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Monday, February 8, 2010

Menu Planning

This week's menu...don't forget to check out orgjunkie.com for more inspiration.

Monday: Cheeseburgers - diners, drive ins, & dives style! Fries and Mac Salad

Tuesday: leftovers

Wednesday: new casserole recipe for the week - Chipotle Mac & Cheese (which didnt' happen last week)

Thursday: Salisbury Steak, buttered noodles, spinach

Friday: Family Night - homemade pizza, movie or games

Saturday: White Chicken Chili

Sunday: Breakfast for Dinner...pancakes, maple butter, scrambled eggs

Monday, February 1, 2010

28 days...

28 days. To cleanliness. To order. 28 days to one happy mamma!
Laura over at Org Junkie is hosting a 28 day organization challenge. For a chance at some awesome prizes, all I have to do is....spend the next 28 days organizing my mess :(

I feel like the entire house is desperate for a makeover. But I am selecting our master bedroom for the whole space catagory and my office corner for small space catagory. Sadly, I am required to post some before pictures as well as after. I must swallow my home-maker pride and be authentic.

better get on it....

Monday's menu plan

Wow, its hard to believe that 2010 is 1/12 over! January really seemed to fly by. Now here it is, the first day of Feb....and a monday. Would be easy to feel blah right now. Why does Feb just have blah written all over it?? But...I am refusing those mid-winter blues!
I am excited about this weeks menu planning. Its Super Bowl week, which means yummy snack foods!

Monday: Chicken & dumplings, peas

Tuesday: MOPS - having super-bowl themed food since we are having a Dad-Panel. My very own Man will be participating ;-) I haven't settled, but am thinking an old family favorite -
Krout Burgers.

Wednesday: Crock-pot Night - Dirty Rice & hominy

Thursday: Salisbury Steak, buttered noodles, spinach

Friday: Family Night - homemade pizza, movie or games

Saturday: Chipotle Mac & Cheese...a yummy new cassarole recipe I can't wait to try. Has chorizo in it. Recipe to follow next week if its good.

Sunday: Super Bowl Sunday - to be decided....think I will do a poll on my facebookpage :)

Don't you just love this picture? I want a stove like that! Something like the gorgeous red range they used on Extreme Makeover Home Edition last night. It was love at first sight! Time to start saving my pennies.

They even have a wood-burning one. http://www.elmirastoveworks.com/

Isn't it just calling your name?! Makes me want to start rolling out pie dough, mixing up some biscuits, kneading some bread.....Oh My! And of course the tea kettle on top is A MUST!

LOVE that table too :)

Don't forget to check out orgjunkie.com for more menu planning ideas. Over three hundred blogs listed already. I think I listed at #344.

And leave me a comment....let me know what you think about my red range :)

Monday, January 11, 2010

Monday's Simple Woman's Daybook

For today - Jan 11th 2010

Outside my window... was a much nicer & warmer day than what we've had last week! 37 degrees this afternoon instead of 5. The snow is melting and the cars need washed.

I am thinking... how beautiful the snow has been :) in spite of the below zero temps. People just need to know how to dress for the season and to thrive wherever they're at.

I am thankful for... chapstick!

I am wearing... warm flannel jammies and silky red slippers

I am remembering... how nice it is to blog and plan and be organized. Goal for this new year is to get on top of this better.

I am going... to meet some sweet ladies for coffee tommorrow...at our local McDonalds since it has a indoor playland for our wee ones.

I am currently reading... getting ready to start a new parenting book and Bev Lewis' The Missing.

I am hoping... Logan really grasps the idea of going #2 inside the stool this week :(

On my mind... that ripping a fingernail off takes precidence over every other thought on your mind. ooeeeeeeeee

Noticing that... everyone else is in their warm & toasty beds! I want to be warm & toasty too!

Pondering these words... "God, help me treasure each moment for its own sake."

From the kitchen... Fred's b'day dinner pot & pans that wouldnt fit in the dishwasher. And a big tray of huge cinnamon rolls that a dear lady brought by.

Around the house... baby rattles, burp rags, remote control cars, stray crayons.

One of my favorite things...bosom buddies. No distance or time ever can seperate that bond of friendship.

From my picture journal...

Join me in journaling about this new year. Visit Peggy's blog to start your own Simple Woman's Daybook.

Weekly Menu Plan

This week's menu....as planned by a six year old :)

Mon - today was my husband's birthday. We actually had steaks, fried potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob, homemade sourdough bread...but as you can see, the highlight was "cake".

Tues - Hoping to try a new nacho recipe that I saw a friend make. All pile up on a huge platter. Oooey gooey sauce. I'll post it later.

Wed -Catalina Cranberry Chicken, rice, salad

Thur - She says spaghetti...I'm thinking probably leftovers

Fri - our Family Night - homemade pizza and a movie or games

Sat - we have recently started enjoying the lazy saturday brunch tradition. don't know how often it will work, but its been very nice :)

Sun - Salami Sub with Olive Salad....a new recipe

I know I usually post my recipes and a nicer plan, I will post these later in the week (if they're good) Trying to get back into the routine of things. A new year!

Be sure and check out orgjunkie.com for more menu ideas and recipes. There have been almost 500 participants lately!!

Monday, December 21, 2009

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: leftovers

Tuesday: Breakfast for dinner - sausage gravy, biscuits and eggs

Wednesday: going to an annual Gumbo dinner at some dear friends. I'm making a Caramel Fudge Cheesecake

Thursday: Christmas Eve Party - our family always tries to get together for an appetizer night. My brothers & sisters & I all try to outdo each other and the preious year, by trying new recipes for yummy snacks & candies.

Friday: Breakfast - Cinnamon Rolls

Christmas Dinner will be at my Mom's new place. Ham with all the fixings...mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cream cheese corn, rolls, cranberries & cottage cheese, develed eggs, and lots of pie. We're going to bring out my Grandma's old china in her memory.

Saturday: homemade pizzas

Sunday: hopefully leftover ham ;)

Check out orgjunkie.com for more great menu ideas.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Sharing Christmas

This was our first time to do Operation Christmas Child. What a blessing this was!

Ashleigh and Logan found it hard to understand that there are children who may have never had crayons or hair ribbons before. That some children cant just run to Wal-mart for whatever they need.

Fred and I were amazed to learn a child can only enroll in Op Christmas Child once in their lifetime!! Once they recieve a shoebox, they cant enroll again. To think how many million shoeboxes go out....and there still arent enough.

So many children.