I'm still here and Our Meal Plan!!!!

Hi everyone!! I'm still in the living and our family is
doing just fine!! (well as fine as we get!!)

I appreciate you all being patient with me while I take
a bloggy break!! There just isn't enough hours in the day
to do it all! Blogging was becoming more like a job than a
hobby and I never wanted that!!

I enjoy blogging very much and am hoping to get back on
some sort of schedule soon. I'll probably never post daily like I
used to but I do hope to at least post several times a week!


So here's our meal plan for the week.

Monday -- Pancakes and smoky links

Tuesday -- Meatballs, potatoes, green beans, applesauce

Wednesday -- BLT's and Fruit Smoothies (YUM!!)

Thursday -- Grilled chicken, potatoes, veggie, and applesauce

Friday -- Birthday Party for my youngest! -- hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, pasta salad, mac and cheese (his favorite!), and chips-- Homemade Chocolate cake with homemade icecream (YUMYUMYUMYUM!!)

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza

Sunday -- Not sure??? Leftovers??

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Have a great week!
It's going to be a HOT one around here!

Meal Plan Monday

Here's our Meal Plan this week...

Monday -- Tacos with homemade tortillas

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, potatoes, green beans, applesauce

Wednesday -- Meatballs in crockpot, potatoes, and carrots (didn't have last Sunday, had leftovers instead!!)

Thursday -- Family Dinner - grilled hamburgers and hot dogs

Friday -- Spaghetti Bake, applesauce, and bread

Saturday -- Homemade pizza

Sunday -- Homemade Crockpot Mac and Cheese -- Or something else??? It's Mother's Day ya know!!!

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Meal Plan Monday

Here's our meal plan for the week...

Monday -- Scrambled omelets, toast, and smoky links

Tuesday -- Grilled Tilapia, baked potatoes, green beans, and applesauce

Wednesday -- BLT's

Thursday -- Crockpot lasagna and applesauce

Friday -- Grilled Hawaiian brats and fruit

Saturday -- Lunch -- birthday party -- supper -- homemade pizza

Sunday -- Crockpot meatballs, potatoes, and carrots (didn't have this last week)


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Meal Plan Monday

Awwww the big garage sale is OVER!!!!
It was a HUGE SUCCESS, we got rid of soooo much!!!!
But, that was one of the hardest weeks I've ever had.
I just can't function well if I'm gone 5 days in a row...
Good thing I planned it to be Spring Break for our
homeschool or I'd be over the edge!!

I missed the kitchen so much that Saturday, since I was home all day,
I tried out my "new" (my sister and I traded items at the end of the sale)
waffle cone maker... THEY WERE DELICIOUS!! I'm sooo excited about
making homemade waffle cones all summer! I'll share more on it later.
I also made some yummy whole wheat banana blueberry muffins!
4 grams of fiber in each one of those babies!! I'll share the recipe tomorrow.

For now, and a much slower week for me,
here's our menu plan...

Monday -- Beef Stew with potatoes and carrots

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, potatoes, brown beans, green beans, and applesauce

Wednesday -- Hawaiian Brats and homemade parmesan fries

Thursday -- Spaghetti with cheesy bread sticks

Friday -- Family Dinner

Saturday -- I'm gone all day to a Beth Moore Simulcast, so we'll likely use our last Book its and get Pizza Hut! -- Anyone else going to see Beth Moore Saturday??

Sunday -- Meatballs, potatoes, and carrots


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Oh yea, I have plans to make these Giant Breakfast Cookies. Don't they look delicious?!?!?
My kids will think I'm crazy when I offer cookies for breakfast!!

Have a Great Week!!!

Meal Plan Monday

Well this is it... GARAGE SALE week!
Pray for great weather Thursday and Friday!

I'll post pictures later in the week so you can
see how insanely big this sale is!!! Let me just say
a 2 car garage plus 3 tents!!

Needless to say I have tons of work so I will be
doing very little posting this week!
I will be back next week with normal posting and
even an AWESOME giveaway!!

Here's our Meal Plan for the week.
The sale is at my sister's house so I won't be home much so
all of our meals are last minute or crockpot items!

Monday -- Pancakes and smoky links

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, baked potatoes (crockpot), beans, applesauce

Wednesday -- Beef Stroganoff (crockpot) over noodles, applesauce

Thursday -- Pick up Subway on my way home with gift card... Then CRASH!!!

