Menu Plan Monday 5/26/14

Breakfasts: grapes, cereal, apple cinnamon muffins
lunches: corn dogs, nuggets, turkey sandwiches, left overs


Chicken penne w/ homemade garlic cheese bread & green beans

Pork chops w/ white noodles & peas

Spaghetti w/ left over garlic bread

Chicken & mac n cheese 

Pork chops salad & corn

BBQ chicken 

Breakfast for dinner

Tonight after work I need to make the cinnamon muffins so we can have a special breakfast tomorrow, which will make for a smooth morning before work! I just picked out the box kind, never tried them before!

The kids love making their own turkey sandwiches, complete with the mustard smiley faces! Katelyn insists on using bread to complete her masterpiece but only eating the meat and cheese!

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Menu Plan Monday 5/19/14

• Spaghetti

• Baked chicken w/ white noodles & peas

• Pork chops w/ au gratin potatoes & corn

• Cheeseburgers & cubed potatoes w/ brocolli

• Southwest chicken skillet 

• Taco / Burritos

• Heather's BBQ 

Breakfasts will be cereal, oatmeal, toast and fruit. 
Lunches: cheese quesadillas, turkey sandwiches, left overs and chicken nuggets

Linking up with Menu Plan Monday! That's where I found the southwest chicken skillet that I plan to try this week!

books I want to read

Anyone want to buy me all the books I ever wanted?
Books I want to read:
Moneyball
Mistakes were made (but not by me)
Thinking, fast and slow
The hard thing about hard things
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Theordore Roosevelt biography
Epictetus
Letters from Stoic
The 48 Laws of Power
The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America, Third Edition
Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger
The Dance of Anger
Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life


Movies:
Running from Crazy

Cleaning tricks

http://www.buzzfeed.com/twopoodles/deep-clean

Menu Plan Monday 5/12/2014

Breakfasts all week: cereal w/ fruit or oatmeal
Snacks all week: animal crackers, strawberries, bananas, ritz crackers 

Monday

• turkey sandwiches
• Biscuits & Gravy w/ scrambled eggs

Tuesday

• corn dogs w/ potato salad
• Baked chicken w/ white noodles& corn

Wednesday

• turkey sandwiches
• cheeseburger macaroni with peas

Thursday

• chicken nuggets
• Baked spaghetti

Friday

• cheese quesadillas
• Tacos / burritos

Saturday

• corn dogs
• Biscuits & gravy w/ scrambled eggs

Sunday

• turkey sandwiches
• Graduations :)

I'm making biscuits and gravy twice this week since I only use half of the sausage tonight. Besides, it's a favorite and I think I could eat it every night! I hope everyone has a great week! Linking up with Menu Plan Monday!

Menu Plan Monday 5/05/14

Monday 

• cereal w/ banana
• ham sandwiches
• Lasagna (frozen) / salad? 

Tuesday

• cereal w/ banana
• hog dogs w/ potato salad
• Spaghetti w/ corn

Wednesday

• cereal w/ fruit
• turkey sandwiches
• Chicken fried steak / mashpotatoes/ peas

Thursday

• cereal w/ fruit
• cheese quesadillas
• Pork chops w/ white noodles

Friday

• apple cinnamon muffins
• hot dogs
• Out to eat / Retta's graduation

Saturday

• apple cinnamon muffins
• turkey sandwiches
• Daytan's birthday party
• kids to my aunts house!

Sunday 

• *kids will be at my aunts:) 
• Frozen pizza for dinner

Menu planning really helped last week keep on budget and not waste my energy thinking about what we were doing for dinner. I always find myself back to menu planning when I want some structure and am really on a money diet. I went grocery shopping at Aldi's and found some frozen chicken fried steak and apple cinnamon muffins to add to this weeks menu. You would think my kids would get tired of cereal but if I try to switch it up week day mornings, they just ask where the cereal is! I could probably have cereal for every meal though so I don't blame them one bit! 

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Menu Plan Monday 4/28/14

Monday 

• Cereal / banana / apple
• leftover bean & taco meat burritos
• Pork chops and white noodles
  

Tuesday

• Cereal / banana 
• turkey sandwiches w/ chips / apple
• Tatortot casserole (I think I'll prepare this before hand so I just have to put it in the oven)
  

Wednesday

• Oatmeal / banana
• Chicken nuggets/ fries
• Baked chicken w/ mac and cheese
  

Thursday

• Cereal w/ banana 
• turkey sandwiches w/ chips
• Cream cheese chicken enchiladas
  

Friday 

• Poptarts / banana / apple / milk
• Cheese pizza
• Leftovers
  

Saturday

• Cereal w/ fruit
• Grilled cheese sandwiches
• BBQ - Danny Day
  

Sunday

• Cereal w/ fruit
• Cheese quesadillas
• Biscuits & Gravy

As I look over my menu, I realize I will have to be careful with my portions to stick with my healthy eating plan. I found the tatortot casserole on the Duggar's family blog forever ago. It's really good! I also haven't made chicken enchiladas for a long time. Every time I make this for someone, they request the recipe! Linking up with Menu Plan Monday!

The MONSTER tour

I can't explain how happy this makes me! It may seem irresponsible or crazy to drive across the country to see your two favorite artists in the world..for me, it's a dream come true! Yes, I'm 29, a mom and accountant. AND I listen to hip hop. I can't help it, it's in my soul. I don't think you have to be a certain type / way / age to listen to any kind of music, it's just what speaks to you or makes you feel whole. I struggle with this sometimes because I want to be the best parent I can be and still be myself with out totally screwing up my kids. I want them to be themselves too so I think it's only right to lead by example. Just my thoughts! Have a great day :)

I won!!!

Sometimes I'm such a flake with my blog. I have such good intentions of writing but then I don't. You should see how many drafts I have going on since October. I totally won the weight loss competition! I lost 25 lbs!!  It was a really good race though and I think everyone who participated benefited and had fun doing it. We're having another one and I have lost 2 lbs so far. Yay! I want to win again but I also know the others are working hard!

Dance fitness by Jessica has been moving around the internet and I might check it out! Anything to get me motivated to move again during the winter months. I seem to either eat right or exercise, never both at the same time!

I also want to check out the 5X5 weight lifting program but I need a spotter!