Happy Homemaker Monday ~ 7/12/2021

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Hello, and Happy Monday!

The weather outside is:

Nice temperatures but this week looks very cloudy with thunderstorms.  However cliché, we do need the rain.

On today's to-do list: 

I have an eye doctor appointment this afternoon and have to get groceries at some point thereafter.

Annalea will be haning out with me too :) 

Happening this week:

The countdown is on for the wedding!  Only 34 more days!  We had a surprise Bridal Shower for Kaylee on Saturday afternoon.  My sister-in-law, Kelly, did the brunt of the work and did a wonderful job at it.  She could be an event planner in all seriousness.  Kaylee's vacation for their honeymoon was approved.  Also, the appraisal on the house Kaylee and Shawn are buying is set for Tuesday.

Laken has to have an MRI on her knee to see what is going on.  The X-ray showed something so now she has the MRI on Friday and sees an orthopedic surgeon next Monday.  So no Volleyball until we see what is being shown on the X-ray.  Prayers are appreciated that nothing serious is going on!

The hubby is on daylight this week so I'll get to see him in the evening/night.  We need to get in his closet to see if his suit fits him for the wedding.  He bought and wore it to escort Kaylee to the Fall Foliage Queen Festival her junior year of high school and it hasn't seen the light of day since!  The hubby is NOT at all the "dressy" sort.  Jeans and t-shirts are his everyday attire and Sundays are khakis and a polo shirt.  I know we'll have to buy him a pair of shoes at the very least.

Saturday we have birthday party to attend for a little girl in our Church.  Layna Bee will be 2 years old and is the sweetest little thing.  Every weekend this summer is booked until after the wedding!

Currently reading:

I decided to start a new book hoping that it will get me out of my reading drought.  I really want to try to read at least a bit each day but so far this week has been a bust and I haven't even touched my Kindle.  Starting Monday, I'm going to really strive to read some before bed to relax instead of just falling onto my pillow and zoning out.  I picked "Hard Landing" by Edie James to try to read this week.

On the TV:

Hot Mess House

Laken is pining to see the new "Black Widow" movie but we just didn't have time this weekend to sit down and watch it.  I'm hoping maybe this Friday to purchase it on Disney+ and sit down for a Family Movie Night.

Listening to:

This week I featured Stand In Faith by Danny Gokey on Songs on Sunday.  I hope you'll check it out :)

On the menu week:

Not done yet :(

Monday ~  

Tuesday ~ 

Wednesday ~ 

Thursday ~  

Friday ~ 

Saturday ~ 

Sunday ~ Potluck at Church

In the Craft Basket:

I have been hooking away on Kaylee and Shawn's Afghan all week which is another reason I haven't taken time to read.  I finished all the squares, tied in all the ends and got the squares crocheted together.  I'm gong to be crocheting a total of 11 rounds of border.  I have 2 rounds finished.  I wanted to get it down by the Bridal Shower, but now my goal is the Wedding.  34 days.  It can be done :)

Picture from the Camera

Friday evening, we had a Church outing to the local AAA baseball field, the Altoona Curve.  Dex and Laken got along really well and we had a great time.  That is "Aunt Kelly"  (my SIL) photobombing in the back!  She is so much fun!

Memory Verse

" ‘Oh, Lord God! Behold, You Yourself have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,"  Jeremiah 32:17

Have a great Monday!

Colletta

Tea Time ~ Senior Moments and Little League ~ 5/4/18

 

Grab a cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate or your favorite drink
while I share a few things about my life lately...

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~I finally ordered Kaylee's Senior pictures!  I have decided that I just have to face the fact that she is graduating at the end of the month.  I ordered the pictures last Saturday and received them yesterday.  I paid $15 additional for quick delivery.  Now to address all the Graduation Announcements and hand out pictures to family and friends.

~We went to Dexter's first Little League game on Tuesday evening!  I asked him Tuesday morning what color his uniform was and he said "Red".  We all wore red shirts to support him and here it turns out his uniform is burgundy!  Typical male!  We had a great time watching him play and the weather was beautiful :)

~I went to the hair salon and got my annual highlights.  I really debated not getting any this year because of the maintenance but I really wanted to lighten up my hair color for spring/summer.  I love how it turned out.  I'm also trying to grow out my short cut and thought changing up my color a bit would help stave off the "gotta cut it" urge.

~Tomorrow is PROM!  The theme is "Winter Wonderland".  The Juniors always decorate the gym and I can't wait to see how it turned out.  I'll try to post some picture of Kaylee and Shawn.  I'm hoping it doesn't rain!

~Laken participated in the "Envirothon" at Shawnee State Park this week.  She was in charge of "Mammals and Birds".  She spent many evening listening to  birdcalls on youtube.  Her team didn't place but she was very excited to receive a T-Shirt!

~Another "Senior" moment happened last night.  Kaylee had her final band concert.  She had a solo and I was so proud of her.  She was the only Senior in the band and the director was very eloquent in his tribute to her.  He also gave her a stuffed bear with a cap and gown holding a flute.  So cute!  She loves it!


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Tea Time ~ A Wedding and A Dress ~ 4/27/18

 

Grab a cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate or your favorite drink
while I share a few things about my life lately...

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~Today was my last day of babysitting.  I'm looking forward to having more time concentrate on exercise and taking care of the house.

~We went Prom Dress shopping for Kaylee!  After trying on many dresses, she decided on the one she liked the best.  Look for a Prom Dress post soon :)

~I think Spring is finally here.  (please don't snow now!)  I've been watching baseball on TV and am looking forward to going to a AA game closed to where we live.  I'm also looking forward to going to some of Dex's Little League games.