Friday -- Not sure-- family dinner or Pizza Hut

Saturday -- Not sure -- Maybe something simple like cheese and salsa nachos!

Sunday -- Grilled Hamburgers, chips, carrots

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Meal Plan Monday

Hope you all had a great Easter weekend!

I'm getting ready for a huge garage sale, so
if you don't see me posting as much, that is why!!!
The sale isn't until the 15th and 16th but, I'll need
that full 2 weeks to get things around!

Here's our food plan for the week...

Monday -- Tacos or Taco Salads and applesauce

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, baked potatoes, green beans, bread

Wednesday -- BLT's

Thursday --Grilled Tilapia, fried potatoes, beans, cooked carrots, applesauce

Friday -- Family Dinner

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza

Sunday -- Beef Stew with potatoes and carrots, or Grilled hamburgers (can't decide!)

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Meal Plan Monday

The weather this week looks to be AWESOME!!!
Sunny and upper 60's to even 70's!

Bring on Spring!!
Here's our menu plan for this week...

Monday -- Beef and Noodles with big salads and applesauce

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, potatoes, snap peas, and beans

Wednesday -- Hamburgers on the grill, pasta salad, and lettuce salad

Thursday -- Spaghetti with cheesy bread and applesauce

Good Friday -- Easter Dinner with Family

Saturday -- Homemade pizza

Easter Sunday -- Easter Dinner with Family

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Have a great Easter Week!

Meal Plan Monday

I'm attempting to not go to the store this
week except for milk!

My freezer is down to about 2/3 full, so I'm
still working on it for gardening/fruit season!!

We're finishing the new chicken coop and I think
we're plowing up my new garden this week!!
That's about as exciting as it gets around here!!
And I'll be honest, I can't wait!!

Here's our menu plan for this week..

Monday -- Homemade French Toast, hash browns (?), and smoky links

Tuesday -- Grilled chicken, baked potatoes, green beans, applesauce

Wednesday -- Sausage Grillers, Fruit, and lettuce salad

Thursday -- Meatloaf, cheesy potatoes, beans, applesauce

Friday -- Birthday Party Dinner (Tacos I think!)

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza Night!

Sunday -- Crockpot hamburgers with potatoes and carrots

For more menu plans and
ideas visit here!

When I go through my pictures I always see this cinnamon bread
and I'm determined to make it this week again! It was sooo good,
but the last time I made it was around Christmas time...
I'm hoping this little paragraph will be my reminder!!

Meal Plan Monday

Time for another meal plan!

Monday -- Eggs, Toast, and Smoky links

Tuesday -- Grilled Tilapia, green beans, potatoes, and bread

Wednesday -- Chili over baked potatoes, cooked carrots, applesauce

Thursday -- Homemade pizza

Friday -- Dinner with Family

Saturday -- Birthday Party with Family

Sunday -- Crock pot Mac and Cheese with sausage

That's it!! Looks like pretty easy plan to me!
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Meal Plan Monday

Another week... Another plan!!
At least the weather is starting to break!

Monday -- Wet Burritos (variation of this recipe) and applesauce

Tuesday -- Marinated Grilled Chicken, Baked Potatoes, Noodles, and Green Beans

Wednesday -- Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup, and Salad

Thursday -- Spaghetti, Cheesy Breadsticks, and applesauce

Friday -- Homemade Pizza

Saturday -- Hamburgers on the grill, macaroni salad, peaches

Sunday -- Birthday Party - Niece turns 1!!

Have a great week!
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Meal Plan Monday

Here's our plan this week...

Monday -- French Toast (using this bread) and smoky links. I'm also attempting to make my own syrup using honey (no sugar)! I'll let you know if it turns out tomorrow!

Tuesday -- Meatloaf, cheesy potatoes, green beans, baked beans, and applesauce

Wednesday -- Homemade Chicken fingers, Parmesan Fries, and green beans

Thursday -- Big Salads with leftover chicken strips, hard boiled eggs, cheese, homemade croutons, and broccoli

Friday -- Dinner with family

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza -- (last week the sauce and crust was getting closer to our perfect mix! I'll also share it tomorrow!)

