The day started off a little crazy!
I got up at 5:05 a.m. as I do every weekday morning. Yeah it is weird that it is 5 minutes after 5 but hey it works!I got ready for the day and returned to our room to say good morning to my hubby and give him a morning kiss ~smile~
Then things took an icky turn when I found cat vomit right at the bottom of the stairs! Eeeeeewwwwww! Praise God I didn't step in it. After cleaning that up I got on with the morning routine, making breakfast and lunches for my men.
It ended up being a quick breakfast this morning of cereal and toasted cheese sandwich. I do make a big breakfast many mornings but once in a while a quicker breakfast is a blessing and today it was. Not a smooth start in the kitchen as our Keurig died *sigh* I loved that thing. So I had to quickly grab the big coffee maker out of my son's apartment (which is attached to our house ) and get some coffee on.
Then it was time to make lunches. I try and do this job in the evening but some days that doesn't happen though mornings go so much smoother when I do. We just had time to give our cat Timothy his insulin shot before the men were out the door at 6. Whew!
We have a timed electric meter and certain times are cheaper than others to use electricity so I try and get a load of laundry washed before 7 on days we have enough to wash then in winter I wait until after noon or even better after 7 p.m. to dry it as the rates get cheaper in off peak hours. It was going to be sunny and 14 degrees above zero - unheard of for February so I hung out the laundry to dry. Yay! I just LOVE hanging out the laundry it's peaceful and I feel so happy when I look at all our things neatly hanging on the line. It smells so wonderful when you bring it in. I left it out until my hubby came home as it makes him happy too to see it on the line. ~smile~
I made some "Love Brownies" which are deep dish chocolate brownies for a housewarming gift for friends who just moved into their new home.
Next quiet time with my favorite little furry Bible study companion. I use a Beside Still Waters daily devotional and my KJV Bible. The devotional is Mennonite and I receive a new one in the mail every two months. I also receive quite a few sermons on CD from them and have some of their music CD's too.
That done I needed to make a card for the housewarming gift.
Ok that's all ready to go so I peeled potatoes for dinner and cleaned the kitchen. I need to be careful how much I do and be sure to respect my limitations or I will end up in too much pain so I try and space things out a little and not have to do all the dinner prep at once.
This is one of my favorite kinds of days as I get to go up to the Amish Bulk Store with my Mum. It's a bout a half hour north of here. I need some yeast and other baking things. It is just such a nice drive and a peaceful area.
Then I dropped off the housewarming gift and got a quick tour of the new house - so lovely! They live in a largely Amish community and they have a big farmhouse - I would trade them in a minute! *wink*
Next is shopping at a really nice thrift store, and my Mum and I grabbed lunch out before heading back home.
Back at the house I finish up dinner preparations and then my hubby is back from work.
After dinner it was just the usual routine of dishes and cleaning the kitchen. When I am done I always light a candle and turn on a little lamp on my counter. My kitchen is open to the living and dining rooms so it makes it look cozy.
And then a quick shower, relaxing with hubby before it's off to bed and the end of another wonderful day. ~smile~
Blessings,
Liisa
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