Home Happenings

Hello and welcome to HomeHaven. The morning woke me with distant thunder and cloudy skies. Checked the weather cast and the entire week is suppose to be stormy. Autumn is here for sure. I hope to work in the flower bed this week pulling weeds and grass that doesn't belong there. May have to put this off for another week. Seems like I am always running so far behind.


~HomeHaven Happenings~ This past week was a full one.

We've been battling mice that have decided they like it in the house better than the world outside. Daughter had heard that mice dislike lavender and bounce dryer sheets. She made lavender bags to place around the house. Last year she did this and placed them in her clothing drawers. We have had to go to using brut force to capture these rodents. Didn't want to use decon because of toddler and pets so we're using mice traps and sticky pads. The mice have been nibbling the chez off the traps and not setting off the traps. Also getting off the sticky pads. Hummmmmm...

Our side by side refridgerator was making odd sounds and wasn't cooling/freezing like a healthy one. Thought it might be the compressor going out of our 4 year old appliance. Isn't that disgusting. The coils were vaccuumed and fridge prayed over. Worked like a charm...she's working so much better and we are really happy about this! Perhaps we'll get more years out of her. Hope so. She was expensive in the first place and I'm not ready to purchase another one yet.


Hubby made great headway on roofing. Finished section 8 of 8 (HURRAY) and moved onto the three bump outs needing attention. He finished one of three bump outs. After removing ancient shingles off of the second bump out, he had to do more work to it than anticipated. There wasn't any decking under it and needed to be. The rain will slow the progress. So hoping to be done with this huge project October 1st. He pulled a leg muscle.


Nearby town had their annual garage/yard sales and had a great time shopping and getting some wonderful bargains. The weather was a perfect Autumn day...so beautiful and pleasant. Pics to follow later, but for now I am soooooooo pleased that we went. Making way for the treasures and where to go with them.

Made headway reorganizing the kitchen food rack with shelves. It brings me a sense of satisfaction to have the food pantry well stocked and in order. For an old lady that is slow moving having the toddler in her high chair to play with Playdough while reorganizing was a HUGE HELP. She loves playdough. Thank you God for this!

Reorganized two other shelves for baking staples. This meant relocating coffee stuff elsewhere which promotes a problem that will be worked on this week. Our make-shift kitchen has its challenges. It's better than no kitchen, but difficult in other ways. The kitchen revamping had to take a back seat til the roofing is completed, but while the roofing has been going on this summer the front porch seems to be disintegrating right before our eyes and will have to be rebuilt before the kitchen is recreated. So my make-shift kitchen will have to do until Spring?

Good News: A grandson will be born the later part of October. Daughter-in-law is scheduled for a c-section. APPRECIATE PRAYER. A Baby Shower is being given next week-end so Granny here is very excited and will get to see two Grands, DIL and Son. Pics to follow!





Good News: Yesterday the phone rang and we were told that a grandson is on his way in February. Hurray! This will be our daughter-in-law and son's first. APPRECIATE PRAYERS. Pics to follow!

Good News: Toddler at HomeHaven is doing very well at being POTTY TRAINED!!!!! This is a blessing. No more diapers and easier clean-up. Just a little more arm power lifting her up onto the toilet and helping her down.


Home Happenings are what life is all about around here. Hope all is going well in your part of the world.

Praying for you,

~Deanna~