In Memory...

of those who lost their lives on the campus of Virginia Tech.

April 16, 2007

and

In honor of all those who answered the calls for help that day.

**click here to see the pictures I posted last year**

Menu Plan Monday

I always do a quick inventory of what we have in the fridge/freezer/pantry to plan the week's meals. This week the list to work from included:
dry beans
rice
91/2 dozen farm eggs from a dear lady at church!
2 gallons milk
ricotta cheese
carrots
onions
potatoes
cake mix/icing
in the freezer:
2.5 pounds of cooked ground turkey
1 pound of cooked italian turkey sausage
bacon
sausage
pork roast
whole chicken
I also take notice of staples that we need. On the list this week:
sugar
unbleached flour
cornbread mix
oatmeal
bran flakes
butter
Now I just plug in the menu list accordingly. The forecast the first three days of the week includes lots of cold rain-y weather. So I'm taking advantage of a couple more soup days before it gets warmer!
Monday-
B- Chocolate chip muffins
early dinner-stuffed shells, green salad, rolls
desert-Peeps Sunflower Cake

Tuesday-
B-Baked oatmeal, bananas, walnuts
L-potato soup
D- quiche
Put chicken in the crock pot to cook

Wednesday_
B- granola cereal, milk
L-fried egg sandwiches, grapes
D-chicken noodle soup
(freeze half of the chicken from the whole cooked chicken)

Thursday-
B- granola or cheerios, milk, bananas
(boil 2 dozen eggs for lunch/ friday breakfast)
L-egg salad sandwiches, grapes
D-Baked Penne with Italian Sausage

Friday-
B-boiled eggs, toast
L- green salad, leftover pasta
D-dinner with family, bring corn, and rolls or biscuits

Read more menu plans at I'm an Organizing Junkie.

Cute Therapy

April 6th

for today.....

outside my window...the sun and clouds are battling, but the sun is mostly winning

i am thinking...i need a nap, but it's too late in the afternoon for one

from the learning room...piano, driving, multiplication facts...

i am thankful for...four children recovering from a stomach virus, and that the others are well

from the kitchen...homemade chicken noodle soup for recovering kids

i am wearing...black pants and a grey sweater

i am reading...Multiple Blessings by Jon and Kate Gosselin

i am hoping...no one else gets sick

i am hearing...Abby practice piano

around the house...Abby and I are making plans for planting some flowers, lots of laundry as usual, organization of spring and summer clothing has begun

one of my favorite things...the intense green after a spring rain

plans for the week...baseball and softball practices, yard work, organizing clothes

A picture I'm sharing...

flowers from Tommy

thanks babe.

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