Monday Menus

Wow, how boring. I haven't blogged in a week. Here are more menus. Hee hee.

Monday- No Amy. She got the day off, and so did I(from my "real" job).

Chicken and pineapple kabobs with cinnamon barbecue sauce

carrot and apple slaw

red smashed potatoes with cheese

These yummy recipes were from a magazine and were YUMMY! The kids liked them too, especially the chicken. Who would have thought to put cinnamon in bbq sauce(except Laura Ingalls for Almonzo- I know wayyy too much Little house on the Prairie trivia!!) So sad.

Tues.

Sausages

Pasta and veggies

Wednesday

Penne Pastawith mini meatballs

salad
french bread

Thursday

Chili(we didn't end up having this last week)

cornbread/ corn chips

Friday

pizza

Weekend

leftovers

Monday Menus

Monday Amy's day

tuna melt

mac and cheese

salad and carrots

bananas

Tuesday- Grandma and Grandpa Here for Veterans day Program at school

Lasagna

garlic bread

salad

dessert

wednesday

chicken wraps(new recipe)

applesauce

thursday

chili

cornbread

Friday

leftovers

Saturday

homemade pizza

Yes, I do only make one meal for the family and I don't only make what the kids All like. It takes trying something 1o times sometimes to like it. We always have something that everyone will eat, no one ever goes hungry. They may not eat a lot, but that's all they get for the night. They have to try everything before they can get up. Sounds mean, but we feel like it teaches them to appreciate the things they have, and not to be too picky. For instance, in Costa Rica, Amy tried EVERYTHING we ate. She amazed the adults, the other teens were super picky and lost weight. Even if she didn't like it, she tried it. She found out she liked guacamole(it was so good there!) Not to say that this works perfect, but it does help stay out of the rut of eating the same things all of the time. Works for us.

Friday Five

From Wilcox blog, I know its late, I had a long day yesterday!
Middles:

1. What marks the middle of your day? I guess lunch, but kind of , when the kids get home from school.

2. When was the last middle of the night phone call? Joe sometimes gets these from his clients who drive semi's. They forget what time zone they are in. A little annoying, and always scares me.

3.On what social, political, economic, or moral issue are you in the middle of the road? I am quite conservative on a lot of views, especially moral and social. Education is probably my middle of the road - good and bad for both!

4. How likely are you to give someone the middle finger? Not sure I have ever given someone "the finger". If I were, it would probably be in traffic, on my way to work.

5.When were you last caught in the middle of a disagreement that really had nothing to do with you? Like Sarah, I am caught in arguments that have nothing to do with me, or quite frankly, anything, on a daily basis with the kids. On a grown up level, I have been caught in the middle of patients and their families before on issues of driving and their health care- not a fun place to be. Especially for someone who doesn't really like conflict!

Politics

May God bless Barak Obama.

May Barak Obama seek the One true God, the Maker of the heavens and the earth.

May he humble himself to see that God and God alone is ruler of all the nations.

May he realize that this True God loves him unconditionally.

May he understand that with power comes responsibility and there is no greater source of power than God Almighty.

May Jehova Jireh, My Great Provider provide Barak Obama wisdom for things that he doesnt even know he needs.

May we all understand that we serve the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords who knows our fears and our failures. This Mighty God that we serve hears us at night, in the morning and during the day when we humble ourselves and cry out to Him.

May He increase our faith and our trust in Him and Him alone.

joe

Our little politician

We broke our rule and let the kids watch a little TV last night and this morning. We thought it was a good idea to let them watch history unfold. It was also Aaron's homework, to watch a little of the election coverage. Well, Annie got up and saw who had won the presidential election and didn't say a whole lot. Joe sent her upstairs to get dressed, I went in a few minutes later to check on her progress(she tends to be pokey). She was lying on her bed crying. I asked what was the matter, and she wouldn't tell me. I kept prying, no answers. I finally asked,"are you upset Obama won?" "yes" she wailed. I reassured that God was in control and we were not in any danger.(she had a discussion on the playground about an impending 9/11 if he was elected!) She said "I know, I just didn't want him to win." I kept trying to reassure her and I prayed with her to no avail. I finally left her to get dressed. After praying before getting on the bus, she looked up and said " can we move to Canada for 4 years?" What a kid? What does God have in store for her? I better watch it, I may be the mom of a politician someday!

Pretty pictures

You may see these in a Christmas card soming soon! which one do you like best? Vote now or forever hold your peace!

Halloween

Here are pics of the kids before going trick or treating. Amy-hippie, Aaron-Alphonso Soriano(Cubs player), Annie-Statue of Liberty, Andrew- Bob Sanders(Colts Player). Andrew is sure that he looks "just like" Bob Sanders. Now, Bob Sanders has black skin and dreadlocks. He was upset with me for not letting his hair grow so he could look more like him. Joe finally stated the obvious and said"But Andrew, Bob Sanders is black." He replied "Dad, nobody looks at skin color, only their hair." Sweet innocence, I hope he stays that way. He also doesn't like us calling people black, because they are really brown, he says. Too cute. We had a fun time, only went to our neighborhood, the Estridges(we are their only trick or treaters!), and a few houses when we dropped Amy off at a friends house. Joe and I have successfully picked out our favorites, and they have hidden the rest. The dog got a couple Reese cups, not bad, compared to Easter!