Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Potato Soup
Tuesday - Taco's
Wednesday - Homemade Mac N Cheese
Thursday - Baked Ziti
Friday - PIZZA
Saturday - TBD (Nate's birthday)
Sunday lunch- Tortilla Soup
Sunday dinner - Meatloaf

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I know it's Tuesday but it's never too late to start menu planning! I actually started this weekend but didn't get to post until just now. Here it is for the week:

Monday - Garlic Parmesan Spaghetti
Tuesday - Beef Enchiladas
Wednesday - Tortilla Soup in the Crock Pot
Thursday - Meatloaf
Friday - Pizza
Saturday - Breakfast Burritos
Sunday - BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

Hopefully by going this route, I will only have soda on Friday. Last weekend, we did really well! We only went out to eat on Friday, for pizza, and then out to dinner with my parents after church. Here's to a healthier me :)

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Thank God it's a short week :)

Tuesday -Baked Potatoes
Wednesday - Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes
Thursday - Chicken Divan
Friday - Pizza

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Here we are again :) I'm totally excited to get back on board with a ROUTINE! I thrive on structure and organization so I MUST keep up with things like this to simplify my life and my family! Somtimes this drived my family crazy but hey...it helps us save money and time. Two things which I LOVE and don't have enough of! Here we go:

Monday: Roast & Potatoes
Tuesday: Taco's and Spanish Rice
Wednesday: Speghetti
Thursday: Tortilla Soup
Friday: CiCi's PIZZA :)

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Homemade Mac & Cheese with Tossed Salad

Tuesday - Baked Potato with broccoli

Wednesday - Spaghetti

Thursday - Hamburgers and homemade Fries

Friday - Pizza

Saturday - Quesadilla's

Sunday - Beef (I've got to get rid of some potatoes and beef :) )

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Monday - Beef Tips and Mashed Potatoes
Tuesday - Chicken Sandwich & Homemade Potatoes
Wednesday - Turkey Bacon Wraps
Thursday - Mustgoes
Friday - Pizza
Saturday - Chicken Cesar Salad
Sunday - Potroast

Menu Plan Monday

I am incredibly late getting this out so here it goes.

Monday - Blueberry Pancakes with eggs (they were amazing!)
Tuesday - Broccoli Beef with brown rice
Wednesday - Chicken Divan
Thursday - Baked potatoes and broccoli
Friday - PIZZA NIGHT
Saturday - Chicken and noodles (I still haven't made this from the weeks before!)
Sunday - Chicken Caesar Salad

Menu Plan Monday

I'm a little late with this post but hey...it's still Monday!

Monday - Speghetti (We didn't have it last week)
Tuesday - Pancakes (It's National Pancake Day)
Wednesday - Burgers, real ones this time :)
Thursday - Beef Stew
Friday - Pizza
Saturday - Tortilla Soup
Sunday - Roast

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Monday - Chicken N Noodles in the Crockpot
Tuesday - Taco Salad
Wednesday - Bocca Burgers
Thursday - Spaghetti
Friday - Pizza
Saturday - Go Out for Dinner
Sunday - Beef Tips N Noodles

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Monday - Roasted Chicken w/ mashed potatoes, corm
Tuesday - Mac n Cheese Casserole
Wednesday - Baked potatoes with broccoli & cheese
Thursday - Italian chicken with rice & salad
Friday - Pizza Night

TGIT

Thank God It's Thursday! One more day til the weekend! Our Saturday services start here at the church this Saturday so we're so excited about all the festivities. It should be a great weekend. We won't know how to act on Sunday though :) This week has been great although busy. We better get use to it though because next week kicks off cheerleading for Aiva. She then starts Art which she's so excited about. This fall is gong to be a little crazy but we'll manage. We have been keeping up with cooking at home in the crock pot so that's been going well. Nate had things all ready by the time I got home last night. Love him! As soon as I walked in I got a chance to visit with the girls and then we dug in to dinner. That's something I can get used to. He does have an ulterior motive though. He's been working at his grandpa's lake for the past several months and between him and a few other guys they're really whipping it into shape. I'm so proud that he is doing something that he really enjoys! He tries to get over there for an hour or two while Ana is in school and then goes over after I get home. For now it works and he enjoys it so I keep my mouth closed although I miss him being home. The weather will turn soon and before we know it we'll be getting cabin fever.

We've been working on the girls birthdays and we have things narrowed down :) We're going to Chuck E Cheese for Ana's birthday and then on Saturday after Aiva's cheerleading, we're heading to Cocoa Key Water park for the day of fun and then we're spending the night and playing again the next day at the water park. This little excursion is for both kids and costs a pretty penny but they will have fun and so will we. The girls are so excited and are counting down the days til their birthday! I still have a few more things to get Ana but otherwise I'm good to go...looking forward to a little break!

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So I totally missed all of last week so you'll have to forgive me as I gradually catch up. I had a wedding at the church last week that I had to tend to so my world was a little crazy. For this the menu looks a little something like this:

Monday - Chicken & Noodles
Tuesday - Hot Dogs & Fries (We have a huge pack in the fridge that I need to get rid of :) )
Wednesday - Beef Broccoli
Thursday - Grilled Cheese
Friday - Pizza Night
Saturday - Game Day :)
Sunday - Subs

Stay tuned for some pretty funny quotes from the kids. There's been so many that I've been trying to store them in my brain. I'm afraid it can't hold much more so I've got to get them down!

