Just another Manic Monday

Crazy busy summer so far I hope we are staying home chilling quite a bit this week! We are doing a few fun things with friends but I think the kids and I all need a calm relaxing week!

It's time to plan the menu (totally had a time to make the donuts flash as I typed that) Get tons more recipes at one of my favorite websites


Monday - hamburgers baked french fries
nuff said nothing special just burgers on the grill but yummy all the same

Tuesday - Chef Salads
Chop up lettuce, boil some eggs, cook some bacon, and set out all the other fun toppings

Wednesday - Chicken Lo Mein
spaghetti and chicken cooked in teriakyi sauce (I usually sneak in some stir fry veggies)

Thursday - Bread Bowl with soups
I make the dough in the bread machine!
I usually warm up some frozen chili for Jeff and do a can of broccoli cheese soup (adding more cheddar and broccoli of course) then Campbell's character soups I got on sale for the kids

Friday - Hot Dogs mac n cheese
Nuff said on this one too except that I used that free Oscar Meyers pack of hot dogs coupon so yay!!

Saturday - going out with my hubby
See previous post about him winning us concert tickets

Sunday - leftovers or might be going to the in laws I can't keep straight which weeks we go!

my sweet hubby

My hubby Jeff called me from work this morning to tell me to call my parents about babysitting the kids Saturday night. I asked why (of course) and he said he just won us two tickets to the Donnas/Blondie/Pat Benatar concert here in Memphis this weekend!
I was shocked I honestly hadn't even heard the concert was coming to town I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Donnas and the other two ladies ROCK! A local radio show he listens to every morning at work was giving away tickets and just asked for emails why you wanted the tickets! Jeff wrote a SWEET email to them saying why I deserved them!
Here is the email:

Good morning gentlemen. I'm writing to do my begging for the Pat/
Blondie/ Donnas tickets. My wife is a huge Blondie and The Donnas fan.
I'd love to take her to the concert. She's the hardest working person
I know, with the worst pay. Being a stay at home mom who homeschools
our 2 kids isn't a life I'd want to take on. I'm happy to work to
afford us this life. Spending doesn't allow a lot of extra money so
buying tickets isn't in the budget. She also keeps our money on track
and she won't let me cheat a little to buy tickets. If you'd consider
me, I'd really appreciate it and you'd be making my wife very happy.

Have a great day fellas

I will be sure to update how the concert was but I am even more excited for this FREE (besides paying for parking) night out with my hubby!

Monday Monday Monday

It's Monday again well technically it's Tuesday since it's 1 am as I type this! Jeff took a vacation day today so we had a jam packed day of family fun including the zoo!
So now I am all off on my days of the week so I am late posting this!
Here is what I am making this week!



Monday - Chicken Parmesan
same recipe I do for spaghetti except I coat the chicken in Italian bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese then bake and serve on top of the spaghetti

Tuesday - White beans and cornbread
soak beans overnight then cook in the crockpot with 1/2 fresh water and 1/2 chicken broth to cover the beans. Then I throw in some chopped up bacon and serve with cornbread

Wednesday - Smoked Sausage with cabbage

Thursday - Pineapple Chicken with brown rice
my easy chicken/teriakyi sauce, crushed pineapple in the crockpot recipe
***I was supposed to do this recipe last week but turned out I was out of teriakyi sauce so I did a BBQ chicken***

Friday - homemade pizza

Saturday - taco bar
ground turkey with taco seasoning and all the fixins

Sunday - dinner at the in laws


Hope everyone has a great week!! We actually have nothing going on this week! After VBS, two weeks of swim lessons, and then Parker having Crossfire camp last week it's nice to just have a chill week! We are still hanging out with friends and doing some fun stuff but nothing we HAVE to go do!

it's Mondayyyyyyyyyyyyyy

It's that time of the week again

Get TONS more menu planning ideas/tips/recipes here


Monday - Chicken Pot Pie
made it with real pie crust not just biscuits on top!

(crockpot) Tuesday - Pork chops Potatoes carrots
All in the crockpot cooked in chicken broth and salt/pepper
Cut up potatoes put in crockpot with carrots, add chicken broth up to the top of the veggies then place seasoned pork chops on top!

Wednesday - Breakfast (pancakes, turkey bacon, and maybe some scrambled eggs)
quick easy cheap and a family favorite!!

Thursday - Spaghetti
nuff said

Friday - Pizza
Homemade everyone thrown on their own toppings

Saturday - Meatball subs
My son LOVES and begs for these now

Sunday - dinner at the in-laws

I just realized typing all this that we are like having an Italian themed end of the week!!

Funny Websites that make me giggle

There have recently been a bunch of "people's mistakes" type websites go up and they make me giggle! I know it's not good to laugh at the misery of other's but if you are in need of a chuckle check some of these out


Awkward Family Photos

Cake Wrecks

Craft Fail