2020 Week in Photos #39

 So, I did not do well at posting this week!  Uuugg. I had plans but never got around to getting the photos I needed. Hopefully this weekend I can catch up on some of my thoughts for things to write about and do better at posting next week! 

Now for a look back at what our week looked like.

Saturday - We took the AC units out of the windows and killed 172,345,200 stink bugs.  At least it felt that way!  I seriously should have taken photos of them all crawling around but we were just grossed out HA!  Nate and I put up some outside Halloween Decorations, we had dinner at my mom's, and I enjoyed a weekly Zoom call with my brothers and mom!  

Sunday - Football :-)  We watched football, I did some cleaning, and Darryl, Josh, and Nate played some football in the yard. 

Monday - School :-)  Followed by mowing grass (so exciting HA)  

Tuesday - School :-)  Josh and Nate spent some time playing some Flag Football outside too.

Wednesday - School :-)  

Thursday - We wrapped up lessons and I had a Leadership Team Meeting. 

Friday - Grocery shopping followed by Tae Kwon Do! 

Once again, our main focus is school.  Our routine is kind of getting set and it makes it easier to get things done.  Here's hoping we can keep moving at the same pace so we can finish early and get some extra weeks off at the end of the Semester :-) 

Weekly Menu

 I stick to my menu more when we are home every day doing school.  Our routine is set and it motiviates me a little more to cook what is on the plan!  So, here's the plan for the coming week.

Friday - Our "eat in" night. 

Saturday - Dinner with my mom :-) 

Sunday - We are enjoying our "Football" food at lunch time - especially when it is something that we can eat anytime during the game.  This week I'm making Broccoli Cheese Soup and Ham Sandwiches using yeast rolls.  Yum!  We will have Bobli pizza's for dinner 

Monday - Chicken Scallapini and garlic bread

Tuesday - Tonight I have a ladies night out for our homeschool co-op - we are doing a campfire dinner.  Darryl get's to make dinner (you can bet he's just thrilled HA!)  To keep it easy - Spaghetti and Garlic Bread

Wednesday - An oldie but a goodie - Simple Stroganoff over egg noodles and broccoli

Thursday - Chicken Pot Pie Crescent Braid and green beans.  I know there are veggies in the braid but I feel like just serving the braid alone is kind of not much on the plate.  Maybe I'll make some good lemon muffins or something.  Depends on how the day goes HA! 

That's our week! 

Weekly Worship - Leanna Crawford - Truth I'm Standing On (Official Lyric Video)

This song - I had never heard it before this week and then someone from church posted it; my sister-in-law shared it and I heard it on the radio.  So I hope you enjoy it today and maybe it will show up during your week too. 

2020 Week in Photos #38

 This was our first full week of a regular school schedule and I was almost immediately reminded of how little I get done on school days. From 9-12 and 1-3 I spend most of my time with one of my kids working on school work.  I'm thankful for that opportunity, though, and thankful my kids are at home with me! 

Here's a look back at the week. 

Saturday - I worked to finish organizing the garage and I can say that it is done.  Yes, we can park in the garage once again and it is great!  There are a few little projects to still do but even those are currently organized in a space so I can get to them when I get to them.  

Sunday - We love Football.  We enjoy watching the games and cheering on our teams.  Darryl and I also did some yard work later in the day so that we didn't feel like we did nothing HA! 

Monday - School :-)  

Tuesday - School :-) 

Wednesday - School . .. our day gets a little shorter on Wednesdays.  I cleaned our Living Room carpet and rearranged.  Our furniture is super heavy . .. I was quickly reminded of why I don't rearrange the furniture LOL  

Thursday - Nate had his follow up appointment for his surgery and all went well.  We enjoyed lunch at my mom's on our way home.

Friday - Wait, I have photos! 

Our morning started with our first Connections Academy Field trip of the year!  This year all field trips are virtual so instead of our annual meet and greet at the cider mill, the field trip team put together a virtual trip with lots of activities.  We could only stay for the 1st hour but it was still fun. 

From there, we went to our Co-op Pizza Party.  We can't have our weekly co-ops this semester but we are trying to get together when we can.  We met outside (obviously) and enjoyed warm pizza on a very chilly day!  It was fun to see our friends. 

And . . .. Tae Kwon Do finally started!  Due to Covid requirements, they can't meet as a large group so we meet with 8 other members and a black belt who teachers this group.  Nate was very happy to be back and he gets to be senior student, which he enjoys as well.  

So, that was our week.  I might have to get creative with photos . . ..our weeks are pretty much the same this time of year! 

One last thing, I would like to wish my brother Ken a very happy birthday - yep, his birthday is today!  (He doesn't read my blog . .. but my other brothers do!) 

Weekly Menu

Last week pretty much went as planned.  I threw in a few new recipes for some game day food but otherwise we stuck to the tried and true!  I'm continuing the pattern this week.   

Friday - Our weekly night out! We all look forward to this treat.  By the time Friday evening rolls around, I'm ready to not cook and not clean up especially now since Nate starts TKD and I'll be gone most weeks from until 4:30ish! 

Saturday - Finally, dinner back at my mom's!  I love this because I don't have to cook (or clean up HA!).  We really enjoy hanging out with my mom too!  

Sunday - I've been trying to plan some fun football foods while also keeping myself out of the kitchen as much as possible so I can enjoy the games too. This week I just plan to have Taco/Nacho supplies for "Kick-Off".  Everyone can make what they want to eat :-)  Last week we had Boboli Pizza in the evening and that was perfect because it was easy and tasted good.  I think I'll plan that again!  

Monday - Enchiladas (with leftover Taco Stuff) 

Tuesday - Slow Cooker Zuppa Tuscana and Bosco Sticks

Wednesday - Swish Chicken Supreme, Mashed Potatoes and green beans

Thursday - Chicken Scallapini and pasta and garlic bread 

What I'm Reading

 

This past month I read through this series - Love Blossoms in Oregon.  I love a good series and this one did not disappoint.  The author did a good job at connecting the story throughout each one of the books and therefore keeping the characters that you learn to live "alive" throughout the whole series.  The negative?  Book 4 was short and anti-climatic.  I felt like the author had committed to writing a 4 series set but ran out of ideas after book 3 (Sorry, that's harsh but . . well, true) 

I feel like I read more than just 4 books but looking back through my Kindle, these are the 4 most recent books.  

Not sure what I'm going to read next - I need to figure out what books on my Kindle I haven't read plus I have some actual paperback books to read too :-) 

What we are Eating - Football Food!

 We are enjoying our Football Sundays and also our football food!  This past Sunday I made two different recipes and just wanted to share links to both since I didn't take photos! 

First, I made the best meatballs I ever made!!  The recipe is from No Spoon Necessary and they are Dr. Pepper Meatballs. Just plain amazing.  I did leave the jalapeno out of the meatballs since we aren't fans and I left the siracha out of the sauce.  Otherwise, I made it like it is posted.  Once cooked, I placed them in the crock pot with the sauce and set it on warm for us to enjoy.  Yum! 

Second, I made Rotel Dip and the recipe can be found HERE (Spaceships and Laser Beams).  I should really call it "Non-Rotel" Dip because the biggest change is that I don't use Rotel.  Instead I use a jar of salsa and we love it that way.  This time I made it with sausage instead of beef and it was super tasty!  Darryl said it was his favorite. 

Do you know how you know it's good?  We ate it so fast that I never got a good photo of either one!  I guess I might have to make them again :-)  

Enjoy!