~At my last Weight Watcher's Weigh-in, I've lost 8.6 lbs in the last month!  I weigh-in tomorrow and am really nervous!  I get nervous every week about seeing what the scale is going to read.  Look for a Saturday Weigh-In post tomorrow :)

~I don't know if I mentioned yet that my new deck is built!  The Hubby and my Dad built it basically in a day.  I'm so excited to have my swing right outside the door and also to be able to sit at our patio table with the family and enjoy the weather :)

~My cousin Matt is getting married in September!  The bridal shower is in July so I've started working on an afghan for the bride's gift.  It is very colorful and I'm loving sitting on the new deck and working on it :)

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Tea Time ~ Scholarships and Spring Training ~ 3/9/18

 

Grab a cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate or your favorite drink
while I share a few things about my life lately...

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~The Hubby and I spent Saturday morning sorting through and cleaning our bedroom and Family room.  Things accumulate so quickly!  We cleared the tops of our dressers, changed the bedding and I swept the floors.  Now to do it all again tomorrow :)

~We had another Family Movie Night and rented the movie "Coco" from the Redbox.  I wasn't really all that into it but the family liked it well enough.  It seemed very similar to "The Book of Life" for me to get into it.  Now, I do really want to see "Ferdinand"!  It looks so good :)

~The girls are learning how to cook.  Slowly but surely, one-at-a-time, I'm teaching them how to make different meals.  Kaylee is now proficient at making Ham Pot Pie.  She isn't to the point of making homemade noodles, but for now bow-tie noodles will do :)

~Laken decided that she wants to learn to crochet!  We had our first lesson this week.  We started with how to hold the yarn and I tell you when I tried to show her, I really had to think about it.  I'm so used to just picking it up and holding it that when I tried to explain to her it was harder than I thought!  Next, we went on to a simple chain.  She spent a few happy hours making chain after chain :)

~Kaylee brought home some scholarship papers.  I can't believe everything is coming up so quickly!  Now, she will have to take the time to sit down and write the essays that are required to be considered for the scholarships that she qualifies for.  My baby girl is growing up!

~I watched the PIRATES play yesterday!  And they won!  Whoohooo!  That means it is Spring Training time.  That means that it is almost SPRING!

~Speaking of SPRING:  Don't forget to SPRING the clocks forward Saturday night before you go to bed!  I'm so excited to be getting longer evenings.  Now if the weather would just cooperate...



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Family Time Tuesday ~ PNC Park ~ 5/28/15

 

 

Toward the beginning of summer we were lucky enough to go to a Pirates game at PNC Park.  They were playing the Mets.  It was a beautiful day and the Park was at its finest.

 

In this picture, you can see Cutch's poster.  I wanted to get more pictures of the players but you had to keep up with the flow of traffic or get run over!

Here's the Legacy Square entrance.

Don't mind the random dude at the bottom of this picture.  Apparently he was a Mets fan....Booo!!!

There are so many pretty views from the park.  Of course, there are lots of bridges to go over those 3 rivers.

And lots of boats on the water that day.  Probably hoping for a water ball!

The Park is huge but doesn't have a bad seat in the house.  It always amazes me that so many people can congregate in one place!

 

You can see the city behind the outfield fence.

When a homerun goes outside the park and into the water, it is then called a water ball.  We were excited to see a few homeruns during the game!

One final shot of the family.  (Laken elected to stay home with the babysitter, a wonderful teen from our Church.)

 

It was a wonderful day spent with the family and the Pirates won!  Good all around fun :)


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Family Time ~ 1st Pitch! ~ 7/14/15

 

 

A few weeks ago it was Hope for Hyndman Charter School Night at the Altoona Curve baseball game.  Students were able to put their names in for a chance to throw the 1st pitch and guess whose name was pulled!!  Laken!!!

 

She was so nervous!  She was doing OK until we hit the field and then it was instant shyness. She was very brave and got in line with the other kids who were throwing pitches that night.

 

I didn't get a good picture of the actual throw but here she is coming off the field.

She even got a ball signed by one of the pitchers!

 

It was a great evening :)

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Make It Monday ~ 9 Inning Wrap Giveaway ~ 5/11/15

 

 

I'm calling this shawl the "9 Inning Wrap".  I was settling in to watch a Pirates baseball game on TV and decided I wanted to work on something other than granny squares for my Sunny Blue Hawaii.  I knew exactly what yarn I wanted to use.  I received this package of yarn in my Ravelry Swap from Renee.

 

I took a break during the 7th Inning stretch to take a picture of my progress.  It is a chunky yarn and I used one of my large hooks (my Mom calls them "crowbars') to crochet with.  I loved the feel of this yarn.  It was so silky smooth to work with.

 

 

And here is the finished project which took me exactly 9 Innings to finish.

 

Gotta love my little model :)

 

 This yarn was given to me, so in return I'd like to give this wrap to one of you!

 

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Family Time ~ Take Me Out to the Ballgame! ~ 5/5/15

 

Here in the Miller House, we love to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates play ball!  We're only about 2 hours away from Pittsburgh so we try to go to a few games a year.

 

About an hour away in Altoona, The Curve play ball.  They are a double-A team for the Pirates and a lot of the players from The Curve move up to become Pirates.

 

Altoona is closer and the tickets are a LOT cheaper so we've gone to a couple games.  This was the first game of the season.

Kaylee isn't all that into baseball (yet) but she had a great time.  I love that she (at 13) loves to hang out as a family.

Laken is happy as long as we keep her supplied with ballpark food.  I can't really blame the kid!

As it got later, it started to really cool down.  It was 80 degrees earlier in the day so we only had one hoodie in the car.  Laken claimed it.  You can see again, keep the popcorn coming and we have happy girls :)  And a happy Daddy ;)  Even if The Curve lost....

 

Do you like to watch baseball?  Do you prefer TV broadcasts or the ballpark?  What team do you root for?

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