Menu Plan Monday

I am not the best at posting my menus each week. I have them done, and hanging on my fridge door, but don't always post and link up toOrganizing Junkie. But today, I am doing it! Here is what we have planned for the week.

Monday - Sloppy Joes, French Fries, Carrot Sticks and Jello

Tuesday - 5 Cheese Ravioli, Meat Sauce, Garlic & Onion Breadsticks

Wednesday - White Chicken Chili, Cornbread

Thursday - Costco's Pepperoni Pizza (on sale for $3 off this month!)
We'll be moving into our new house this night, so we need something easy!

Friday - Chicken and Rice Casserole

Saturday - leftovers

Sunday - Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Veggie

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Menu Plan Monday

It's been a long while since I've posted my Menu Plan. Here goes!

Monday - Leftover Love - everyone gets to pick what they want for dinner!
Tuesday - Tacos and Fresh Fruit
Wednesday - BBQ Steak, Bakers, Roasted Cauliflower
Thursday - BBQ Chicken, assorted salads & fruit
Friday - Daddy Dinner - Mac-n-Cheese & Chicken Patties while Mommy goes out with her Bunco friends!
Saturday - Parade Picnic - our annual town parade and yummy food!
Sunday - Lasagna for Home Bible Fellowship night

Check out more than 290 other weekly menu plans over at Organizing Junkie - lots of great ideas!

Menu Plan Monday

Happy Fall Y'all! It certainly is cold here in the Pacific NW. Before I left for my surgery, it wasn't too bad - a few chilly days, but still nice enough to play outside with the kids and go for bike rides. But now it's downright cold, and bundling up is the way to go. That's ok for me, though - I love the fall weather! Yummy warm foods and drinks, great sweaters and jeans - that's the life! I didn't post a menu last week, because frankly, it wasn't up to me to cook! I put the cooking chores into the hands of the grandmas and aunt that were here to take care of the kids, and from what I can tell, no one came out of last week hungry in the least! I saw remnants of homemade bread, manicotti, desserts - all sorts of good things were eaten here last week!

This week, I have wonderful friends to thank for meals - as I'm still trying to regain energy, my lovely friends have volunteered to cook for the family. I'm looking forward to this week, for sure!


Monday - Lasagna from a friend
Tuesday - Mac-n-Cheese from a friend
Wednesday - Soup & Sandwiches at church before class
Thursday - Meal from a friend
Friday - Meal from a friend
Saturday - Meal from a friend
Sunday - leftover love from all my friends!

Doesn't this sound like a great way to cook for the week! Head over to
Organizing Junkie to see more great menu ideas and lots of home organization tips and ideas!

Menu Plan Monday

It's been a while since I've posted one of my menus. Now that the boys are back in preschool and James is back to bowling, we are on a more normal schedule. Here's this week's offering:

Monday - BBQ Jelly Chicken with noodles and broccoli
Tuesday - Chuck E Cheese to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of our adoptions!
Wednesday - Hamburgers and Hot Dogs at church
Thursday - Meatloaf & Pasta Dish & Broccoli
Friday - Tucson Chicken & Rice & Salad
Saturday - Roasted Chicken & Rice & Veggies
Sunday - Spaghetti & garlic bread & salad

For lots of menu ideads, head over to Organizing Junkie. Lots of great menus, and lots of great organization ideas!! Have fun!

Menu Plan Monday

This is the last full week of March, and time for me to sit down and write out the April Menu plan for the month. Guess that's what I'll be doing tonight while watching "24"! Here are our meals for the week:

Monday - Spaghetti & Garlic Bread (we were supposed to have that last night, but had French Dips instead)
Tuesday - Chicken Patties, Mac-n-Cheese, cottage cheese & applesauce - mommy's gone, so daddy's cooking!
Wednesday - Cranberry/Mandarin Orange Pork Chops, rice dish, peas (also cooking a pork roast that day to take to a friend)
Thursday - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn
Friday - Popcorn Chicken, French Fries, Sweet Potato Fries (mommy's fave!), fruit
Saturday - Leftover Love
Sunday - Pork Roast, Potatoes, Carrots and Homemade Chunky Applesauce

For more great recipe ideas, head over to
Organizing Junkie - there are lots of links to great menus for you to peruse, along with other great organizing ideas.

Menu Plan Monday

It's been a while since I've posted one of my menus. I am doing my menus monthly now, and find it's a huge benefit! I've even taught my Menu Planning Workshop twice now, and have had a blast teaching it. Here's this week's offering:

Monday - Tacos
Tuesday - Ravioli Lasagna - then drop off meals for my monthly meal exchange
Wednesday - Fishsticks with applesauce & cottage cheese
Thursday - Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli
Friday - Waffles and bacon
Saturday - Quesidillas & Salad
Sunday - Spaghetti with garlic bread and salad

For lots of menu ideads, head over to Organizing Junkie. Lots of great menus, and lots of great organization ideas!! Have fun!

Here's what's cookin' for....

I can't believe it's been a month and a half since I posted my menu plan. Can you tell that summer was very, very busy!! This is a big week for us - Austin starts preschool tomorrow morning! I'm going to make him a special dessert to celebrate, although I haven't picked out anything yet. Maybe even balloons at dinner time!

Here's our menu - let's see if we can stick to it!

Monday - Spaghetti & fesh fruit/veggies
Tuesday - Homemade Grilled Hamburgers & Oven Fries & Special "First Day of Preschool" Dessert!
Wednesday - Pork Chops, Applesauce, & Broccoli
Thursday - Sweet-n-Sour Chicken & Pasta
Friday - Ravioli Casserole
Saturday - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli
Sunday - County Fair Food - yummy!

