Monday Menus

We have gotten a lot of our family traditions covered so far, and have added a few new ones.
We have:
seen the Nutcracker
decorated
adopted families to support
made cookies(a never ending process at our house)
watched "It's a Wonderful Life", Christmas Vacation, and other Christmas movies
done our advent calendar
picked for Secret Santa with the kids
made a list of  "Gifts we have already received" for our fridge to remind us of all we already have

Life is so busy at our house, but we try to catch brief periods of time we are all together to do these traditions to help remind us how blessed we are and why we celebrate.

Meals:
Monday
Wet Burrito casserole (finally made!) 
Not sure how it will be received!

Tuesday
Tacos

Wednesday
Beef stew in crock pot
bread

Thursday
Beef and noodles
mashed potatoes

Friday
Pigs in a blanket

Saturday
Chili

Monday Menus

It has been so hard to get back into the swing of menus and eating at home these past couple of weeks.  We have had games or practices of some sort every night.  Eating together has been rare, which makes me very sad. 

Monday
Subway-bball game at HSE tonight

Tuesday
Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken
salad

Wednesday
Wet burrito casserole
( I never made this a couple weeks ago!)

Thursday
Broccoli cheese soup in crock pot

Friday
Chili in the crock pot

Weekend

Monday Menus

I went with 110 high school girls on a retreat this weekend, as their nurse.  Luckily the girls are pretty low maintenance.  The boys health aid sent me pictures of black eyes and swollen knees.  I took a nap and the girls did crafts! I am tired though, sleep is poor on a 2 inch foam mattress in a musty cabin.  Worth it though, I always learn as much as the girls.

I am not defined by my  blah, blah, blah.  I am God's masterpiece and He made me, me for a reason! What a great reminder!

Monday
Baked potatoes in the crock pot
(Wrap potaotes in foil and place in crock for 8 hours on low)
lots of toppings

Tuesday
Away basketball game
Homemade Pizza pockets with leftovers,or eat out if we don't have time.

Wednesday
Chicken and rice soup in crock pot.

Thursday
Wet Burrito Casserole

Friday- no school!
Pizza and or leftovers

Monday Menus

Monday
Spaghetti and Meatballs

Tuesday
Potato soup
Broccoli cheese soup

Wednesday
leftover soup
bread

Thursday
Chicken parmesan

Friday
chili

I am gone all weekend, so hopefully we will have enough leftovers to keep them fed!

Menus

We are eating out of our pantry and freezer this week.

Monday
Lazy Cooks Chicken
Quinoa and brown rice
pineapple

Tuesday
Taco Salad

Wednesday
Taco soup in the crock pot
bread

Thursday
Chicken tacos

Friday
out to eat (going to concert)

Monday Menus

We made it through the rice and beans week, and even ended it with a trip to DQ for ice cream friday night.  mmmm, pumpkin pie blizzards!
This weeks challenge is living off a food stamp budget.  $4. per person per day.  I think Aaron will be eating part of my portion too!  We are only doing this for 3 days, due to fall break.
Breakfast is cereal or eggs, lunch is pb and j, fruit, cheese, granola bar.  Minimal snacks too.

Monday
Spaghetti with meat sauce
garlic bread(if you haven't spent your days money yet!)

Tuesday
Beef and noodles
mashed potatoes
green beans

Wednesday
Chili
fritos

Thursday
Fall Break

This time last year, we were in Haiti!

Monday Menus- Hunger Challenge

Our church is doing a Hunger Challenge all this month.  This week is beans and rice week. Our family is having beans and rice for dinner every night.  The girls and I will be having it for lunch too.  We may add a breakfast in there too, but that will be hard.  The boys are going to have a hard enough time with no snacks and just rice and beans for dinner.  They like rice and beans, but this is a lot. 

"Today, three billion people will eat rice and beans as their only meal. Not because they want to, but because it is the only food available or all they can afford. For this week’s challenge, you and members of your family will join 28% of the people in the world for a “common meal” of rice and beans. "  This is from our church's website.

Here we go: Monday
Rice and beans- haitian style

Tuesday and wednesday- we get a family to sponsor us so we can now afford some flatbread with it .
Rice and beans
tortillas

Thursday-
Rice and beans
tortilla -1 per person per day
peppers

Friday- someone in our family has gotten a job, we can now afford 1 piece of chicken for our family to share.
Rice and Beans
tortilla
peppers
chicken breast