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SUMMER Blessings to you.

Greetings from the Prairie's Home Haven. 

Come browsing with me.

It'll only take a minute and then you can get back 
to what you were doing!

God, please bless our HOMES, 

d 

Hall of mirrors.

Felt like I was in somebody's HOME.

All the pretties I saw warmed my heart.

 

Can you imagine cooking with this beautiful blue stove?

Supper's on.

 

Would make for a comfortable Bedroom.

Let your light shine.

Freshen up.

Sit a spell.

 Have dreamed about this soft grey sofa.

Granny Nanny and Food Groups

GOSH...it's been so long since I did a Granny Nanny Chronicle.
When school started last August, the Granny Nanny post slowed down to a halt.
Summer is here and being busy is at an all time high.
Before school was let out, I took some time thinking about activities.
Meals as well.

Did I include ALL OF THE FOOD GROUPS? 
Protein:  meatloaf, eggs in meatloaf, cheese
Dairy: cheese slices, Half and Half in meatloaf
Fruits and Vegetables:  raspberries, orange juice, baby carrots, onion and tomatoes in meatloaf
Grains:  wheat crackers, bread crumbs in meatloaf
Fat:  fat in beef and cheese

With Lil Miss HOME for the Summer I'm busy, but HaPpY.

Have a nice Summer and treat yourself,

granny ~d~ nanny

Check this site out.

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Home Happenings and Dreaming

After a busy week-end, I like my Mondays to be on a slower pace, so I can get through the week.  It hasn't been easy for me to admit that I have to slow way down because of challenges that come from being ill.  Pride perhaps has a terrible hold on me that I am so human and do get tired and ill.  Working at improving my health.  Eating more yogurt, cottage cheese, salads and drinking less coffee.  DE-stressing when I can.  

My health is fragile.  The Bible tells us that our bodies do grow older, but our Spirits can soar. 

Be encouraged by Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.

Lamentations 3:24 
I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."

Need some SOS!  The easier the chores the better.  I aim to please......gotta get some chores completed.  My older brother may come to visit this week-end.  Would like to have a tidy place to welcome him into.  The Guest Room is ready, but the bathroom needs cleaned, the family room vacuumed and dusted.  The porch swept and washed.  ETC.

Will be showing him the sights around our lil community which can be done in a day.  Grins.  The beauty of living in a small town. 

Summer temps are climbing, but comfortable in our ROCK HOUSE!

A nice benefit.

Summing up some activity around here.  

 I created a NEW RECIPE for MEATLOAF 

and liked the way it turned out.

It was gobbled up with compliments.

HOME HAVEN MEATLOAF made easy.

I will share my FLINT HILLS recipe on a different post.  Think you'll like it.

The Parlour door was primed.  I finally got the door primed.  So glad I got this done.  Gave me a lift.  Soon the door will get a coat of white paint on her.  Then I can move onto priming the Guest room.  That will be a wonderful accomplishment for me.   

The 4th has come and gone.  
I hope yours was good. 

Home Life twas a quiet one around here, but I needed it that way.

My ticker has been skipping beats again and it's a horrible feeling.

2 Doctor's appointments later and I am feeling a tad bit better.

~PICNIC TIME~

 
Placed the goods in our THRIFY BUY Picnic Basket and placed a RED Tablecloth on the floor.   The weather was nice, but went a head and had a 4th of July PICNIC inside on the floor.  The girls had been gone when I decided to quickly throw a indoors PICNIC.  Hubby put on some music.  When the girls arrived, it was playing loudly which set a MOOD.  Lil Miss LOVED IT!

All Beef Hot Dogs in Buns, Chips, Berries, Baked Beans, Watermelon, Brownies, and bottled Water.

                     

DID YOU HAVE A PICNIC THIS 4th?

~A GREAT BOOK~

 Have been reading up on heart palpitations 

and thyroid galore.

In Judy Lindberg McFarland's wonderful book,  

AGING ----WITHOUT--- 

GROWING  

OLD

Judy says that being low on Potassium can cause heart palps.  

Low Sodium V8 is loaded with potassium.

SOOOO....I am to drink DAILY a large can of V8 Juice.  Willing to give it a whirl.  Shopped at SAM'S and bought some.

We dined at a new restaurant by accident and was pleasantly surprised.  I was good and ate a Salad.  In fact I can pat myself on the back.  When I have ate out, I'm making a conscious choice to drink water and eat a large Salad.

Lil Miss and I journeyed to Manhattan to have LUNCH with Daughter and Hubs known as POPPY to Lil Miss.

This is one of my favorite nic~names for him.

~POPPY~

 Sweetheart....keep smiling, but show your teeth.  

They are so purdee.

 
CHANDELIER NEWS:  
I spied a terrific CHANDY at my favorite THRIFT SHOP.  Had to have it to add to our Victorian house.  Early Birthday Present.  Poppy took no time at all to tweak her and install.  Ceiling fan came down and Chandy went UP!!!

My only regret is that I didn't spy her sooner with her matching smaller twin sisters that some LUCKY DUCK purchased before hand.  These would have added charm to my Parlour.  Oh well.  This other person's HOME must have needed the blessing.  

