Happy Homemaker Monday

I've decided to start participating in Diary of a Stay at Home Mom's Happy Homemaker Mondays as a way to hopefully start posting more on this blog... I hope to kick start regular posts here as a way to share things that aren't shared on my other two blogs: Cookbooks 365 and Scrapping Post. I hope you'll join me as I try to get this going!

The weather in my neck of the woods:

Blech! Misty, rainy, messy :(

Things that make me happy:

My kiddos and my husband (usually!) Cooking and creating!

Book I'm reading:

Little House on the Prairie with my girls

What's on my TV today: 

Nothing at the moment, but I'm sure later it will be Strawberry Shortcake or Max & Ruby :) 

On the menu for dinner:

Crawfish cakes, Salmon, Couscous and maybe paneer with spinach

On my To Do List:

What's NOT on my to do list! Today it's just to get through the day...

New Recipe I tried or want to try soon:

http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2011/11/chocolate-quake-cake.html

In the craft basket:

Working on Prayer Pockets as gifts for my MOPS small group for Christmas

Looking forward to this week:

Girls Nite Out/Book Club

Tips and Tricks:

When icing cupcakes, use a disposable ziplock bag with the corner snipped off for a nice piped top...

My favorite blog post this week: 

http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/09/when-its-hard-to-still-keep-on-hoping/

Blog Hopping (a new discovered blog you would like to share with the readers):

http://www.aholyexperience.com

No words needed (favorite photo or picture, yours or others you want to share):

Lesson learned the past few days:

Even a trip to the grocery can be a break when you're desperate!

On my mind:

My brother, who would have really loved watching these two little imps grow up... I miss him so much some times!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:

Re-reading some passages from Job lately... and trying to remember to be thankful in all things!