Meal plan

I don't meal plan, but I'm trying. Due to the car situation, Josh & I are getting home at the same time- 6 or later- until my car is back, so I'm going for 'quick meals' this week. I don't like eating late. Normally, I'm home an hour before Josh and have plenty of time to cook.

Monday - Ate at Wendy's on the way home from dropping the car at the car doctor, so we could get home 20 mins before people started showing up and clean in a cleaning frenzy. FAIL

Tuesday - Spaghetti & garlic bread - I made pasta sauce from my garden tomatoes over the weekend. Picked up a $5 pizza on the way home, because it was so late & we were hungry. FAIL

Wednesday - Fried Rice Spaghetti & garlic bread. Also, need to cook taco meat for tacos or rice for fried rice.

Thursday - Tacos or fried rice. We'll have to have this meal on the table, eaten, and cleaned up in teh space of about 45 minutes.

Friday - Roast chicken & veggies - a whole chicken in the crockpot. Freeze leftover meat for other meals.

Saturday - Burgers & veggies & potato wedges

Sunday - Breakfast - eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, possibly biscuits

One of the weekend days, Josh's family is coming over, but I'm fuzzy as to which one.

To Do: 8/18/08

• Clean freezer
• Make shopping lists
  - CVS
  - Walgreens
  - Grocery
• Make menu
• Fix diapers (Nine down? I think?)
• Wash diapers
• Hang diapers
• Wash sheets that B peed on last night.
• Hang sheets that B peed on last night.
• Mop kitchen and bathroom
• Dustmop house
• look up ribs recipe
• make savory pork roast
• make buns
• make banana bread (Used one of the bananas for a breakfast smoothie, mashed and froze the other two for later.)
  
• make granola
• take out trash
• eat/feed kids breakfast... somehow... w/o cereal... or bread...
• Put away winter clothes (talkin' 'bout the box sitting on our bedroom floor here...)
  
• Organize kids' bookshelf (ATROCIOUS).
• Wash whites
• Hang whites
  

Stuff to do between when I get home from work & when the small group shows up

• Make dinner - We ended up having to take the car to the shop, and picking up dinner on the way home
  
• Clean sink full of dishes
• Clean floor AGAIN, hope smell goes away
• Light candles - couldn't find lighter, and there was no smell
• Remember to put candles out of reach of kids, or blow out before the arrival of kids - See above
• Confirm toy room is clean-ish & kid-proof
  
• Finish reading book chapter for bible study - Nope. Didn't do this. Had to fake it.

To Do: 8/16/08

Is it the weekend? I hadn't noticed...

• Fold laundry (three two loads!)
  
• Fix elastic in diapers (three four five seven down, countless to go)
  
• Wash dishes
  
• Put away winter clothes
• Organize kids' bookshelf (ATROCIOUS).
• Eat breakfast.
  
• Scrub rust out of bathroom. (The toilet bowl still retains a rather peach-like color, but at least it's not REDDISH BROWN anymore.)
  
• Clean out freezer so I can USE it.
• Fix network so laptop can print.
• Make crock pot chicken
• Make more granola.
• Wash diapers
• Hang diapers
• Clean up kids' breakfast mess
  

Beth inspired me 8/15/08

K, I haven't posted on here in a long time... but i decided I'd post today, seeing Beth's long to do list has inspired me. I'll include all the things I've already done, so it looks like I actually was productive he he.

• strip diapers
• hang laundry
• fold and put away 3 loads of clothes
• make chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies for picnic tomorrow
• put away dishes
• wash dishes
• clean kitchen (sweep floor too)
• Clean Lexi's room Husband did this...
  
• make CVS list
• go to CVS
• bathe Lexi
• make dip
• just remembered it's bathroom cleaning day....

YAY! I got it all done!

To Do: 8/15/08

Got so much on my plate, I need to be held accountable:

• Hang laundry
• (Wash Olivia's sheet and comforter and hang)
• (Wash our sheets and B's sheets)
• (Hang sheets)
  
• Fold laundry
• Fix elastic in diapers
• Stuff diapers
• Sweep kitchen
• Wash dishes
• Fold clothes on chair
• Put away winter clothes
• Get kids dressed (didn't do this yesterday...)
• Organize kids' bookshelf (ATROCIOUS).
• Clean up lunch mess. (Fed them rice. Sigh.)
• Scrub rust out of bathroom.
• Stop adding things to this list.
• Clean out freezer so I can USE it.
• Make dinner.
• Fix network so laptop can print.
  

Eek. Better get started!

Camping menu

So this weekend I had the challenge of making a menu that was not only camping-friendly, but also Weight Watchers friendly. Here's what I've come up with (points are in parenthesis):

Breakfasts
- Instant oatmeal (3)

Lunches
- Grilled chicken (3)
Corn on the cob (1)
- PB&J sandwich (7)
Sun Chips (4)

Dinners
- Hamburger packets (5 total)
Hamburger patty (3)
Carrots (1)
Potatoes (1)
Onion (0)
- Salmon packets (12 total)
Salmon (9)
Instant rice (3)
Chicken broth (0)

Snacks
- Jello (o)
- Baby carrots (0)
- Apples (1)
- Bananas (2)
- Granola bars (3)

Drinks
- Water (0)
- Coke (4)