Weekly Menu

Last weeks menu got thrown off a little as we spent a good amount of time on Saturday moving my mom's camping.  We ended up eating dinner at Arby's because we were famoused at 3:30  and I hadn't been to the store yet.  That threw of what I planned to make on Sunday which threw off my leftover plan for Monday  . .you get it.  It all worked out though and no one starved.  This coming week includes a very special 11th birthday!

Friday - Sloppy Joes, Baked Beans, and Potato Salad.  Easy Peasy after a busy day of Friday School. 

Saturday - Chili Dogs with/Leftover Sloppy Joes, potato salad and chips.

Sunday - Ham, Cheesy Potatoes and Green Beans.  This is the meal I cut out last week so we will have it this week instead!

Monday - Tonight is a crazy night - we have a field trip from 3:45-5:00; TKD from 5:30-8:00(with drive time): Choir Practice from 6:00-10:00 (with drive time).  So it will be simple food like corn dogs or pizza and leftovers for people to eat in-between events.

Tuesday - It's the big 11th Birthday!  Lunch and Dinner are both out as we celebrate!

Wednesday - Frozen pizza - it's AWANA night!

Thursday - Tonight is the annual Harvest Fest in our town from about 4:00 until we are done.  I think I will have taco stuff ready.  We usually head for home around 6:00 ish so we can then eat some tacos when we get home.  (We have a snack before we leave!)

I just realized that it is kind of a busy week!

Weekly Worship - Rescue Me

I'm singing in church today - it's the first time in quite awhile due to varying circumstances like being out of town or being sick.  I pulled out an old favorite of mine that I've sung before - Rescue Me by Selah.  Enjoy!

Our Week in Photos #37

I know I missed last weeks post but it is because I didn't have any photos!  We had such a quiet week at home just doing school and such that I didn't take photos.

This week I did get some photos!

Our week actually started out quiet.  We hung around at home for the most part over the weekend and just enjoyed not having much to do.  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were school focused. 

On Thursday we attended a field trip with our Co-Op to our local 911 dispatch office for their community days. 

 Michigan State Police had a driving simulator set up.  Josh and Nate both got to try out driving a car.  

 Can you see those people in that big truck?  That's Josh and Nate.  You don't realize how big the snow plow is until you stand next to it! 

Our community just took possession of this ladder truck a few months ago.  The ladder go 101 feet into the air.  It was pretty cool. 

On Friday, we had our Co-op and then had a great family visit! 

 The boys are really enjoying their classes this semester.  

My niece, Alicia and her husband, Alex along with their two boys came for a visit on Friday afternoon!  We all gathered at my mom's house and had a great visit. 

 It's fun seeing the boys hang out all together!  My great nephew is an adorable ham for sure! 

My mom with two of her great grand-kids and two of her grand-kids!  

Weekly Menu

I'm discovering that Monday Night Leftovers are a very important staple in this household.  Nate and I eat at about 4:45, before Tae Kwon Do.  Darryl and Josh eat at about 6:00, since Darryl gets home just as I'm leaving.  It's so much easier to say "there are leftovers in the fridge" then to try and have a meal ready!  This "season", Tuesdays and Thursdays are great nights for cooking a nice dinner.  We don't usually have things going on those evenings.  It's nice to actually be able to plan meals.  (Even when they don't always happen!)

Friday - Fridays are fun days with Friday School but they are also tiring.  If I don't plan dinner carefully (meaning not a lot of work!) I don't want to cook and we spend money eating out!  Tonight will actually be leftovers from this past Tuesday - Pulled Pork BBQ and Baked Potatoes (that cook in the crock pot all day!)

Saturday - Since I've been doing my grocery shopping on Saturday's recently, I also have to plan Saturday night dinner or, again, it's easy to not want to cook after shopping!  Shrimp Alfredo and garlic bread!

Sunday - I love having dinner in the oven and ready to eat after church.  The house smells yummy and having that "comfort food" meal is just such a nice thing.  So, this week, a small ham, Cheesy Potatoes (in the crock, cooking while we are at church), and green beans.

