Monday...

It's that time of the week again....sorry I missed last week craziness ensued again.

Here is what we are having this week for dinner! Go here for many more menu planning ideas

Monday - Teriakyi Chicken with brown rice
Thrown chicken, teriakyi sauce, and crushed pineapple in the crockpot then make brown rice right before ready to serve also steaming some broccoli to get some green veggies in

Tuesday - Taco Pie casserole
Cook ground beef/turkey add taco seasoning, cut up tortillas (I usually use corn and use my pizza cutter) into strips place in bottom of 9x9 casserole dish, then layer taco meat, refried beans, shredded cheese (taco blend is yummy) then do another layer of tortillas and so on....until you reach the top then cook about 20 min just to warm up beans and melt the cheese

Wednesday - dinner at church

Thursday - Chicken fried rice
Making extra brown rice on Monday to get cold in the fridge to use
There are many recipes for this online I just cook an egg in the wok and remove...then cook cut up chicken breast, add frozen veggies, and when chicken is cooked add the rice and soy sauce just keep stirring then add back in the egg (chopped up)

Friday - homemade pizza
Make pizza dough in the breadmaker roll out and let everyone top their part with whatever goodies they want

Saturday - turkey burgers with roasted new potatoes

Sunday - not sure yet...I know I am a slacker but we will probably have leftovers or sandwiches etc...

Lunch with the Ladies

I am very excited about today! A friend from my high school youth group is coming in town. We haven't seen each other much over the years b/c she hasn't lived here in Memphis in quite awhile! We keep up with each other through facebook and I went to her wedding shower last year. There were 4 of us girls that used to do everything together! The last time the four of us were together Parker was about 1 1/2 and Julie was pregnant with her first (Parker is now almost 8 and her son is in 1st grade) It's been awhile!
Sherrill is in town and Julie is driving up from Little Rock so we are all having lunch today! Turns out I was the only one bringing kids so I called up my mom to see if she could watch them and of course she will never pass up the chance to spend time with her wonderful grandkids!
I GET TO GO TO A KIDLESS LUNCH WITH OLD (ok not old in age since we are all staying 29) FRIENDS and I am way too excited about it!

Menu Planning Monday

Here is the menu this week Find many more menus here

Monday - Spaghetti with sausage
whole wheat penne, tomato sauce, sausage, homemade Italian bread

Tuesday - Chicken Pot Pie
quick to put together the kids love to help with this one and YUMMY

Wednesday - dinner at church
Taco Night

Thursday - Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo salads
I know pasta twice in one week but I don't like tomatoes and I do spaghetti 3-4 times a month the family can have pasta the way I like it every once in awhile
Doing it the cheaters way....Alfredo sauce from a jar and cooking up the chicken in a skillet

Friday - Bacon Cheeseburger Roll
Yummy and a fun alternative from pizza

Saturday - Chef Salads
Chopped up lettuce, cut up tomatoes, boiled eggs, turkey lunchmeat, (and I am going to cook some extra bacon to crumble up on Friday night) let everyone make their own salad

Sunday - Fish Stick Tacos
Little bit healthier way to eat fish sticks and my kids love these! We use salsa and lettuce on them

craziness that is my life

We have been very busy lately and I have been neglecting my blog! So sorry blog...see further proof I am not a Supermom!
I have been busy making bows and monogramming like crazy! It's a total blessing that I am getting so many orders and I still want to set up my etsy shop I set up the account for like 3 months ago! (pictures were too big and I can't figure out how to size them but working on it I promise)

Homeschooling started back a few weeks ago and it's going well BUT Parker has already set in on the "doing the least amount he can as quick as he can" mode. Everyday it's a struggle to get him to do all his work! VERY frustrating! Everyday it's "can we just skip Math?" or "Why do I have to read this AND do worksheets about it?" While I keep my cool trying to explain YET AGAIN that we are required to do 4 hours a day (this has NEVER happened) and to be content with the 2ish we do. If he was back in public school he would be there for 7 hours...granted most of that is waiting in line to go to the bathroom or go to lunch or go home but still....
Just a little Saturday morning vent!

Happy Birthday to my Mom and hope everyone has a great week!