Happy Homemaker Monday 01.02.17

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Happy New Year!! This is late, but it’s still Monday 😀  I spent the day putting away the decorations and cleaning the house.  Everything looks so bare once the decorations are gone.  My break that I anticipated is quickly coming to a close. Looking forward to joining the Adult Coloring Club at the library on Thursday, and hopefully getting a day all to myself where I do absolutely nothing.  Hope everyone had the happiest of holidays, here’s to a new year!!

Linking-up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.

 

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

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RECIPE I WANT TO TRY/HAVE TRIED:

This is something I would like to try, it’s looks really good.  Frosting can be so sweet sometimes, but this looks light and fluffy.

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Can’t believe that last week I did a tribute for George Michael, and a week later we were witnessing the death of Carrie Fisher and her mom, Debbie Reynolds (who my sister was actually named after).  When talking to my kids about it, I had to tell them that Princess Leia died, since that is the only way they know her.  Being the Star Wars fans that they are, they were pretty sad about it.  The twins had actually seen the new movie the night before and were talking about how good it was.  I guess it’s a sign of getting older, as our favorite actors and/or musicians from our youth start passing away.

iHeart Radio’s dedicating one last dance to those we lost in 2016.

 

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This is from last year. I just love seeing these birds.

© 2015 Liv’s Photography

 

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Happy Homemaker Monday 12.26.16

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Good Afternoon!!  Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  Mine was pretty quiet.  We stayed here, and I made brunch instead of a big dinner and it was really nice.  Ben still was very excited about Christmas, and was up really early, I know that won’t last forever, and as he said at the end of the day, “this was the best Christmas ever” it makes it all worthwhile.  At the end of the day, as I was relaxing I heard the news of the passing of George Michael.  Another musical icon from my high school days!!  See my tribute below.  Enjoy the rest of your week as 2016 winds down.  Can’t believe another year is coming to close.

Linking-up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

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RECIPE I WANT TO TRY/HAVE TRIED:

I haven’t tried anything new in the past week.  I was glad that I did take the time to bake for the holidays.  Usually we bake early in the month, but I didn’t get the chance to do that.  I would have truly missed all these little bits of heavenly goodness had I not baked.   As every year since I started making Roshky myself, the nut ones just do not cooperate with me (they are the unsightly globs covered in powdered sugar at the bottom right). When I bake them, they don’t stay closed, and just do not look appetizing, yet the taste is still there.  I am determined to get those right one of these times, after all I am Polish!!

 

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As I am writing up this post, I am listening to music by George Michael and Wham! and it’s really taking me back.  I was able to see Wham! in concert probably my junior year.  It was at Popular Creek, which was an outdoor theater where they had assigned seats, and a grassy area where you could bring blankets to sit on to watch the concert.  Yeah…we had the grass seats, lol.  My best friend’s sister took her and I to the concert, and it’s one of those events I have not forgotten over the years.

I think I grew up in one of the best eras for music.  With the launch of MTV and music videos it really changed the way we listened to music.  Not to mention, MTV just played music videos, all. day. long.  They had special premiers of videos as new artists came on the scene or they released new albums.  I love my 80s music!! I remember this one like it was yesterday.

And Yes. Yes I did have a Choose Life T-shirt.  I personally was crushing on Andrew Ridgely.  George Michael was just far too beautiful for me 😀

What I loved about the videos in the 80s is that they were like little movies.  I have so many favorites.  Here is another one, so much fun!!

I continued to follow his career as he went solo.  This is one of those songs that no one knows what it really means, and everyone has their own interpretations.  Whatever your take is on it, it’s just a good song, lyrically and musically, and the provocative video just spices it up.

This last song I recently came across as I started using Pandora. George Michael AND Elton John together. Enough said.

The choir in heaven has received yet another beautiful voice. RIP George Michael thanks for the memories and being an integral part to the soundtrack of my life.

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Happy Homemaker Monday 12.20.16 Tuesday’s Edition

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Good Evening!!  This is my Tuesday edition, since I was working with the boys to finish their semester until 10:30 p.m. on Monday.  I don’t have honor roll students here, but they finished and they passed all their classes!!  Being a new school for all of us, I am very pleased with that.  But next semester, we hit it hard and end strong!!  Looking so forward to my three weeks off, but don’t know when I’ll get a chance to actually relax.  It’s that time of year!!  The twins are having their annual hot chocolate get together with their friends tonight.  That’s where she makes home made hot chocolate, and they have snacks and just hang out, always a fun time.  Hope everyone has a great week!!

Linking-up with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS:

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RECIPE I WANT TO TRY:

This just looks delicious!!  I love cherry cheesecake, and wrap it in some chocolate!! Yes please!!

 

HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN: 

I just saw that our library is starting an Adult Coloring Club every Thursday night.  Definitely something I am going to check out!!

Last weekend we went to The Living Christmas Tree at our church.  They put on this production every two years.  This was the third time I have gone.  This is a fairly small church, but this production is pretty awesome.  When I was younger I took piano lessons from a lady named Mrs. Allen.  Her husband was the original Pastor of this church.  Now it is Pastored by Paul Vale, her son-in-law and her daughter Suzie.  Mrs. Allen was such an awesome lady, so friendly, and soft spoken, and a great piano and voice teacher.  Sadly, Mrs. Allen passed away over the summer.  So this year’s Living Christmas Tree was dedicated to her.  It’s her children that put this production on.  The first part of the show is a little play.  This year’s theme was Home for Christmas.  So the story was lead by her daughter Suzie, her son-in-law Paul, and son Scott.  It was a story about a family going back to the home that they all grew up in.  The house is for sale, but they spend one more Christmas in it together reminiscing.  I have to tell you, I do not know how they did it, because by the end, I had tears in my eyes just knowing Mrs. Allen and how much she loved her family.  But it was so beautifully done.  It was a story that everyone could relate too, but had such a deeper meaning for them.  The story had some funny parts in it and songs to really bring it to life.  The second half of show is where the choir stands in the huge lighted Christmas tree and sings Christmas carols, and this is directed by Mrs. Allen’s other daughter, Sally.

Here is a picture of what it actually looks like the picture on the left is with the singers in it during the performance, and the one on the right is what the structure looks like after the show.

At one point they sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic for all the service men and women serving in the military, and the lights flashed red white and blue, that was really good.

Here is a video of another song that they did.

 

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