Colletta's Kitchen Sink: dresses

Monday, September 2, 2024

Happy Homemaker Monday ~ 9/2/2024

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Hello and HAPPY Monday.

It was a busy weekend. Saturday we were gone all day Homecoming dress shopping. We made the trip to Greensburg to to a dress shop called MB Prom. They had tons of dresses...and tons of shoppers! Homecoming is less than a month away so I shouldn't have been surprised at the busyness of the shop. There were girls EVERYWHERE!

Laken liked a certain bright orange dress that made her look very tan but the shop had already sold that same dress to someone that goes to her school and they won't duplicate dresses so that one was out. Finally, after much trying on and searching through racks of dresses, Laken picked my favorite out of the bunch. Pictures don't do it justice.

Laken also discovered that Greensburg is a hidden treasure of malls, shopping plazas and stores. I hadn't really ever been there shopping before but the rest of the day was spent hopping from store to store and hitting the mall just before closing time.

Over-all, it was a nice day spent together and the dress shopping is in the books...until Prom...

Let's get on with today's Happy Homemaker :)

The weather outside is:

The cooler temperatures are back and it is wonderful! Looking at the forecast, it is actually supposed to get quite chilly tonight with a low of 44F. And next Sunday with a high of 68F! The leaves will really start changing soon.

On today's to-do list:

I actually have a lot on my list for today. I need to get some house work done such as dishes, laundry and floors. I'm a bit behind after being gong all day Saturday.

My Mom and I are actually contemplating make some apple pies this afternoon as well.

Happening this week:

This is a fairly full week. I work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Saturday, I'm helping serve at a dinner for one of our community members who is being appreciated for all his work for our little town. Plus keeping up with the daily tasks. I feel like I need to slow things down a bit. Maybe being off today will help me get some tasks accomplished and I won't feel so overwhelmed.

Currently reading:

I signed up for a JustRead Publicity book review Blog Tour for K-9 Ranch Protection by Darlene L. Turner. I was so excited to get the email that I was selected to be a part of the Blog Tour! I've been reading more now than I have in weeks (maybe even months) and am enjoying myself immensely. My review will be posted on September 27th.

Listening to:

I can't get this song out of my head! Enjoy :)

Watching:

Hallmark/Freevee movies.

There wasn't a Steeler game this weekend but I'm looking forward to watching the first regular season game this Sunday!

In the Kitchen:

As I mentioned above, we are probably making apple pies this afternoon.

We're having Cheesy Bacon Potato Soup for supper. Nate requested it. He has to leave to go back to college this evening so it was his pick :)

In the Craft Basket:

I think I've decided to switch up the Japanese Fields afghan and make solid Granny squares instead of the flower Granny squares. So much less weaving in of ends! I didn't get any pictures so I'll try to get some for next week's post.

Edited to add picture :)

Picture from the Camera

The cooler temperatures and the rain we've been getting are doing wonders for the flowers. Especially, these geraniums that are in the Church flower bed.

Prayer Requests

~Please keep my work situation in your prayers. I absolutely do not like having to work on Sunday morning but it seems like they keep scheduling me to work then. (continued)

~Laken is now taking 4 college courses. Please pray that she does well with them and that she stays healthy. (continued)

~As always, prayers for the safety and well-being of all those going back to school. (continued)

~Our Country, our Leaders and the Election coming in November.

Bible Verse

"For I know the plans I have for you,' says the LORD. ' They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.' " Jeremiah 29:11 NLT

Have a great week!

Colletta

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Happy Homemaker Monday ~ 8/12/2024

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Hello and HAPPY Monday.

I'm actually typing this post on Sunday evening when I have a bit of time to sit down and reflect on the week ahead. Monday is actually going to be very busy even though I don't have to go to work. I'll tell you a bit more about that later in the post.

Let's get on with today's Happy Homemaker :)

The weather outside is:

We finally got the much needed rain! And we got a lot of it from good old Hurricane Debby. Here in the mountains of Pennsylvania, we usually only get the rain and a bit of wind when hurricanes go up the east coast. It absolutely poured and now the temperatures are much more comfortable. It was actually a bit cool this morning when I left the house around 9am.

