My Menu

Ugh, I am still sick.  We all are and this just stinks!  Having to take care of 3 small kids who aren't feeling well when you barely have enough energy to shower is hard!  I have had this nasty cold for 10 days and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere any time soon, although I would hope it would go away!  Here is my menu this week, it may change depending on how I feel at the time I am cooking.  Also food is just not the same when you can barely breath and are coughing so hard it hurts!

Sunday:  Taco Soups, taquito's and mini taco's

Monday: Pork Chops, homemade mac and cheese and green beans

Tuesday: Rigatoni w/ sweet sausage, salad and garlic bread

Wednesday: Fried Chicken, rice and corn

Thursday:  Sloppy Joes (going to try this new recipe), tator tots and fries

Friday:  Cheeseburgers, baked beans and macaroni salad

Saturday:  Appetizers (we didn't have this last week)  Chicken Bites, stuffed mushrooms and potatoe skins

Man this took me a long time to come up with, but I stuck to the basics this week so then it will be easier for me and I won't feel so overwhelmed!  I am hoping to kick this stupid cold in the butt and I really, really hope that it goes away fast!  Have a great week everyone!!!

My Menu

I really don't feel like planning a menu.  On Friday I started to feel like I was getting sick and the next morning when I woke up it hit me hard!  I spent the whole weekend in bed with no energy.  I was either starving or not hungry, I was sweating and then had the chills.  So menu planning was not on my mind at all!  I still am not 100% and not sure what I want to cook this week but I am going to try.

Sunday:  Spaghetti, and garlic bread

Monday: Hamburger Helper (1.  We haven't had this forever, 2. I know its not the best but heck I am sick so I can cheat one day), corn and rolls

Tuesday:  Homemade Chicken and Noodles (I have two of these batches frozen, from PW), salad and quesadilla's

Wednesday: Carne Asada, grilled veggies and roasted potatoes

Thursday:  Thanksgiving Day.  Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and rolls (all the fixings!)

Friday:  Leftovers

Saturday:  Appetizers (we didn't have this last Saturday as I was sick)  Wings, stuffed mushrooms and potatoe skins

Now I am off to wash our sheets in hopes that any germs are lingering will go away.  I just really hope that I feel better by Thursday as Thanksgiving dinner is my favorite to make and eat!!!!  Have a great week!

My Menu

Brrr it has been cold outside!  I love cooking when it is cold outside, there is just something cozy about having a warm stove cooking away comfort food while it is chilly outside!  I have really been wanting to make a lot of different soups for dinner, but the girls tend to not eat a ton of it when I make it so I am doing a slow transition for them so they will get used to it and start to eat more.  So with that said, here is my menu for this week


Sunday:  Chili (had a big batch frozen) and Cornbread

Monday:  Tuna Noodle Casserole (hoping the twins eat this as they are not fans of casserole, but hey they have to get used to it), Corn and Rolls

Tuesday:  Meatloaf (this time I am trying The Pioneer Woman's--no surprise!), Cheesy Potatoes and Green Beans

Wednesday:  Beer Can Chicken, Leftover Potatoes, and Leftover Veggies

Thursday:  Brinner!  Breakfast for dinner, Pancakes, Bacon, Eggs and Hash browns.  (so much because I prefer eggs, Morgan prefers pancakes)

Friday:  OUT (either out or order in, but I get at least 1 day off from cooking in a month)

Saturday:  Steak, Caramelized Mushrooms and Onions, and Shrimp Scampi.



I have to get a grocery trip in this week as well.  We don't need much but some of the essentials like Rice, noodles, veggies, and I need to stock up on just a few meat items like Ground Beef and Chicken.  But before I get to the grocery store I want to plan my menu for the next month (which is how I used to do it) so then I can make sure that we have most of the stuff for the month and then I don't have to run out in the cold with three kids to pick up stuff.  We will save that for the fresh produce I have to get. (and that is like once a week, we go through a lot of fruit in this house)  Have a great week!!

Halloween 2012

I was really excited this year for Halloween!  Last year Cameryn and Jaidyn had just started walking and really didn't know what was going on and this year I knew once they realized that they get candy by going to a door in a costume that they were going to love it!  Morgan right away said she wanted to be Strawberry Shortcake, so that was settled and done.  I was going to have Jaidyn be Elmo since she LOVES him and when we were at Target I just couldn't bring myself to pay full price for a costume, but while we were there I was eyeing a really cute Owl costume for Cameryn but again it was full price. 

A few weeks went by and I kept searching to get their costumes on sale and then I had an idea, I thought if the twins could be little devils that it would be cute.  So I was looking online at Target.com and found the cutest devil costumes, however they were full price.  Then I saw the cute Owl costume I was eyeing for Cameryn was on clearance....it went from $17.99 to $7.50!  I knew that was their costume! 

Now when it came time to get dressed for Halloween, Morgan and Jaidyn were all about it.  Cameryn on the other hand did NOT want to wear her costume!  But she got over it as soon as we were out and about and she was getting candy in her bag!  We took all three girls to about 20-25 houses and at about 7:30 Cameryn and Jaidyn were done, they didn't even want to walk anymore.  Tyson took them home to get ready for bed and I took Morgan out for another 45 minutes.  She had a blast!

I know that each year is going to be more and more fun for them and I can't wait!!! 

My Menu

Last week went by really fast, and I actually stuck to my menu with the exception of Saturday, we had some friends over for dinner so I made Taco's instead of Appetizers.  Nothing is really going on this week for us, Morgan has her two days of Preschool as well as school pictures on Thursday, so I am pretty excited for that!  I still need to update on our annual Saturday Movie night and I should be able to get a chance to do that this week sometime!  Here is my menu.

Sunday:  Spaghetti batch in the crock pot (we were all out), garlic bread and salad

Monday: Grilled Chicken, Creamy Garlic Pasta (this is new for me), cooked carrots

Tuesday:  Hungarian Goulash, Salad and Rolls

Wednesday:  Crispy Cheddar Chicken (I have made this before and it was good), rice and corn

Thursday:  Pulled Pork, PW's Perfect Potatoes Au Gratin, and Green Beans

Friday:  Fried Chicken, Macaroni Salad and Pasta Salad

Saturday:  Appetizers:  Chicken Wings, Stuffed Mushrooms and Hawaiian Sweet Rolls (these are very good)

I need to find more ground beef recipes, for some reason I have been struggling with ideas, we always make the basics of Taco's, Meatloaf, Hamburgers ETC...so I am going to be searching as much as I can to try a few new things!  Have a great week!!