Busy on a Lovely Spring Day

Today was a very busy day. I am very grateful for my planner on days like today, it keeps me on track and keeps me from running in circles. This is the same kind I have used for the last couple of years. I really like the layout and it has sections for planing all kinds of things - menus, gardening, canning, shopping, cleaning. It is very well designed for homemakers.

This morning I spent time in God's Word and had devotional time with my hubby then I popped some laundry in the washer before cutting up some beef to marinade for dinner.

After that I got busy baking cookies for my son. We will get to see him this weekend for Easter and I always make sure to have his favorite cookies for him. I am so looking forward to seeing him. I have missed him VERY much!

 I made peanut butter cookies and an oatmeal cookie called Mom's Cookies. They have oatmeal, coconut and rice krispies.

That done my hubby and I went for a walk. It was such a lovely day, the sun was shining, families were out together, birds were singing. ~smile~ You can almost forget that there is something so awful going on....at least for a little while. This wee garden made me smile ...

These days we have been having our main meal at lunch time so I started that and went out to hang the laundry on the line. My sweet hubby carried it out for me - I am so thankful for him.

I love hanging out the laundry! Not only does it smell just wonderful when it comes off the line, it makes me feel like an old fashioned housewife ~smile~ My hubby loves to see the laundry on the line so that is a bonus too.

We had lunch then I went to tidy the kitchen and discovered we had ants! EEEWWW! They were tiny thankfully but all over the kitchen! I killed all I could see then hubby mixed up some ant killer with sugar, borax and a bit of water. He put it in an empty tea light cup on the edge of the counter where they were and a little bowl in the mudroom. So far I haven't seen anymore. Hopefully they all gathered up the ant poison and took it to their little friends.

I managed to drop a plate of leftovers upside down on the floor - *sigh* So once I got that all picked up I got after the dishes. When that was finished I was shocked to discover it was already 3:30! Yikes! I still had to write out a cheque for a bill and make it to our post office before it closed at 4.  With the pandemic our post office has reduced their counter hours to 12-4. I made it there with just 5 minutes to spare. I don't think they were too happy to see me as they were just about to put away the cash box when I walked in. I would never normally bother a business right at closing but I have missed getting there before closing every day for a week! I had to mail a baby gift too for a cousin's new son before he outgrows the booties I made him hahaha!

The rest of the day I spent cleaning and tidying up and putting away laundry and then my sweet friend brought by some eggs. She gets them from an Amish farm near here. I was awfully happy to get those since the last time I was at Walmart there was not one egg to be had. I love to bake and my hubby enjoys eggs several mornings a week. So now we don't have to ration them ~smile~ God is good and He truly supplies all our needs!

One last chore for the day was to rinse and dry the sprouts I have been growing for the last few days.

These are red clover sprouts. We enjoy them on sandwiches and added to salads, wraps etc. They are so good and very good for you. I will do a post on how I grow them when I make the next batch. I actually grow different kinds but I like the red clover the best I think.

So that was my busy spring day!

Take Care! Be Safe! Jesus loves you!


Liisa