Archive for June, 2008

Five Things Meme

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I am very excited this is my first Meme and Tag. Thank you Happyathome for picking me.
What are five things on your to-do list for today?
1. Cook the meals, snacks, and desserts for the week
2. Wash the Laundry
3. Fax grades to Abeka
4. Mail out Birthday cards
5. Blog
What are five snacks you enjoy?
1. Chips,
2. cheese and […]

Menu Plan

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Monday–
Breakfast–Pancakes
Lunch–Hot Dogs with Mac and cheese
Dinner–BBQ Beef with Baked Potatoes (I didn’t make this last week, I made it today.)
Tuesday–
Breakfast–Instant Oatmeal/Cereal with banana
Lunch–BBQ Sandwiches with cucumber salad
Dinner–Stromboli with ceasar salad
Wednesday–
Breakfast–Raisin Bread French Toast
Lunch–Sandwiches for Field Trip
Dinner–Apricot Chicken with rice and steamed veggies
Thursday–
Breakfast–Omelets
Lunch–Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Dinner–Beef and Potato Casserole
Friday–
Breakfast–Waffles
Lunch–Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese
Dinner–Pizza
Saturday–
Breakfast–Crepes
Lunch–Leftovers
Dinner–Oven Fried Chicken with Hash […]

The Results of the Plan

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Here are the results of today’s grocery shopping trip. Did I meet my goals? I honestly have to say “NO”, but I am not discouraged. These are long term goals. Here are my notes about today’s trip.

Goal: Go shopping for a week instead of two. Result: This one, I actually completed.
Goal: Plan out all […]

The Plan

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

My plan this week is to cut our grocery bill in half. I usually go to the grocery store every two weeks but have to always go back and get milk. Which ended up with buying more than we need. I have been researching the internet and I must say my head is spinning. There […]

Friday’s Feast

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Appetizer
What is the weather like today where you live?
*Actually, it is a little warm. We had to turn on the air.
Soup
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you?
*Zero, I never really been career-minded person. I love being a housewife and mom.
Salad
What type of window coverings do you have in your […]

A week of Errands

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

This week was a week of running around. On Monday, the girls had their booster shot at the doctors. Jason had his booster on Tuesday and Kiani had a dentist appointment. On Wednesday, we actually stayed home and cleaned up the house. On Thursday, Ashleigh, Jason, and I had a dentist appointment. After the […]

Wordless Wednesday: Places we have lived

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

San Diego, California

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Cumberland, Rhode Island

Douglas, Massachusetts

Tackle it Tuesday

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

My tackle for this week is to final start reading Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Women’s Soul by John Eldredge. I brought the book months ago and been wanting to read it. Now that we are taking a break for the summer from homeschool, I think it might be a perfect time to start […]

Menu Plan

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Last week, we didn’t follow the menu completely due to the fact my sweet hubby took us out to eat twice. I am complaining and for matter of fact I was very thankful. We all had a great time. Don’t forget to scroll down for some recipes. Here is the menu for this week…
Monday
Breakfast–Mixed Veggie […]

Movie Review No.#2 Kung Fu Panda

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

First, I must say this is something our family hardly does, go to the movies. This is a first for our family to go two movies in one weekend. My Sweet Darling surprise me and took me out for a date (without the children, so it really wasn’t the whole family). Last night, we […]