Menu

I REALLY need to get better at planning and cooking dinner, so this is my attempt. 

Tuesday- Tuna Casserole

Wednesday- Meatball Sub on a Stick http://cookiesandcups.com/meatball-sub-on-a-stick/#_a5y_p=1319042

Thursday- Chicken Parmesan Soup (http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/chicken-parmesan-soup/#_a5y_p=2610798)

Friday- tacos

Saturday- Alfredo with chicken and broccoli (Best Bites Guiltless Alfredo Sauce)

Sunday- 

Monday Menu

Two more weeks of summer, but the fall activities have officially started, we have something on the schedule almost every day from here on out.

Monday- nada :)
Tuesday- Kindergarten assessments, fall ball practice, soccer practice (same place, almost the same time, score!)
Wednesday- fall ball practice
Thursday- hair cuts, soccer practice
Friday- fall ball practice
Saturday- soccer jamboree (pictures at 8, game at 9, yuck!), Elf auditions


Menu:

Monday- meatloaf & mashed potatoes
Tuesday- pancakes & eggs
Wednesday- slow cooker ham & white beans with TJ's cornbread
Thursday- leftover bean & cheese quesadillas
Friday- crock pot bbq sandwiches
Saturday-
Sunday-

Menu

What?  A menu?  It's SO IMPOSSIBLY HARD for me to stay on track with meal planning (and regular exercise) during the crazy summer months.  Nothing is consistent, we're gone all the time, and there's tons of yummy food to eat.  So, I'm giving myself a little bit of a break, doing what I can when I can, and knowing that I will get all the way back on track in a few weeks when school starts.  Until then I will be enjoying s'mores as an after lunch treat and not tracking my steps quite so closely.  There are only 3 weeks of summer left after all. :) 

Menu:

Monday- tacos
Tuesday- bbq chicken pineapple sandwiches in the crock pot
Wednesday- breakfast
Thursday- chicken & artichoke lasagna (making as a ziti instead, and adding spinach)
Friday- leftovers 

Menu

Two weeks in a row, go me! :)

Monday- breakfast burritos
Tuesday- honey lime tilapia
Wednesday- white chicken & artichoke lasagna (making as a ziti instead, and adding spinach)
Thursday-  crock pot chicken quesadillas
Friday- leftovers or something special for the 4th

Menu

Gosh, I've gotten SO bad at planning dinners!  I've been wining it and running to the grocery store multiple times a week, which is never a good thing.  I'm going to try to get back in the habit of posting my weekly menu here.  It won't be perfect because summer is always crazy, but at least it's a start. :)

Monday- pasta with sausage & peppers
Tuesday- taco pie
Wednesday- blueberry pancakes and eggs
Thursday- the world's best chicken with baked potatoes (and artichokes if they're not to $$)
Friday- BLTs

Monday Menu

Groan... Monday.  Ugh.  Today REALLY feels like a Monday.  After a week off of school for the kids AND my birthday yesterday it's feeling REALLY hard to get going today.  I have to get to the grocery store this morning though, so I need to get this figured out.


Weekly Stuff:
Monday- grocery store, laundry, etc
Tuesday- Target & Costco
Wednesday- eye doctor for M, church potluck/meeting
Thursday- work in R's class, rehearsal for M
Friday- basketball practice for R, mom's night out
Saturday- basketball game for R, baseball assessments
Sunday- church


Menu:
Monday- breakfast
Tuesday- pizza
Wednesday-
Thursday- slow cooker ham & white beans
Friday- taquitos (leftover in the freezer), bring dessert to MNO
Saturday- pasta with sausage
Sunday-

Happy 2014!

I'm back!