To check out some other great menu ideas, go to
Organizing Junkie - lots of links to great menus for families of all kinds!

Menu Plan Monday

It has been a crazy week, what with my hubby gone. You can imagine that meals have not been very creative. I usually get the kids something to eat, sit with them while they eat (or attempt to, as toddlers do), and then find some leftovers in the fridge for myself after they go to bed. But I thought I should at least try to plan a menu for this week! So here goes.....

Monday - Chicken Nuggets with French Fries and Peas for kids, Thai Chicken & Rice for Mommy!

Tuesday - Pork Chops with Au Gratin Potatoes and Broccoli

Wednesday - BBQ Steak with Pasta Dish & Pea/Carrot Mix

Thursday - Pork Roast with Mashed Potatoes & Applesauce

Friday - Spaghetti & Meatballs using Gram's homemade canned spaghetti sauce, & garlic bread

Saturday - Pizza Night!

Sunday - Home Bible Fellowship - dinner potluck

Check out Organizing Junkie for her Menu Plan, and links to lots of other Menu Plans!

Menu Plan Monday

We didn't quite stick to last week's menu. On Thursday, Meegan's Gram ended up treating us to dinner - out to the buffet, so everyone got to eat just what they wanted! And Friday we decided to put a couple of t-bones on the grill for us, and the kids had spaghetti. But, hey, we tried!

Here is my menu for this week. We have an extra kiddo with us Monday through Thursday - my 7 year old niece is staying with us and going to our church's VBS. And I'm babysitting another little boy - age 2-1/2 - on Wednesday and Thursday. So we will be very, very busy this week! It's a good thing it's nice weather! We'll be playing outside a lot!

Monday - Homemade Fish Sticks with french fries, fresh watermelon and cantelope, and green salad.

Tuesday - BBQ Chicken Legs & Thighs (leftovers from Sunday), Mashed Potatoes, Vegetable & Fruit

Wednesday - BBQ hot dogs/hamburgers at church before classes - yippee - mommy doesn't have to cook!

Thursday - Ravioli Casserole & Garlic Bread after Tumbling Class - Meegan's gram will be at the house watching Gretchen while the boys take class, so she can put the casserole in the oven to be ready when we get home. Yea for Gram!

Friday - Steak on the Barbie, Oven Baked Potatoes & Veggie

Saturday - Pork Chops on the Barbie, Rice Pilaf & Veggie

Sunday - Roast in the Crockpot, Mashed Potatoes, Veggie

You can find lots more great menu ideas at I'm An Organizing Junkie. Go see the list of Menu Plan participants and enter to win a contest she is hosting over there!

Menu Plan Monday

OK - I've got to get back on track with posting my menus for the week! I've been doing pretty good about making up the menus to keep on our fridge at home, but I haven't been very good about posting them here! So let's see if I can get back on track starting today!

Monday - Spaghetti cooked by Daddy, followed by a big bath to wash off the mess!

Tuesday - Chicken Patties & Mac-n-Cheese with Daddy (Mommy has a meeting for RFL)

Wednesday - BBQ hot dogs/hamburgers at church before classes

Thursday - Pork Chops, Applesauce and Mashed Potatoes with a veggie

Friday - Chicken & Rice with a veggie

Saturday - Potluck with MOMS Club families at the park

Sunday - Potluck Dinner with Home Bible Fellowship Group

As you can see, this will be a relatively easy food week for us. Next week will be a little different, as my niece Aimee will be with us for Monday through Thursday for VBS.

You can find lots more great menu ideas at I'm An Organizing Junkie. Go see the list of Menu Plan participants and enter to win a contest she is hosting over there!

Menu Plan Monday

I think I was supposed to post this last night, but that just didn't happen. So, here is my Menu Plan for this next week. As always, you can find lots more organizing ideas at I am an Organizing Junkie.

Monday - Spaghetti with Garlic Bread - this is our kids' favorite meal, and one that is usually eaten without their shirts on - it's a messy one for them!

Tuesday - Round Steak, Rice-a-Roni, homemade biscuits

Wednesday - Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole (freezer meal exchange), homemade biscuits

Thursday - Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Applesauce & Garlic Bread - mommy's favorite meal!

Friday - Enchilada Casserole & cornbread

Saturday - Dinner and Movie for mommy & daddy - heading out to a Thai restaurant. Kiddos will eat Leftover Love with the babysitter!

Sunday - Memorial Day BBQ at a friends house.

I'm always looking for great freezer meals - let me know if you have one you would like to share!

Menu Plan Monday

Here you will find my menu plan for this week. I really need to get better at planning my menu out more often - life is so much easier when I don't have to guess at what to cook for dinner! You can find lots more great menus, recipes and organizing ideas at
Organizing Junkie

Monday - Honey Dijon Chicken with fettucini (plain chicken for the kiddos!)

Tuesday - Hawaiian Pizza - an extra Papa Murphy's leftover from hubby's poker night on Saturday - we just kept it in the fridge without cooking it, so it will be nice and fresh tonight!

Wednesday - Ravioli Lasagna

Thursday - Mac-n-cheese with hot dogs for kids & chili dogs for Daddy - mommy gone for dinner tonight!

Friday - Foster Parent Appreciation Dinner/Fiesta Night for Mommy & Daddy - "leftover love" for the kids

Saturday - Picnic in the Park before our Lilac Parade - probably roasted chicken sandwiches/fruit/veggies/chips & popcorn (pre-popped at home) for the parade. I buy a full already roasted chicken at Costco and use it for different lunches/dinners the few days after buying it. I'll probably buy it Thursday night before choir.

Sunday - Roasted Chicken & Mashed Potatoes & veggies