Thanks to Yarns of the Heart for posting this--It reminds me of my life and lots of friends who are doing the "mom" thing in their own way & style.
Menu Monday
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This is a crazy week for us. We are headed to Iowa for a Bible Quizzing Regional Tournament so things are a bit off for us. But the menu plan is in place so we will survive & have plenty to eat. I find it is one less bit of chaos if I have things laid out ahead of time. It helps me to know what needs to be picked up on Tuesdays when I am in town for errands.
Breakfasts
Oatmeal, Muffins & Eggs, Yogurt, Cereal
Lunches
Mexicali Casserole, Broccoli Soup, Frittata, Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Supper
Parmesan Chicken, Beef Tostadas, Rosemary Pork Tenderloin, Tilapia Vera Cruz
Breakfasts
Oatmeal, Muffins & Eggs, Yogurt, Cereal
Lunches
Mexicali Casserole, Broccoli Soup, Frittata, Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Supper
Parmesan Chicken, Beef Tostadas, Rosemary Pork Tenderloin, Tilapia Vera Cruz
Funny Faces
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I can't help it--I love these faces. Bribery material!
Cookie
Boy
Bubble Socrates
And these aren't bad either!
Pouty hat girl
However I think Joshua 
most expressive faces!
is the man
with the
most expressive faces!Healthy foods
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It seems like I have been on a serious healthy food kick since the first of the year. Probably has something to do with the fact that I would like to loose 5-10 lbs. The scale is inching down with regular workouts & watching my intake(sigh).
Two healthy things we do consistently.
1. Bake things from scratch. Bread(honey wheat), hamburger buns, biscuits, pie crusts & yes cookies. I feel so much better about what we put in our mouths when I know how it has been made.
2. Eat greens. We have a salad most evenings & some lunches. Ours are made with a combo of green leaf, romaine & spinach. Everyone gets a helping--no ifs ands or buts. We also usually have at least one if not more fresh vegies on the table. Carrots, peppers, cauliflower, cucumbers, etc.
I know there are a lot of other things we could be doing but these work for us. I'd like to see us eating more unprocessed foods and less processed. One habit at a time. We do make most of our meals from scratch but some days for the sake of convenience we use a mix or something not homemade.
Somethings I buy that are processed & I am not willing to make.
Animal cookies, yogurt, chips, cottage cheese & cereal. None of these things are reasonable for us to undertake making at home. I think the biggest area I use store bought food is in snacks. We eat a lot of fruit but also lots of vanilla wafers, rice cakes, & crackers. Maybe finding time to bake more & use that as our snacks will be our next habit to work on in the area of healthy foods.
Two healthy things we do consistently.
1. Bake things from scratch. Bread(honey wheat), hamburger buns, biscuits, pie crusts & yes cookies. I feel so much better about what we put in our mouths when I know how it has been made.
2. Eat greens. We have a salad most evenings & some lunches. Ours are made with a combo of green leaf, romaine & spinach. Everyone gets a helping--no ifs ands or buts. We also usually have at least one if not more fresh vegies on the table. Carrots, peppers, cauliflower, cucumbers, etc.
I know there are a lot of other things we could be doing but these work for us. I'd like to see us eating more unprocessed foods and less processed. One habit at a time. We do make most of our meals from scratch but some days for the sake of convenience we use a mix or something not homemade.
Somethings I buy that are processed & I am not willing to make.
Animal cookies, yogurt, chips, cottage cheese & cereal. None of these things are reasonable for us to undertake making at home. I think the biggest area I use store bought food is in snacks. We eat a lot of fruit but also lots of vanilla wafers, rice cakes, & crackers. Maybe finding time to bake more & use that as our snacks will be our next habit to work on in the area of healthy foods.
Blessings
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Some days I am just blessed. Good friends, great family, health, and so many others!
I enjoyed lunch yesterday with ladies from church. We got to talk, laugh & share for an hour. That was a great blessing but the reason I got to do that was my daughter was WILLING to babysit her siblings. She also was willing to watch a friend's little boy so she could go too.
I came home and they were building a fort(making a pit of the basement--oh well) & were playing together. I love that. I love knowing that my kids are friends and enjoy hanging out together.
Blessings everywhere . . . . .
I enjoyed lunch yesterday with ladies from church. We got to talk, laugh & share for an hour. That was a great blessing but the reason I got to do that was my daughter was WILLING to babysit her siblings. She also was willing to watch a friend's little boy so she could go too.
I came home and they were building a fort(making a pit of the basement--oh well) & were playing together. I love that. I love knowing that my kids are friends and enjoy hanging out together.
Blessings everywhere . . . . .