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Menu Monday:  7/13/14

Menu Monday: 7/13/14

We’re just about half-way through summer, and I have to say that it has not flown by quickly like most summers do, nor has it dragged by slowly.  It’s just kind of been……moving along, much like my kitchen renovation.  We had hoped to be finished…

Menu Monday: 6/23/14

So, it’s taken me a few weeks to get my summer groove going, but I think this is the week that my summer routine is settling into some kind of normal….fingers crossed! Here’s the menu for the week: Monday:  Dinner at a friend’s house Tuesday:…

Dinner Challenge: Fettuccine Alfredo and McDonald’s

So it’s two days into the menu plan my friends left on my refrigerator, and it hasn’t been too bad so far!  Here’s an update: Monday:  Fettuccini Alfredo I have to admit, fettuccini alfredo used to be on my list of favorite foods.  What’s not…

Menu Monday:  5/26/2014

Menu Monday: 5/26/2014

Some friends were over a few nights ago and were kind enough to plan my menu for the week.  Aren’t they funny? Little did they know I’d accept this as a bit of challenge, and I will actually be following the menu, though in a…

Menu Monday: 5/19/2014

We’re getting close to the last day of school around here, just about 13-ish days to go.  I say 13-ish because the last few days are 1/2 days for my older girls, and even my younger two kids get a 1/2 day as well.  So…

Menu Monday: 4/28/14

Here’s the plan for this week: Monday:  Chicken with Honey-Beer Sauce, roasted green beans Tuesday:  Sloppy Joes, roasted cauliflower Wednesday:  Grilled Chicken, roasted butternut squash, steamed broccoli Thursday:  BBQ Pork, roasted cabbage Friday:  ????? Weekend:  Leftovers I bought a new cookbook over the weekend (Dinnertime…

Laundry Detergent Recipe

Laundry Detergent Recipe

  As a family of six, we do a lot of laundry around here.  At any given moment I’ve got a load in the washer, or at least I should if I don’t want to get behind.  And the cost of all the laundry detergent…

Menu Monday: 4/21/14

Here’s a super quick meal plan for next week…..a friend requested I post earlier than Monday so she can get her shopping done over the weekend.  Jacolyn, this one’s for you! Monday:  Breakfast Burritos (eggs, bacon, cheese, veggies, and these tortillas) Tuesday:  Steak Tacos Wednesday:…

Menu Monday: 4/14/14

Life in our new house is finally starting to feel more normal:  new carpet, new paint, beds have been put together, and most of the boxes have been unpacked.  Phase One of our project list is just about finished (paint and carpet in kids’ bedrooms…

Menu Monday: 3/31/14

We’re still getting settled into our new home, and this week is PAINT WEEK!  We’ve ordered new carpet to be installed sometime next week, so our goal is to get the kids’ rooms, family room and hallway painted (all the carpeted areas) before then. Since…