This started the wheels turning on how to finish out the Family room.  The color has finally been decided upon.  Deep breath.  Our ceiling will be repaired later in life, beautiful TIN Ceiling installed, some of the walls will be papered with embossed paper that's on hand then painted to suit us, crown molding will go up and window treatments created. 

 Dreaming royally Victorian.  Do you ever DREAM?  

Sometimes LIFE happenings in our lives cause the dreaming to go dormant.  Too much stimuli.  On overload and cannot believe that dreams can come true.  Too much happening that we didn't ask for can cause the dreams to fizzle.  Sometimes.

I know the practical part of me wants to be practical.  Want to be balanced.  I never thought before that I wanted a Formal Victorian Interior....but something has popped inside of me and I want to use the talents the Lord has given me.  If that means DOLLING UP my home...then I'm gonna.  Being CREATIVE doesn't always take tons of money.  Being creative means being productive and applying oneself to doing something. 

Spent much time this Holiday looking at Victorian Mansion Interiors and fell head over heels in love with their beauty.  Doing my HOMEWORK and loving it.

Poppy worked on the Kitchen!  Making headway.  We took time to look at Appliances....i think one could spend as much on appliances as one would spend on a auto.  Can't do this go round.  Will be economizing and praising God for the appliances we will be using.  I am THANKFUL for Kitchen appliances.  I have grown to APPRECIATE Kitchens since ours has been in limbo for so long.

Anytime remodeling is going on, the entire house feels it.  It is a good exercise in stretching one's patience and busying yourself with other things that need attention.  Important thing is to not ignore the people in your home.  Take time to get away from the mess and not get jealous of others living arrangements in which you covet others homes.  Learn from this time and find out what God wants you to learn from these experiences.   

That's pretty much what is happening 
around HOME Haven on the Prairie.

Now for some quiet time with a cup of coffee 
and a children's movie on the tele.

Little Rascal time.

d

4th of July

May you have a SAFE and HAPPY 4th of July!

God BLESS America...land that I love.

Spending a quiet day at HOME.

All Beef Hot dogs, Bar-b-q Potato Chips, Baked Beans, Salad, Watermelon, Lemonade, and Brownies for LUNCH.

All AMERICAN Hamburgers for SUPPER.

INDEPENDENCE DAY and more.

May you have a sweet LIFE!

d

July 1st

The Kansas morning temps were around 60 degrees.
For it being July that's just unreal.  Pleasant.  The air conditioners have been turned off for the evening.  Perhaps this will help lower the utility bill.  I've seen this time of year in July be so HOT that it was difficult to breathe.  This is a very nice change.

Thrilled that all of the medical procedures, dental appointments and doctor appointments are behind me.  The month of June was peppered with them.  I was counting down the days.  Needing a slower paced month where I am staying at home cleaning.  Making headway with tidying and being more organized.  So needed.   

Praying.  I learned that my son/family will be moving in July and relocating to a new community.  

Saturday evening we sat outside on the corner on a bench around 9:30 pm waiting for the Small Town Fireworks to go off.  Instead, we dashed to get in the car as some bats flew over our heads.  I didn't realize I was so nervous about BATS until my Husband said it was BATS and I saw one flying above us.

I screamed.

Ran for the car.

Caught my breath and said, "I can't do BATS!"

We'd watch the beautiful fireworks from inside out car.

Last Summer, my Husband was bit on the top of his head.  Had to have RABIES SHOTS.  I didn't realize that BATS shook me up so badly until last night.  It never bothered me before taking evening walks....I will have to adjust this.  BATS come out to hunt for insects to eat at dusk and return to there homes at dawn.  

Our neighbors have a Carriage House in their back yard that is in serious need of repairs. The roof is about gone.  This more than likely is where they nest.    

If I could wave a magic wand to make them disappear, I would.

Sunday afternoon and Monday evening, Hubby worked on making Kitchen cabinets.  The old formica came down off the walls.  Soon, our Kitchen will be a Kitchen.  I want to show you pictures so you can pat us on the backs.  One day we will look back at this time and wonder how did we do this.  I need strength.  Praying that it comes together rather quickly.  We have been on hold for years.  Years.  

July 1st.  A wonderful Monday.  Lil Miss slept in and allowed me a quiet morning.  She woke up in a very good mood.  Played through out the day with her toy horses, miniature furniture and watched a children's movie.  She commented that she saw real blue jays and cardinals in the backyard.  I told her that we'd make a cake tomorrow.  She could help me.  

No coffee this morning.  My heart has been doing flip flops so I decided to cut way back on the java.  In hopes that my heart will stop this maddening thing that distracts my concentration and steals energy.  My doctor has lowered my dosage of Synthroid.  Praying for better health.

Wonderful to stay HOME today.  I did some laundry, went through paperwork, did some editing on my past blog post, cleaned out the fridge, made a huge fruit salad, allowed Lil Miss time to blow bubbles on the porch and finally primed the wooden parlour door. Chicken Pot Pies for Supper.

I just have to brag a little.  Grins.  My Sunday Meatloaf turned out especially good this time.  I'm going to be putting on my apron and rolling up my sleeves experimenting with different recipes and see if I can come up with the very best Meatloaf evah.  A new hobby.

May your life be sweet!
d