Sunday -- Hamburgers, potatoes, and carrots in crockpot

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Meal Plan Monday

February is almost over... It flew by!! Which is good
since I'm itching for spring! The garden planning has
begun around our house!

We're still working on our freezer and pantry and
it looks like I'm going to continue it another month.
I'm thinking I'm going to make my budget for March
around $120. since that's what I spent in Jan. and what
it will be for Feb. too! That shaves $100. off my "normal"
grocery budget of $220. per month.

Here's our Meals for this week.

Monday -- beef enchiladas, applesauce, green beans

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, Twice baked potatoes, applesauce, corn

Wednesday -- BLT's with cheese and crackers

Thursday -- Spaghetti, cheesy bread (this bread has become a regular pasta side
at our house!), applesauce

Friday -- Dinner with family

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza (last week we got Pizza Hut with Book-its)

Sunday -- Meatballs with potatoes, and carrots (didn't have last week because
we went to my Mom's for Sunday Dinner!!)


I might not be around much today, we might venture up to Michigan and
look into getting a beehive! I'd love to switch from sugar to all honey. Having
our own bees would be a cheap way of doing that!! My Sil and Brother have been
so helpful - they're getting beehives too!! You can see a little about their beginning
bee journey here. I can't wait for honey!!

Anyone else a beekeeper for honey??

Meal Plan Monday

Nothing exciting going
on this week! (we like that!)

Here's our menu plan

Monday -- Pancakes and Smoky Links

Tuesday -- Pizza Casserole and applesauce

Wednesday -- Grilled chicken, potatoes, green beans

Thursday -- Lasagna (froze the leftovers when we had this several weeks ago) having it with
cheesy bread and marinara sauce (sharing my sauce recipe tomorrow)

Friday -- Dinner with family

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza

Sunday -- Meatballs (from freezer), potatoes, and carrots (all in crockpot!)

That's it!
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Meal Plan Monday

Here's our plan this week...

Monday -- Tacos and applesauce

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, twice baked potatoes, green beans, bread

Wednesday - Chili over baked potatoes and applesauce

Thursday -- Hamburgers, Parmesan French Fries (new recipe!)

Friday -- Dinner with family

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza - I've started making our own pizza sauce! It's soooo EASY -- I will share my recipe soon!! BTW - it only costs about .65 cents compared to $1.10 Chef boyardee!)

Sunday -- Beef Stew Meat with potatoes and carrots (didn't have last week because I forgot about a pizza party at Church!)

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That sums it up...
Have a great week!!

Meal Plan Monday

Here's another week of
meals for us!

Monday -- Pancakes and Smoky Links

Tuesday -- Meatballs (I'll be assembling 3 meals of this and freezing 2 of them!), potatoes, green beans, and applesauce

Wednesday -- Homemade Chicken Fingers with Oven Steak Fries

Thursday -- Spaghetti Bake with Homemade Italian Cheesy Bread

Friday -- Dinner with Family

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza

Sunday -- Beef Stew Meat in crockpot with potatoes and carrots (didn't use last Sunday had leftovers instead)
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This week looks pretty mellow with nothing on the schedule!
I love week's like this!

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Last day to enter the Magpie Designz Necklace Giveaway is tomorrow.
Also I have a new KitchenAid skillet giveaway coming later today!

Meal Plan Monday

It's the last week of the Pantry Challenge for January.
However, I'm doing it through February too!

I'm not sure how close I'll get but as I mentioned
last week, my computer seems to be giving me
hints that it won't be long until it crashes...
So I'm saving towards a new one!!

At the end of this month I hope to have around $150.
towards it ($110. from grocery budget and $40. from
gas budget!)

Here's my plan for meals this week!

Monday -- Big Salads along with goulash (we didn't have last week)

Tuesday -- Grilled Chicken, baked potatoes, green beans, and applesauce

Wednesday -- Potato Soup in homemade bread bowls (new recipe - I'll let you know how it turns out!)

Thursday -- Daughter's 9th Birthday on Sunday so this is her choice -- Chicken Noodles with mashed potatoes, corn, and beans

Friday -- Pizza Birthday Party (for Halee and her cousin)

Saturday -- Another Pizza Birthday Party (different kind of pizza) (for Halee, and 2 cousins)

Sunday -- Beef Stew with potatoes and carrots

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Meal Plan Monday

This will be the 3rd week in the Pantry Challenge.
So far for the month I'm just shy of spending $40.00!!