Monday - Leftovers :-)

Tuesday - I love Breakfast for dinner sometimes.  Amish Breakfast Casserole is a family favorite.  Overnight Coffee Cake, Asparagus, and Strawberries.

Wednesday - Frozen Pizza - It's AWANA Night.

Thursday - We are out on a Field Trip all day today.  I'm going to throw a pork loin in the crock pot today to cook all day while we are gone.  Mashed Potatoes, Corn and Crescent rolls will round this meal out!

Dan Bremnes - "Up Again" (Official Music Video)

One of the reasons I love this song is because it is upbeat and easy to sing along to.  The other reason I like it is because of the story behind.  Dan Bremnes states that he was at a very low point in his life; feeling like he was just messing up so he sat down and wrote a letter to his mom in heaven.  But, when he finished his writing, he said he felt God telling him, now it's my turn to speak . . and he listened.  So, the verses reflect the letter and the chorus, what God spoke. 

Weekly Menu

Last week's menu just kept changing and I'm not sure why.  We had a super full fridge with lots of random things so we had leftovers/fridge finds a few different times.  I just couldn't justify cooking more food when there was so much stuff to eat!

Here's the plan for the coming week!

Friday - I'm going to throw a pork loin in the crock pot to cook all day. Then I have some carrots and baked beans to cook too.

Saturday - Crack Chicken Rice Soup and Biscuits.  This is a carry over from last week.

Sunday - I cooked up a bunch of hamburger meat last Thursday.  We are going to use some of it today for Spaghetti.  I'll add salad and garlic bread.

Monday - Today we are running in all directions.  Probably just some frozen pizza.  Easy peasy.

Tuesday - Roasted pork loin (It makes the house smell amazing) mashed potatoes, green beans and crescent rolls. 

Wednesday - The boys go to AWANA so I keep it easy with pizza (Josh's favorite).

Thursday - Fajitas!  I made these a few weeks ago and we just loved them.  They are easy to mix, cook in the crock pot all day and taste fabulous plus, the leftovers are amazing.  I'll had chips and salsa and some beans. 

October Goals

It's time for October Goals!  After a pretty great month last month, I'm hoping to do even better this month :-)  Or at least accomplish just as much!

I have, again, this month just a list of things to accomplish!  

1. Set up Nate's trophy's and TKD belts.  We "moved" Nate into his "own" room this summer - really just his stuff moved, he still sleeps in his old room.  He's been waiting to have display shelves set up for his stuff for over a year so my goal is for it to happen this month. 

2. Go through my "mystery bag" in the bathroom HA!  I have a Meijer bag that I shoved a ton of stuff into a while ago (I think from my truck last spring!) that I need to clean out! 

3.  I need to do a basement clean-up.  Yes, it is still organized but just some things that need to be put away again. 

4. I have to sing at church this month so I need to learn my song and I also want to find a song to Sing at Christmas time. 

5. Move the campers - We have to move my mom's camper out of the campground to our house and then move our pop-up out of our driveway.  

6. Order 2 months worth of photos

7. Complete October 2014 in scrapbooking

8.  Decorate for fall - indoors and outdoors (if it ever stop raining!)

9. Mow the grass "one last time" (I say that tongue in cheek because one year we had to mow again the day after Thanksgiving!).  

10. Finish out October in school current.  We are current right now but I want to stay that way and maybe even be ahead! 

11. Have all of Nate's birthday gifts ordered by the end of October (his birthday isnot until the end of December).

12. Find boots for the boys.  I think that is the only outdoor "supplies" I have to get the boys. 

13. Finances - just like last month, the goal is to stick to our budget and not spend extra - or spend as little extra as possible.  I also have a very small "savings" plan in place to put some funds aside for the Holidays.

14. Deep clean the kitchen.

15.  Deep clean the Josh's room.

16.  Deep clean Nate's room

17. Clean out my truck (still hasn't happened due to all of the rain!) 

18. Take the AC units of the windows

19. Have the boys clean out their old candy by Halloween (that's our rule!) 

20.  Plan a couple family fun activities (Such as get the pumpkins, carve pumpkins, go to a improve show, go to the observatory, ect) 

21. Plan the classes I plan to teach next semester

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