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I'm a terrible blogger. But, at least I keep coming back, right? :) Here's what we are having this week:

M:  spaghetti with italian sausage, salad, bread (and making oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies for a co-worker's bday!)
T:  marinated grilled chicken, rice, salad
W:  baked ravioli, salad, bread
R:  eating at Bible study
F:  free Chick-fil-a! (thanks to the Sept. calendar coupon)
S:  homemade pizza
S:  hopefully chicken noodle soup...as long as its not 100 degrees!
 
Crossing my fingers that I'll actually have some additional posts this week...but only time will tell!

Menu Planning Monday

Monday - I'm working late, so Bart's fending for himself!
Tuesday - subbing at Watermark's premarried class
Wednesday - visiting our favorite new baby at the hospital (Lucy Shipley, thats you!)
Thursday - spice rubbed tilapia, green beans, brown rice
Friday - country chicken, biscuits
Saturday - Frisco Rough Riders game (our summer fun work event!)
Sunday - chicken burritos, fruit salad

Back in the habit...

Sorry for the blog hiatus!  I'm sure its not wise for me to try to jump back in right as busy season starts again, but I might as well try.  We've had a busy summer, lots of eating out and plenty of baking, and its been fun!  Here are some goals I have for August:

1.  Make 2 crockpot meals each week - keeps the oven off and perfect for nights when I have to work a little later.
2.  Make a fruit salad once a week for snacks and sides with dinner.
3.  Utilize my weekend better for prepping ingredients (plus then I can cook like a TV chef!)

I'll post again in a few weeks with how its going...and hopefully will have some new recipes to post as well!

Enjoy the heat...have some snow cones and Blue Bell to stay cool! :)

Its the 4th of July!

Yikes!  Totally missed blogging during June. Oh well!  I wanted to share what I'm making for our 4th of July celebrations.  Hopefully I'll remember to follow up with how everything turned out! :)

Saturday cookout -Patriotic fruit pizza - courtesy of Our Best Bites


Sunday cookout -Red, white & blueberry trifle - actually somewhat healthy!

Monday cookout -my own creation...flag cupcakes (the only cookout with kids!)
 -strawberry cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and blueberries and strawberries for garnish

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Meal Planning Monday 5/23

Another week has passed with no new posts...I'm sorry!  I have a 4-day weekend coming up so I know I can get some stuff posted besides what we are eating.  Although, I know our weekly meals are SO exciting, so I probably don't even need to bother posting anything else! :)

Monday: Pioneer Woman's enchiladas, rice
Tuesday: @ church
Wednesday: crescent chicken, veggies & rice
Thursday: I'm going out with friends, so Bart is fending for himself!
Friday: chicken spaghetti, salad - a hybrid of this and this
Saturday: BBQ chicken, waffle fries, corn
Sunday: eating @ our friends, the Shipleys!

Meal Planning Monday 5/16

Sorry for the hiatus - last week I was traveling for work so I set Bart up with some freezer and quick fix meals (nothing worth blogging about!)

Monday: leftovers: lasagna, salad, herbed bread
Tuesday: eating @ church
Wednesday: out to eat
Thursday:  crockpot Italian chicken, potatoes & green beans
Friday: homemade pepperoni pizza with this sauce
Saturday breakfast:  waffles with strawberry sauce, turkey sausage
Saturday lunch:  leftovers
Saturday dinner: out to eat - Chili's gift card!
Sunday breakfast:  cereal
Sunday lunch: turkey sandwiches
Sunday dinner: BBQ chicken sandwiches, waffle fries

Meal Planning Monday 5/2



my awesome new menu board!

 Monday - pork roast, rice, carrots (finally!)
Tuesday - @ church - starting a new pre-married class
Wednesday - teriyaki chicken, brown rice, carrots
Thursday - baked spaghetti {freezer}, salad
Friday -king ranch chicken {freezer}, salad
Saturday - out to eat
Sunday - leftovers