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.

Read more daybook entries here...

Talking Over Oatmeal...

Wendy and Lily had this conversation over oatmeal this morning....

Lily, "When I grow up I want to have lots of babies, and I will hold them then put them in the floor to play."

Wendy, "When you grow up, Lily, God will put an egg in your body and it will grow. You will wait a long time , then you will have a baby. Then another baby, then, another baby, then, another baby."

Lily, "Mmmhumm."

Wendy, (with enthusiasm) "But FIRST, you have to pick a boy. A husband. IF your a girl you pick a boy, if you're a boy, you pick a girl. Right, Mama? (I nod yes.) Wendy continues...That boy will be your husband, Lily. BUT, you can't pick Daddy. He's Mama's."

Lily, "Mmmmhumm. I won't pick Daddy." (smiling at me)

Lily asks me, "Then who will you be?"

I said, "I'll always be your Mama, but when you have kids I'll also be Grandma." =)

Wendy adds, "But you'll have different hair, right?"

Rose walking....

Rose just started taking steps about a week and a half ago. She has been so determined to walk and walk fast! I have felt sad for because she falls hard on her bottom A LOT. It's another benefit for baby that she is cloth diapered 99% of the time:) I love these videos because she has that baby tucked under her arm. So sweet! (Thank you, Elizabeth , for the baby doll:)

They watch and mimic our behavior. Let us always be showing Christ -like behavior for them to follow...We can be so careful to protect them from outside influences and miss completely the greatest influence that they are watching most of the time.

I've been reminding my older kids lately of what I call "the trickle down effect". If they are bickering or picking on each other. It's not good enough to say "Oh, I was just kidding." The damage has been done. The little ones are going to treat each other the way we treat each other.

11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 1Cor. 13:11

Menu Plan Monday

Quiche with broccoli, cheddar, and turkey bacon

recipe at the end....

Breakfast Choices:

granola cereal

grapefruit

cream cheese toast and jam

applesauce muffins

pancakes

Lunch Choices:

pbj

ham biscuits

fried eggs

beans, biscuits

fruit

Dinners:

1. enchilada casserole, (doubled) rice, green salad
2. quiche with broccoli , cheddar, and turkey bacon
3. taco soup, tortilla chips
4. grilled trout, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies
5. stuffed shells, green salad
6. homemade pizza
7. McDonald's

Deserts: whole wheat chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies

Quiche with broccoli, cheddar, and turkey bacon

Ingredients:

6 large eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups whole milk

salt and pepper, and a dash or two of nutmeg

2 cups broccoli

4 slices turkey bacon

1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese

1 pie crust for 9 inch pie pan

Directions: Fry bacon and chop into small pieces. Saute or lightly steam broccoli. Preheat oven to 375* Form crust into pie pan. Beat eggs with milk and salt and pepper. Layer the cheese bacon and broccoli in bottom of crust. Gently pour egg mixture over the layers. Bake 35 minutes or until eggs are set in the center. Cool for 15 minutes and serve.

Note: I make two for my family.

This is the recipe I used as a guide.

Menu plan monday is being hosted by $5 dinners this week!