Recap of a hot week

Good morning everyone

I’m still liking Kroger delivery.

This week, I really only needed fresh things and Kroger had deals on all of it 

I pretty much only buy things that are on sale, are Free-Bees  or have coupons though 

The milk was a very good price.  I poured a little off the extra ones into a small pitcher and froze them. 

The energy drink was a Free-Bee and I imagine one of our grown children might want it 

I refilled the hummingbird feeders with homemade nectar

Country Living magazine says to bring 4 cups of water to a boil and add 1 cup of sugar.  

I keep the extra nectar in a glass jar in the fridge. 

 My husband saw it and  asked if I was making moonshine 😊

We don’t garden much these days but we do have some bush green beans planted for fall in this narrow raised bed along the east side of our house. 

Bush green beans are easy- they don’t need any climbing support 

As I’ve already mentioned, it’s been so hot here so we ate out several times this week because it’s especially hot in our kitchen. 

This was the funnest meal out, shared with 2 grandsons 

Jackson is 8 and a 3rd grader,  JJ is 10 and a 5th grader.  

Our weather forecast for next week is cooler and I’m so thankful! 

Hope you all have a great week

❤️Rhonda 

Branson Missouri USA

Hello again 

If your wondering what a Branson music is like,  this theater puts a new one every week on YouTube 

It’s short though but very good.  Other Branson shows tend to run 2 hours 

For lots of Branson tips,  join the Facebook group called Branson on a Budget. 

If you’re planning a Branson vacation, check a Branson calendar before hand

Branson tends to run very cyclical. Many things are closed from New Year’s day until about spring break.

Summer theaters shut down two weeks at the end of August.

Hotel rates are also hirer during high traffic months

We have stayed at Branson hotels and two different condos, routed through Verbo

Our favorite place to stay is the French quarter condos

http://french-quarter-resort.hotels-branson.com/

I have written a number of post about our Branson vacations. To find them, just type Branson into my search box on the right hand side to see them

I had a much longer post written out, but it disappeared before I could publish it 🙁

❤️ Rhonda 

Good morning 🌞

Good Monday morning everyone 

I got a lot of rest this weekend and I’m feeling good this morning.

 Even still,  this just written to-do list is much shorter than my usual lists but is more realistic of what I might actually accomplish 

Over the weekend,  I had 40 pounds of Colorado peaches to deal with.  

I peeled the ones for a relative and froze them in bags. 

At home,  I blanched ours and that was the best way.  The peels almost fell off.  

My husband helped and we sliced and froze ours too.  

The peaches are delicious but not the quality we are used to from this farm- but I understand peach crops most everywhere have not been good this year.  

Our summer started out both wetter and cooler that usual but…… it’s going out with a bang!  

So my plan today is to get some much needed housework done- especially our tile floors this morning.  

Then I’ll sit and read or sew once it gets really hot this afternoon 

Hope you all have a great Monday 

❤️ Rhonda 

PS. I will do a requested post about Branson soon 

Hello and it may be awhile …..

Good morning 

If you look close in this photo, you can see our 4th nesting robin of this spring/summer and a hummingbird at the feeder.  

I don’t know if it’s the same robin pair raising all these baby robins.  But it really is our 4th nest with the parent birds that do such a good job raising very needy baby birds. 

The robins and hummingbirds are both entertaining 

Anyway,  I want to blog but I usually blog about homemaking things.

But for several reasons,  my summer homemaking has been nothing but the bare minimum.  

My husband and I are both dealing with manageable health conditions and are very thankful for good medical care.  

Another family member has been hospitalized for a week and another family member has dementia.  

I’ll be back when I can 

❤️ Rhonda 

To do list and Dollar General shopping

Hello everyone 

I spent a lot of time looking into my blog photo problem.

I don’t think I can easily fix the posts from this summer that are missing the photos 

But I’m hopeful I found the problem- I needed to update my Google photos app.

Time will tell I guess 

This weeks to do list 

I went to 1 Dollar General on Saturday.  

I used their 5/$25 coupon and some of their digital coupons. 

My purchases 

And the receipt 

I’m happy with the total but I made a goof.  I’m 

I bought the wrong kind of Febreeze so the Febreeze $3 coupon didn’t subtract 

But that’s how couponing goes.  It’s both frustrating and fun.

Hope you all have had a good weekend 

❤️Rhonda