Weekly Menu

 Welcome to the Holiday Season!  Thanksgiving always turns that corner into the "holidays" - or at least it does for me.  I love the lights . .. the music . . .the peacefulness that comes from the quiet evenings.  We are enjoying a nice Thanksgiving weekend with my mom and looking forward to settling in and accomplishing all we can in school over the next few weeks before we take a few weeks off for Christmas Break.  

Friday - We are heading to my mom's for a dinner of Thanksgiving Leftovers!  Don't ask me why but the leftovers sometimes taste even better then the actual dinner!

Saturday - Day three at my mom's :-)  She is treating us to pizza from a local pizza place. 

Sunday - Sloppy Joes and French Fries

Monday - Amish Chicken, buttered noodles and zucchini

Tuesday - Homemade pizza

Wednesday - It's youth group night so my guys eat at the church, Darryl will have something at home and I usually treat myself to a subway sandwich while I hang out in town waiting for youth group to be done. 

Thursday - Chicken Pot Pie Crescent and Salad

Weekly Menu

 You would think that, sense we are snowed in, I would be on top of my blog posts but I'm not.  Plus our plans were shifting almost by the hour Thursday and Friday so I wasn't even sure which way was up!  BUT now we have enjoyed a wonderfully snowed in Saturday and will be home again on Sunday. Everything either got cancelled this weekend or we choose to stay home due to the nasty roads.  This is the biggest, longest winter storm I've seen in years.  Sunday it is supposed to finally clear with a warm up coming this week which means it will all melt!  On top of that - it's Thanksgiving week in case you didn't know HA!

Since I'm just posting this I'll just start with Sunday

Sunday - Dr. Pepper Meatballs and Chili Cheese Dip

Monday - Amish Chicken and Noodles and zucchini

Tuesday - Shrimp and Grits and Salad

Wednesday - Chicken Pot Pie Braid and Salad

Thursday - Thanksgiving Dinner at my moms!  

Weekly Menu

 I showed Darryl the calendar the other day and said, "Look - one more week and then there is nothing" HA!  Really though, it is true.  This past week was a little more full but looking ahead into next week - there is next to nothing!  We've been enjoying a wonderful fall though - the weather has been near perfect so I'm not complaining about any of it!  As is typical for the mid-west - the weather will change soon and when it does, we will love to stay home and do school (ok, maybe the kids don't love doing school but it is "easier" to do school when it is cold and nasty out!)  We've also got to rein in the menu planning/eating out.  It's been a busy few weeks with lots of unexpected things so it has been hard to stick to the plan. 

Here's the plan for the coming week:

Friday - I have a Sunday School Party to go to so Darryl will pull together chicken nuggets and french fries for dinner :-)  

Saturday - I think we are getting back into a routine and will have dinner at my mom's.  This will be nice as I'm attending a Leadership Conference for Homeschool Leaders on Saturday during the day so not having to plan dinner is great! 

Sunday - Chili 5 Way.  I love that I can prep this on Saturday, toss everything in the crock on Sunday morning and eat dinner almost as soon as we walk in the door.  I'll have Spaghetti, Cheese, Sour Cream and maybe some onions for the "5th" way.  And maybe some Fritos because they go great with Chili. 

Monday - Shrimp and Grits and Caesar Salad.  I found another recipe in one of my Pioneer Woman Recipe Books I want to try.  It's been a while since we've had Shrimp and Grits too! 

Tuesday - Turkey and Bean Nachos - we just love this recipe and it is so quick and easy on a busy night of lessons

Wednesday - "Ladd's Favorite Pasta" - it is another recipe I've been wanting to try from a Pioneer Woman Cookbook.  I'll add a salad and garlic bread to round it all out. 

Thursday - Slow Cook Zuppa Tuscana Soup and French Bread

Weekly Menu

 Our week took a little turn this week as Darryl's dad ended up in the hospital on Monday with an unplanned surgery on Tuesday.  Darryl has spent every evening this week at the hospital and is now at his dads for a few days.  That just means I have some carry-over meals this week which makes planning easier!  

Friday - It's going to just be Joshua and I tonight as Nate has a birthday party.  I'm sure we will pick something up for dinner that is easy :-) 

Saturday - The plan is dinner at my moms unless I need to make a run to my Father-in-Laws on Saturday afternoon 

Sunday - Baked Tacos and Salad.  Something easy for after church but it's also super tasty!

Monday - Chicken Alfredo and Garlic Bread

Tuesday - Chicken and Dumplings 

Wednesday - Darryl and I will be eating at my mom's as she has her second surgery today. 

Thursday - Chicken Noodle Soup using the leftovers from Tuesday.