed spinach
Thursday - Black bean and cheese tostadas with guacamole and plain yogurt 
Friday - Homemade pizza
Saturday - Breakfast for supper
Sunday - Leftovers

That's it for today! Have a nice day and a great week ahead!

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Third Time's A Charm

Well...this is a new one on me! I have been unable to make contact with the original winner of the 2022 planner that was selected on Sunday, October 24th, nor the second chance winner that was selected on Tuesday, October 26th.


 

Guess what that means?!?! That means that, for the first time EVER, a third place winner will now be selected! 

Melissa, you are the THIRD-chance winner of the Homemaker's Friend 2022 Daily Planner! I already have your contact information, so will be getting the planner right out to you.

Congratulations, Melissa!!!! I hope that you enjoy this beautiful daily planner designed by Sue Hooley of Homemaker's Depot.   💗


Thank you to all who have entered this drawing! Random Result Generator was used to determine today's winner.

Until next time...
~Rebecca 


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Recipe - Peanut Caramel Popcorn

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Recipe - Peanut Caramel Popcorn

I've been a fan of Cracker Jack since childhood, so I decided to try a batch of this homemade version this week. It turned out quite nicely and paired very well with a glass of apple cider! 



PEANUT CARAMEL POPCORN 

1 cup margarine
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup light or dark corn syrup
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
6 qts. popped corn
1/2 to 1 cup peanuts 

Melt margarine in a large saucepan. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil without stirring for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda and vanilla. Gradually pour over popped corn and peanuts. Mix until coated. Makes 6 quarts.

After mixing spread mixture out on cookie sheets and break up before storing in an airtight container. 

Until next time...
~Rebecca
 
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

A Second Chance Winner

Sadly, I have been unable to make contact with the winner of the 2022 planner that was selected on Sunday. 


 

The rules of the contest give the winner 48 hours to make contact and it has been more than that now. 

So, for the rest of the entrants, that means a second chance!

Mandy, you are the second-chance winner of the Homemaker's Friend 2022 Daily Planner! Please contact me within 48 hours with your full name and mailing address at proverbs31heart@yahoo.com and I will get the planner right out to you.

Congratulations, Mandy!!!! I hope that you enjoy this beautiful daily planner designed by Sue Hooley of Homemaker's Depot.   💗


Thank you to all who have entered this drawing! Random Result Generator was used to determine today's winner.

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Homemade Dryer Balls (Or Refurbishing the Ones That You Have)

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Homemade Dryer Balls (Or Refurbishing the Ones That You Have)


The wool dryer balls that I purchased several years ago were in bad shape and no longer effective in cutting down on dryer time. 


My first instinct was to just throw them away and buy more, so I put them in the trash can that I keep near the dryer. I use it to put lint in that I clean from the dryer screen.

As I sat down at the computer to start looking for new dryer balls, and, with times being what they are, I wondered what instructions could be found online for making homemade dryer balls.

In exploring the possibilities I came across this site:
 

Instead of ordering new dryer balls I decided to make my own.

Instead of starting totally from scratch, I decided to retrieve and refurbish the dryer balls that I already had that were falling apart. 

This was the end result...

By inserting a falling-apart dryer ball inside of a first sock, then, twisting, and folding over, then inserting the whole thing inside of a second sock (turning inside-out, if necessary, to make them come out right), twisting, folding over, and whip-stitching the edge down, I got a whole new dryer ball and the old dryer ball just added extra weight, which should add to the savings even further.




I repeated the process with each of the other five dryer balls that I had retrieved from the trash and ended up with half a dozen newly refurbished dryer balls at no cost using items already on hand. 


That's a savings of $30.00 over dryer balls previously purchased and I'd say that's a win-win all the way around! 

Until next time...
~Rebecca

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Monday, October 25, 2021

Master To-Do List and Menu Plan Monday - October 24, 2021

Greetings and Good Morning! ☕

I hope that you had a nice weekend where you're at and that your week is off to a great start! Happy Monday! 💗

My Mums - October 2018

The weekend here disappeared in one big blur and I accomplished very little over the course of it, but the days leading up to it were quite productive with much being accomplished. 

I got together with my lawyer early in the week and got some paperwork taken care of, wished grandson, Timothy, a Happy 15th Birthday, and enjoyed an afternoon and a couple of evenings visiting with some of the children and their families.

I got the weed-eating done and all but one of the iris beds mowed down. After I get that done, I hope to get the trees trimmed up and a bunch of saplings that have sprung up cut down. Then, I want to work on the back fencerow. It is a mass of tangled weeds and vining plants including honeysuckle and poison ivy. I hope to get all of that cleaned up before the snow flies.

I also rode over to Aldi's with Amber and got started on a winter stock-up.


The big news this week is...I found out that I'm going to be a grandma again (this makes grandbaby #21) and am in the midst of getting a new roof put on. I am very excited about both and blessed beyond measure!

Roofing Materials

For those that have been inquiring about my outed-rib, it had settled down considerably and I had had no pain medication for several days. This morning it's giving me absolute fits. I will be taking some pain medication as soon as I am able. 

Let's get started on this week's post...shall we?

Mums @ Garden Shop in Nevada, Missouri

This week's to-do list...

- work
- mail planner out to contest winner
- clean house
- do laundry
- mow down the last iris bed
- trim up trees
- start on back fencerow
- pick and put up pears
- pick up pecans and walnuts
- weatherize windows
- light the heating stove
- enjoy a visit with youngest daughter and her girls
- wish granddaughter, Kayla, a Happy Birthday
- have friends over for supper and a movie


This week's menu plan...

Monday - Breakfast sausage patty with fried potatoes and sautéed onions and green peppers
Tuesday - Chicken Barley Soup (page 133 DINING ON A DIME COOKBOOK - Volume 1) and baking powder biscuits with Peanut Caramel Popcorn (page 379 DINING ON A DIME COOKBOOK - Volume 1) and apple cider for dessert
Wednesday - Broiled salmon, baked sweet potato, and sautéed spinach
Thursday - Black bean and cheese tostadas with guacamole and plain yogurt (instead of sour cream)
Friday - Mushroom Chicken (page 254 DINING ON A DIME COOKBOOK - Volume 1), Sue Gregg's Cheesy Potatoes, oven-roasted carrots, and green beans with Chocolate Oatmeal Cake (page 280 DINING ON A DIME COOKBOOK - Volume 1) for dessert
Saturday - Turkey burger with oven fries
Sunday - Leftovers


Well...that's it for today! Have a great day and a wonderful week ahead and I'll be with you again soon! 

Until then...
~Rebecca

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