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Yes, we are back to Menu Plan Monday! We'll see how long this lasts but I have high hopes that this will continue for awhile :) It is after all Sunday and I'm starting already. I'll write more tomorrow on the weekend but for now, here's the menu for the week...Enjoy!

Monday - Cesar Salad with cantaloupe and pasta salad

Tuesday - Steak and baked potato

Wednesday - Spaghetti

Thursday - Italian chicken with broccoli

Friday - Pizza Day!

Routine

Tomorrow is the day that things change...for all of us! Aiva starts back to school and then Ana is right behind her in September. I've got to be on top of lunches, baths, homework, and keeping up with the house and bedtimes. not sure if I'm ready but here we go! Monday I'm going to start my Menu Plan Mondays again because I have to have some sort of plan for how we're going to do dinners. If I don't do this we'll be ending up at Pizza Hut or McDonald's A LOT! So get ready world, here we go again. I'm going to be best friends with my crock pot for the next several months. If you know of any easy recipes, I'm all ears.

As far as lunches, I've decided that I'm going to baggie all of the snacks and veggies way ahead of time so all I have to do the night before is pull a bag from the pile and toss in the lunch bag. I think I can make up some sandwiches a couple days before so I should be prepared that way. The trick is staying on top of it.

For baths, I've decided that bath night will be Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday and maybe Saturday - depending on what we do.

Aiva decided that she wants to do homework as soon as she gets home so she can go out to play while I'm getting dinner going. Nate will have to help with that one but we'll see how long this one lasts. After being at school all day it's going to be hard for her to dive right into homework. We'll have to see how it goes for a few days.

The last thing that I really want to keep up with is blogging. There have been so many things that have slipped by that I've either called my mom or wrote in the baby book that I haven't blogged about. I need to start doing this more often even if it's just a paragraph. The newest funniest thing that Aiva said was last week when she was in an art class. I asked who she sat by and she said, "She had red dot on her face...what are those called? That's right, fren-calls!" My mom calls her frencalls now and she hates it but it's a reminder for how innocent and funny she is. Love that girl :) So here's to a new "year". Very excited for what's to come so I better tighten my boot straps because it's gonna be a wild ride!

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Monday - Spaghetti

Tuesday - Slow Cooked Chicken Burritos from my friend Alyssa Voigt...thanks girl!

4 Chicken Breast
1 16 oz. jar of salsa
1/2 C. Minute Rice ( I use brown)
1/2 C. Water
Chili Powder to taste
In the morning spray CP with cooking spray. Place chicken Breasts in CP and pour salsa over them. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hrs.
Half hr. before serving- turn CP to high. Add 1/2 C. Rice, !/2 C. water and chili powder to taste. Stir and cook for 1/2 hr. longer. Stir chicken with a fork to shred and serve with favorite taco/ burrito toppings.

Wednesday - Meatloaf

Thursday - Cheesy Crockpot Chicken

Friday - Pizza

Saturday - Chicken Noodle Soup with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Sunday - Out for Dinner

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Monday - Sweet & Sour Chicken over Rice

Tuesday - Potato Soup

Wednesday - Spaghetti

Thursday - BBQ Chicken

Friday- PIZZA

Saturday - Chicken N Dumplings

Sunday - Dinner Out

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I've been slacking off here in the past couple weeks so I thought I best get back up on the horse. To take a look at these recipes, click here.

Monday - Pot Roast
Tuesday - Cheesy Chicken
Wednesday - Meat Loaf
Thursday - Tortilla Soup
Friday - Pizza Night!
Saturday - Beef Tips
Sunday - Dinner Out!

Have a great week!

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Monday - Cheesy Chicken
Tuesday - Meatloaf
Wednesday - Spaghetti
Thursday - Leftovers
Friday - Pizza
Saturday - Roast
Sunday - Valentines Dinner :)

For the past two weeks now I've been doing all of our dinners in the crockpot. I'm totally convinced that this is the way to go. It has been amazing how much time it has saved me getting ready for dinner. Plus we get to eat all this good food for dinner that I never in a million years would have fixed two weeks in a row. I do everything in the crockpot but the veggies and I usually throw in a piece of Great Harvest bread. This week I'll post the 12 recipes that I'm going to use twice this month for a total of 24 dinners. So far it's saved me a ton of money and a ton of time. Cheers!

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Monday - Baked Spaghetti
Tuesday - Chicken Nuggets
Wednesday - Hamburgers
Thursday - Pancakes
Friday - Pizza Night
Saturday - Tortilla Soup
Sunday - Subs

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Monday - Potato Soup in the crockpot (recipe here)

Tuesday - Speghetti in the crockpot (recipe here)

Wednesday - Sweet & Sour Chicken

Thursday - Meatloaf in a crockpot (recipe here)

Friday - Pizza Night

Saturday - OUT

Sunday - Ham Sandwiches