I've been bad, okay not really. I didn't make a menu plan this week. And I thought about it yesterday but was lazy and didn't do it. This is the last week I get to eat dinner with my husband on a pretty daily basis (on rare occassions, if we have other plans or he has to work a double we don't). My DH switches to swing shift for the next sixth month starting the first sunday of apr. :'( Since I work day shift it means little to no seeing each other 5 days a week. Especially since we will have the same days off. This isn't the first time we've worked different shifts but we usually had different days off, which made it seem like we got to spend more time together than we will now. DH is stoked to have weekends off during the summer, he all talking going to the river and going water skiing and yaddah yaddah. Which I am okay with rarely. Lol, I am not a big swimmer so going swimming in the river all day every weekend really isn't my thing. Besides we have two little boys to think about. So the occassions I go won't be all day and we will bring the boys otherwise it'll mean he'll go with his friends minus the boys and me. And yes some time apart is fine, doing things without one another is fine. I do things without him now as he does without me now.
Right now we have evenings together 7 nights a week. We obviously aren't together 7 nights a week constantly we do seperate things from one another from time to time. As I stated above. But with him working swing shift we will have a couple hours in the morning before I go to work IF he gets up before I leave that is 5 days a week. Reality of the matter is he won't be getting out of bed until I go in the room and tell him he has to get up I am leaving and the kids are awake. So we will see each other in the morning as I wake him up because I am leaving and he needs to be up with our 1 year and 3 year old. Then we both will have saturdays and sundays off. Besides that we won't see each other. The way he talks is he will be sending every day off when the sun is shining at or on the river with his friends and brother. I doubt it will actually end but what can I say I am selfish, I like to spend time together darn it. I hate the idea of seeing each other 6 hours a week. Grr. Reality will probably be we will spend time together and time apart every weekend. Which is the sane and ratitional thing to do. I know this, I am sure DH knows this. But just sitting here thinking about how little time together we will have the next 6 months makes me sad. I know it will be alright though and I shouldn't worry about it. Positive point is the children will need very little child care, which is being provided right now by my BIL. Who may or may not end up living with us. (Before anybody jumps to any weird assumption about him being a deadbeat without a job and freeloading, he is only 17) Well break about over so I should end this and log off.
31 March 2010
21 March 2010
Today
We have company coming over my friend D and her fiance Matt. I hate trying to make everything all at once, especially with company over. I like everything to be prefect. So my solution today was to make the meatballs and the sauce, combine them in a slow cooker and turn it on warm. That way I can make it a bit ahead of time, clean up that mess and have it ready. I will still have to cook the wheat spaghetti noodles and the gralic bread. Orginally I planned on making cheesy garlic bread but I changed my mind. So DH is picking up some gralic bread or at least some french bread that I can turn into garlic bread on his way home from his j-o-b. I will also heat up some corn to go with dinner. I didn't make a dessert.. We still have cake left from the last one I made. I made a butter cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. So if they want dessert they can eat that. Call me lazy but I didn't feel too well so I am not caring a whole lot on this.
Game night last night was a lot of fun. I can't wait to do it again. DH had a lot of fun also. I have two little boys wearing "big boy undies" today. The oldest (he is 3) is potty trained so it's not an issue with him, the younger one (he is 1) isn't, not even close. But he wanted to be like his big brother and his big brother wanted him to be like him. So I see a huge mess for me to clean up in a bit but hey maybe I am wrong. I can hope can't I? Actually he went potty in the potty once. But that was more his older brother convincing him to sit on the potty and it just kind of lucked out. No accident yet but it's only been on for about an hour. I should probably have him sit on that potty again or at least switch him to a pull up from those big boy undies. I guess I will just wait and see how the day progresses. Well I hope you all are having a wonderful sunday.
Game night last night was a lot of fun. I can't wait to do it again. DH had a lot of fun also. I have two little boys wearing "big boy undies" today. The oldest (he is 3) is potty trained so it's not an issue with him, the younger one (he is 1) isn't, not even close. But he wanted to be like his big brother and his big brother wanted him to be like him. So I see a huge mess for me to clean up in a bit but hey maybe I am wrong. I can hope can't I? Actually he went potty in the potty once. But that was more his older brother convincing him to sit on the potty and it just kind of lucked out. No accident yet but it's only been on for about an hour. I should probably have him sit on that potty again or at least switch him to a pull up from those big boy undies. I guess I will just wait and see how the day progresses. Well I hope you all are having a wonderful sunday.
19 March 2010
Another Week, Another Plan
So as you know if you read an early post of mine, I was considering white chicken chili and spaghetti and meatballs this weekend. Saturday we are doing a game night with friends and it's potluck and I am making dessert I am think I will make a pie.. Maybe a chocolate cream pie.. Maybe not.. Guess I need to decide before tomorrow. Lol. So I have stuff for Saturday and Sunday so no grocery store for me until maybe tuesday. Since I have the stuff for Monday also. Yay me! lol. I might even have everything I need for the taco bake, I need to check first of course so maybe I can put off a while longer. Come to think about it I am realitively sure I have everything for stroganoff but I know I don't have it all for the chicken and dumplings.. SO I might be able to do the whole week without shopping for food. But only if I alter the chicken and dumpling recipe or if I make something else. I just had warm fuzzies. Lol. Seriously though, if I don't have to go to the store that would be great. Then I can go on next Sunday.. Saturday is my SIL wedding but I am pretty sure we are going up friday. Help her set up and blah blah blah.. I requested friday off from work and as far as I know it's still approved. So four day work week. Though since I missed 7.5 hours of work in the last two days darn doctors appointments and what not, it's like working 4 days this week too. Like but not.