I'm really having a hard time with my stay-at-home-mom responsibilities lately.  Don't get me wrong, I love being a SAHM, I just don't want to do the work.  Plan meals, ugh... and I really don't want to cook them.  Cleaning?  Eh… I'd rather do something crafty, or just relax.  That's not to say that I haven't been feeding my family, or that my house is filthy.  I've just been slacking a bit more than I should.  But I've realized that taking care of my family is my job, and when I don't do those things, I'm not doing my job very well, and that's not what God wants from me.  So, I've made it my goal to get back to being better at those things I've let slide.  To give my best to planning meals, and to cook them in a timely manner.
Part of that is getting back to posting a weekly menu, because once I started slacking on that it really went downhill from there.  So, my menu for the rest of the week…


Tuesday- eat at birthday party
Wednesday- Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Thursday- BLT wraps
Friday- crock pot bbq sandwiches
Saturday- pasta with peppers and sausage
Sunday- taco pie


I'll be back later with a post about project life that I'm giving a shot this year. :)

Menu

To-Do's:
Monday- basketball practice, home group
Tuesday- shopping, haircut, basketball game
Wednesday- rehearsal
Thursday- work in R's class, basketball game
Friday- NOTHING!!!
Saturday- rehearsal
Sunday- church


Menu:
Monday- tacos
Tuesday- pizza from Costco
Wednesday- crock pot white chicken chili
Friday- white chicken & artichoke lasagna (making as a ziti instead, but same ingredients)
Saturday- breakfast
Sunday- crock pot baked potato soup

Menu

As I sit here eating a cheese quesadilla and pumpkin muffin for dinner I'm thinking maybe I should try to throw together some sort of menu for the rest of this insanely crazy week.

The business:
Monday- basketball practice, home group here
Tuesday- extra dance rehearsal
Wednesday- basketball practice (until 5), rehearsal (starts at 5:30, 30 minutes away)
Thursday- basketball game
Friday- tournament (don't know game time yet)
Saturday- tech rehearsal, tournament
Sunday- getting our tree! (BEFORE Thanksgiving, but the only time we'll have to do it until half way through december)

The food:
Monday- random leftovers leftovers
Tuesday- cheese quesadillas and pumpkin muffins
Wednesday- pizza (not much better)
Thursday- salmon & biscuits
Friday- out with the kids (or Saturday depending on game times)
Saturday-
Sunday- Date night :)

Monday- chicken & bean enchiladas
Tuesday- (make stuffing)

Monday Menu

Here we go with another busy week!  I'm not so sure about this basketball thing yet…  This will be our first venture into this sport, and I'm not loving the fact that there is no break between soccer and the start of it, but oh well.  At least it's a pretty short season, and all the practices are right after school, so that's one less trip I have to make.

To-Do's:
Monday- menu/grocery shop, work @ kid's school, basketball practice for M, home group here
Tuesday- basketball game for M (??)
Wednesday- basketball practice, rehearsal
Thursday- work in R's class, basketball game
Friday- basketball tournament
Saturday- rehearsal, basketball tournament
Sunday- church

That's no nights at home all week until the weekend.  And we woke up to frost this morning, which means the busy season for Matthew is officially underway.  Should be a crazy week around here.

Menu:
Monday- Costco pizza & salad
Tuesday- pasta with meat sauce
Wednesday- crock pot chicken quesadillas
Thursday- grilled cheese & soup
Friday- leftover chicken...
Saturday-
Sunday- salmon (biscuits & a veggie?)

Late Menu

Menu:
Monday- pizza from Costco
Tuesday- pasta
Wednesday- Italian chicken sandwiches 
Thursday- hot dogs @ kids karnival
Friday-  white chili 
Saturday- pancakes
Sunday- spicy sausage pasta

Busy Week Menu

My week is crazy busy this week!  Glad it's the last week that soccer and basketball will overlap for M!

To-Do's:
Monday- Safeway, basketball & soccer for M
Tuesday- Costco, basketball for M, photo shoot
Wednesday- basketball & soccer for M
Thursday- work in R's class, basketball for M
Friday- 2 photo shoots
Saturday- play rehearsal, soccer game for M
Sunday- NOTHING!!


Menu:
Monday- soup & bread again (fast, easy, and good after being out at a freezing cold soccer practice)
Tuesday- taquitos (from freezer)
Wednesday- crock pot pineapple chicken sandwiches
Thursday- chili cornbread casserole
Friday- take-n-bake pizza
Saturday-
Sunday- tacos

Also making scrambled egg muffins for freezer breakfasts. 

