Weekly Wrap-up: Week 27 - Home Alone...Mostly

With Cate and Sam off visiting Grandpa and Nannie Lobster and Jake at school days and "chilling" in his bedroom evenings, this Mama had some time on her hands. How did I spend my week mostly alone?

Well, I relaxed with Tom at his place, taking over his TV and comfy chair. I watched The Cooking Channel and TVLand. (Did you know you can still catch reruns of The Brady Bunch?) I read In a Perfect World and started The Killing Tree. I crocheted. We ate Chinese for dinner. And we took a brisk walk in the bright sun along the dam holding hands.

I whipped up some crocheted head bands out of leftover yarn. I'm always looking for ways to use the last bits of yarn from other projects. But I've decided on my biggest project yet...

I made my first ever lemon meringue pie. The crust needs some work, but the tangy filling and sweet meringue were awesome (if I do say so myself). And with the leftover egg yolks from the meringue, I made a Challah bread for dinner one night.

Spring cleaning was on my list of To Dos, but I only finished a few things. I moved from one area to another as I saw something else that needed doing, not quite finishing up the previous task. (Cleaning ADHD?) I washed down the diningroom and livingroom walls, decluttered and organized the container cupboard and continued cleaning up the utility room. I removed cobwebs from ceilings, gave the entire house a thorough vacuum (even the corners), tidied up blankets and towels, and got a MOUNTAIN of trash to the Transfer Station.

But then on Wednesday morning, I was surprised to find Stripe in the shed after missing for a month! Our beloved cat has returned, skin-and-bones, but content to be home after whatever adventures she had. We thought surely with the siting of a lynx in the back yard and the frigid night-time temperatures that she had succumbed to nature, but we have one smart kitty!

I grocery shopped, leisurely. What a treat!

What I didn't have time for was Facebook or Blogger. Cati took her laptop with her (and HISTORY to read) and Jake had his with him days for school, so I just had my cell phone. And social media on a cell phone is just way too frustrating for me. What about you? 

As always, special thanks to these bloggers for their weekly wrap-ups:

Happy Homeschooling!