I'm staying well stocked with the awesome grocery hauls
I've gotten from Walgreens and Meijer!! This week I'm
not sure if I'll do any shopping or not??? I'll wait to decide
until I can properly take a look at the sales!!

Here's what I'm planning for dinner and I'm pretty
sure I have everything I need for all these meals!!

Monday -- Scrambled eggs with cheese, hashbrowns, and bacon

Tuesday -- Marinated Chicken, rice stirfry, cooked carrots, dinner rolls

Wednesday -- Big Salads (again) with all the fixins'

Thursday -- Goulash with Cheesy Italian bread -- Tried this last week and it was a huge hit (recipe coming tomorrow!)

Friday -- Dinner with family

Saturday -- Homemade pizza or Pizza Hut Book its

Sunday -- Hamburgers with potatoes, and carrots in crock pot

As you can see we're having salad again due to the FREE salad that
Meijer had this week. I'm pretty sure we'll have it again next week since
I got 3 bags and the date was 10 days out!! Good thing the whole family
likes it when we have these!!

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Meal Plan Monday

Here is our plan this week as we continue
to mostly eat from what we have!

Monday -- Tacos

Tuesday -- Meatballs (I have from in freezer)- I'll throw them in the crock pot with potatoes and carrots-- we'll have applesauce with it.

Wednesday -- Big Salads with hard boiled eggs, ham and all the fixins'- oh and homemade croutons! (I love these!)

Thursday -- Lasagna with homemade Italian cheese bread (this will be a new one for me!) This recipe looks DELICIOUS!!! I'll let you know how it went next week! Probably add left over salad as a side.

Friday -- Out on date night!! We have a gift card for dinner, free movie tickets (thanks Mom!), Kohls gift card, Barnes and Noble gift card, and Best Buy gift card!! What a fun night it will be! I guess I should say day/night (we're leaving right after lunch!) oh and did I mention we are picking the kids up on Saturday!!??!!-- Can't get much better than that!

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza

Sunday -- If it's allowed I'm not sure what to have!?!?!?
I have about 4-5 meals that I rotate for Sunday's but I'm feeling the need for something new!

We leave for church around 8:45 and don't get home until 12:30 So it has to be something quick to prep and almost has to go in crock pot because the little people and the big people are very hungry by 12:30!

Anyone have a favorite recipe they like to throw in the crockpot??? I'd love to try something new! I have chicken and hamburger on hand. Oh and hubby isn't much of a casserole person! (I know it's quite an assignment!)

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Meal Plan Monday

From the pantry/freezer here is my
plan for meals this week...

Monday -- Pancakes, Sausage Patties, Frozen Peaches

Tuesday -- Chicken with rice stirfry, beans, applesauce

Wednesday -- Hamburgers on homemade buns, oven steak fries, cooked carrots (my 3 yr. old LOVES these! I can almost guarantee that he'll tell me "I'm the best mom ever" for making these! Such a crazy little boy!)

Thursday -- Spaghetti, cheesy bread, applesauce

Friday -- Family Dinner

Saturday -- Homemade Pizza

Sunday -- Chili over baked Potatoes

I'm going to attempt to make my rice in the crockpot. Check
back tomorrow to see how that went! Hopefully I won't make mush instead!

I'm also attempting to make my own hamburger buns from scratch!
I'll share how that went next week!

Hope you all have a great start back to the grind and school!!

I'll be back later today to let you know what I'm buying this week
at the grocery store. Remember I'm keeping the month's totals under $100.

Meal Plan Monday

We had two great Christmas's and
have 1 more big Christmas over New Years.

Our menu is still out of the ordinary for another
week, then things should get back to normal or as normal
as they get around here!


Monday -- Pizza (since we didn't have it over the weekend)(we go through pizza withdraw if we skip this weekly meal!!!)

Tuesday -- Meatballs (I made them several weeks ago and then froze the extras), potatoes, veggies, and applesauce

Wednesday -- Tomato Soup and grilled cheese

Thursday -- Chicken, potatoes, veggies (not sure how I'll do the chicken yet)

Friday -- Christmas with hubby's side

Saturday -- Christmas with hubby's side (fun 2 day event)!

Sunday -- Hamburgers with potatoes and carrots

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