On today's to-do list:

Monday's to-do are:

I'm off work Monday but like I mentioned above, I have lots to do.

~We have a meeting at 9:30am to make sure everything is situated for Laken's enrollment in her college classes for the fall. I think I mentioned before that she is doing what is called "Senior Challenge". It basically means she'll be taking 2 high school classes and a few college classes in the mornings and then be able to leave school before lunchtime. The college classes start on August 19th (next Monday!) so we have got to get this set up and find out exactly what she will need to complete her classes.

~Sweep

~Mop

~Clean out my car

~Supper

~Dishes

~Devotions

~Wash work clothes and hang up to dry

Happening this week:

This week I'm off Monday and Friday and Sunday. The rest of the days I work 7am-1pm.

Tuesday Laken has an appointment to get her Senior Pictures taken for the year book at 3:00pm. Then Kaylee's work is having a Back-to-School Night that she invited us to come to. It is 4pm-7pm and we get to take a tour of her work so I'm excited to see her office area. Then at 6:30pm we have our Ladies' Class Meeting at Church. So it will be a very busy day.

Wednesday is Kaylee and Shawn's 3rd Anniversary and Kona's (our chocolate lab) birthday :)

Thursday is pretty normal.

Friday (my day off) is once again filled to the brim. Some items on the list are laundry, groceries, bills, bank and my usual daily to-dos.

Currently reading:

I didn't even touch "Living Slower" this week :( I only have a few more chapters to go. Hopefully I'll finish it soon.

Listening to:

Raise the battle cry and take back what the enemy stole! Enjoy :)

Watching:

I tied to watch the Steeler preseason football game on Friday evening but it was on Prime. We have Prime but the game was blacked out. Apparently we live too close :( argghh! They lost anyway so I guess I didn't miss much...

Instead of the game, we watched a movie on Freevee about a wedding photographer at a family owned venue who falls in love with the movie-star best man/brother of the couple getting married. I forget the name of it but it was really good.

I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos on why/how women are returning to wearing dresses/skirts. One YouTuber (from Heavenly Minded Home) challenged her subscribers to wear a dress/skirt for 7 days in a row to really give it a try. I've decided to take her up on it and this is my fourth day of wearing a dress except for while I'm at work. I even ordered a few new dresses because my wardrobe will be very limited if I continue to wear only dresses/skirts.

In the Kitchen:

I didn't make the Butterscotch Zucchini Bread this week but I did bake! I made what I'd like to call "Cinnamon Roll Apple Cobbler" and it was so easy and VERY delicious.

You basically take cut up Cinnamon rolls, apple pie filling, brown sugar and cinnamon and mix it all together and bake it. If you'd like a more formal recipe go check out this ONE at Olives & Thyme.

In the Craft Basket:

I've been working on the Japanese Fields blocks a bit each evening (well most evenings) but I'm just not sure what to do about the edges of the blocks. The bottom block is with the Ivory outer round and the top block is with a single crochet of the Hot Rose. Should I do a round of the Hot Rose on all the block and then join with either the Hot Rose or the Ivory? Should I just keep it with the Ivory and then join with the Hot Rose? Should I keep the last round Ivory and then join with Ivory? I just can't decide! I think I'll continue to work on just the main block for now and then decide later. Please give me your opinion!

Picture from the Camera

You've got to give "Cinnamon Roll Apple Cobbler" a try! The best was just out of the oven but it was also delicious the next morning for breakfast. I put it the microwave for 20-30 seconds and it was warm and gooey and almost as good as fresh from the oven :)

Prayer Request

My brother, Danny, is having surgery Monday morning to remove his gallbladder. He is almost 48 year old (his birthday is Saturday) and he's never had surgery of any kind before. Not even a broken bone. Please keep him and his doctors in your prayers that all goes well. Also, please pray for my Mom as she's very nervous about her "Baby Boy" having surgery.