busy weekdays and quiet weekends

This week seemed to pass by in a blur. I was out and about just about every day.

One of those days was spent thrifting with Penny. We met at Goodwill and shopped

and chatted our whole way through the store. Penny spied a nice collection of rubber

stamps and scrapbook papers from Stampin' Up, so I bought some of those things.

I collect small white pitchers and only found one, but Penny found two more for

me. Thrifting is much more fun with a friend! 

 

I guess shopping with friends was really on my agenda this past week, because

 another day was spent at IKEA. I finally found curtains for my living room!

 I just have to have them hemmed. Can't do it myself - one domestic thing

 I don't do is sew. Confession: I can't even sew on a button!

And then another day was spent at an outlet mall with two of my sisters-in-law.

I don't have any desire to shop these places, but it was my sister-in-law's 

birthday and that's where she wanted to go. All I bought was some Goldfish

crackers for Tim at the Pepperidge Farm outlet and a hoodie for Brian at Old Navy.

I was more than happy to stay at home on Saturday and get caught up on

housework and do some comfort food cooking. I had a taste for split pea soup

and had it bubbling on the stove, when all of a sudden it hit me: I had used lentils,

not split peas! Brian and I always tease each other when we have a slip-up...

"That's it, I'm checking you into the Alzheimer's ward."

 To go with the soup, I made these wonderful corn muffins posted by Jane of

Blondie's Journal. They have a hint of rosemary in them and cheddar cheese

in the middle. They're so delicious, I was even eating them for breakfast.

You can find the recipe in Jane's post here: Cheese-Centered Corn Muffins

Today was another cold, blustery day with snow flurries. Seems like it will never end.

I was at church this morning and out in the parking lot while talking to a friend,

I saw two robins. My first sighting this spring! I was so excited that I interrupted

my friend and started squealing, "Robins, robins!" I apologized and told her that

I just get so excited when I see the first signs of spring, such as the lilies poking

their green stems out of the ground, and then spying the robins. It renews my

sense of hope and promise every year.

An afternoon nap was on the agenda today, as well as some reading (just started

Melanie Benjamin's new book, The Aviator's Wife), laundry, and enjoying a few

rounds of Rummikub with Brian this evening. Peaceful and lovely.

Linking up with Sunny Simple Sunday