Half a Menu & a Pic

Again, all I'm using this blog for lately is meal planning.  Sorry about that!  I know it's boring. :)

Busy week!!
Monday- grocery shopping, basketball for M, dentist for R, soccer for M
Tuesday- Costco, PTCs, basketball for M
Wednesday- basketball and soccer for M
Thursday- work in R's class, basketball for M, Scentsy party (had to reschedule at the last minute)
Friday- not much on the schedule :)
Saturday- soccer game for M, bday party for my nephew
Sunday- church, work in 2/3 class, fundraiser lunch, photo shoot for my sister

Luckily next week doesn't look as crazy (yet anyway...)


Menu:
Monday- soup & bread or grilled cheese
Tuesday- Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos (double & freeze 1/2)
Wednesday- BLT salad with homemade biscuits (double & freeze 1/2)
Thursday-
Friday-
Saturday-
Sunday- breakfast


Here's a picture from the pumpkin patch yesterday.  We met up with most of our home group there, we have a lot of kids between us!  This was 5 of the 6 families (and two of those kids aren't in this pic).

Monday Menu

Things are getting busy around here!  M decided she wanted to play basketball for the school team, so she's starting that this week on top of everything else.  Thankfully it will only overlap with soccer for 3 weeks, but man that girl is busy!

To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shop, basketball & soccer practice for M, home group
Tuesday- Costco, basketball practice for M (everyday this week, but will only be M/W after this)
Wednesday- basketball & soccer practice for M
Thursday- work in R's class, basketball practice for M, Scentsy & Grace Adel party here :)
Friday- basketball practice for M
Saturday- play rehearsal (for me, M, & R), soccer game for M
Sunday- church, pumpkin patch

Menu:
Monday- pasta
Tuesday- the world's best chicken & broccoli
Wednesday- slow cooker ham & white beans
Thursday- breakfast
Friday- beer crust pizza (getting tired of the other one)
Saturday- sausage with peppers and pasta
Sunday- taco pie

Monday Menu

Monday- breakfast
Tuesday- crock pot salsa chicken quesadillas
Wednesday- leftover salsa chicken...
Thursday- homemade pizza 
Friday- white chicken & artichoke lasagna 
Saturday-
Sunday- Alfredo with chicken and broccoli (Best Bites Guiltless Alfredo Sauce)

Menu

Monday- pancakes & eggs
Tuesday- taco pie
Wednesday- spaghetti
Thursday- Apple-Cinnamon Grilled Cheese (but adding bacon)
Friday- homemade pizza 
Saturday-
Sunday-  the world's best chicken and sweet potato fries

Menu

Monday- leftovers
Tuesday- pasta with Best Bites Guiltless Alfredo Sauce and veggie
Wednesday- taquitos (made ahead and in the freezer)
Thursday- crock pot pineapple chicken sandwiches
Friday-
Saturday- out
Sunday- breakfast

Menu, Menu, Menu

Sorry, I know that's all I post anymore.  Boring, but it's the easiest way for me to do my menus, and I like having them all in one place to look back at.


Monday-
Tuesday- Grilled cheese and soup
Wednesday- slow cooker ham & white beans
Thursday- pizza
Friday- enchilada casserole (x2, freeze one)
Saturday- pasta
Sunday- chili

Menu

Forcing myself to do this tonight so I don't wast my whole morning doing it tomorrow.  I'm not sure why, but planning the menu has been SO hard for me lately.  Even with Pinterest, it's just not something I want to do.  At all.  Ever.  But, it's my job, so I will just have to suck it up and get over it.  My family needs to eat, and it's my job to figure out what to feed them.  I sure am lucky to have that job, even if it's hard.

Monday- out
Tuesday- pancakes & eggs (eggs made by M) and 4 batches of whole wheat banana chocolate chip muffins (most into the freezer)
Wednesday- crock pot pineapple chicken sandwiches
Thursday- sausage with peppers and pasta
Friday- homemade pizza 
Saturday- hot dogs and fries
Sunday- ?

Monday Menu- Back To School

Menu:
Monday- hot dogs
Tuesday- beefy sour cream noodle bake
Wednesday- slow cooker ham & white beans with cornbread waffles
Thursday- Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Friday- sandwiches @ the lake?