Marion and I went to a Taste of Home cooking school last night. It was fun, I didn't win anything but that's cool. I never win stuff when it comes to drawings so I wasn't disappointed by not winning.. Well, I am done boring you all and I am off to do some work, it's what I am paid for and you only get so many breaks.. lol. The dinner plan is posted below.
Dinner Meal Plan for March 20th thru March 26th 2010
Saturday Mar 20th – Not really planning on making dinner it is game night at Marion’s which is always a potluck style dinner. I get to bring dessert..
Sunday Mar 21th – spaghetti and meatballs with homemade cheesy garlic bread (unless I change my mind)
Monday Mar 22nd – the white chicken chili and corn bread (maybe jalapeno corn bread)
Tuesday Mar 23rd – I am thinking some very unhealthy Taco Bake for dinner
Wednesday Mar 24th – Stroganoff (unless DH vetoes it, the boys like it, I like it and its super simple to make) with salad, homemade rolls and corn.
Thursday Mar 25th – super easy simple chicken and dumplings in the slow cooker
Friday Mar 26th – I am not really planning anything for this day, my SIL is getting married the 27th and I am not sure what time we will be leaving and how much helping with pre wedding set up..
Marion and I went to a Taste of Home cooking school last night. It was fun, I didn't win anything but that's cool. I never win stuff when it comes to drawings so I wasn't disappointed by not winning.. Well, I am done boring you all and I am off to do some work, it's what I am paid for and you only get so many breaks.. lol. The dinner plan is posted below.
Dinner Meal Plan for March 20th thru March 26th 2010
Saturday Mar 20th – Not really planning on making dinner it is game night at Marion’s which is always a potluck style dinner. I get to bring dessert..
Sunday Mar 21th – spaghetti and meatballs with homemade cheesy garlic bread (unless I change my mind)
Monday Mar 22nd – the white chicken chili and corn bread (maybe jalapeno corn bread)
Tuesday Mar 23rd – I am thinking some very unhealthy Taco Bake for dinner
Wednesday Mar 24th – Stroganoff (unless DH vetoes it, the boys like it, I like it and its super simple to make) with salad, homemade rolls and corn.
Thursday Mar 25th – super easy simple chicken and dumplings in the slow cooker
Friday Mar 26th – I am not really planning anything for this day, my SIL is getting married the 27th and I am not sure what time we will be leaving and how much helping with pre wedding set up..
17 March 2010
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to everybody. Mine could've been better, without a sick kid for starters. Oh well. He will be okay and that's what matters. I have a slow cooker full of Irish Stew so that's good. So far I have stuck with my dinner plan. Just two more days to go on it. The Sausage and Potato Coddle that is on the menu for tomorrow sounds so unappealing to me right now. Guess that's part of the problem planning ahead. So if I don't want to make Sausage and potato coddle then I need to figure out something I can make that does NOT involve going to the store and buying more food. Thinking ahead though for the weekend and all I am thinking spaghetti and meatballs one night, it's been so long since I've made actual meatballs and white chicken chili the other night. I have all the stuff I need for both of those meals in either my freezer or pantry. I could even make corn bread for the chili. I could bake bread and make my own garlic bread for the spaghetti and meatballs but I don't know if I will have the energy or desire to do that.
It's crazy to think I have to go to a wedding the last weekend of the month. My DH's sister my SIL is getting married. My SIL and I aren't exactly friends and to be honest I am not exactly sure of what I think or feel towards her. I know that sounds horrible. I've known DH since 1st grade but my SIL not so much. She lived with her mom for a good chunk of her childhood while DH lived with his dad. And when she moved back with my FIL I didn't really get to know her until later high school. It's weird to say where we might have been friends if I wasn't in a romantic relationship with DH even before he was DH. And we split up to go our seperate ways for awhile when we were 19 man did that girl trash talk. Her and her lil' friends. She wasn't exactly friendly with me until a bit after DH and I married. We both did the whole be polite towards each other because we both love DH (in different ways obviously). So I got talked into going to her bridal shower. And while that sounds awful but take into consideration she lives in a town about 3 hours away. I had plans I wanted to do with my friends here. And the people at her shower I didn't know except her and her lil' friends from the past.. That said and I know it still sounds awful, I did go to her shower. It was uncomfortable but pleasent I guess. It wasn't at her place but we were her ride so we took her there, that and her bff. Then afterwards she wanted to stop at the store, so off we went. Me tagging along, uncomfortable and third wheel like (even though there was more than 3 people and really it was an even ratio but yeah). So by the end of the day I can't say I was glad to have gone but it's probably best that I did. I want to state I don't dislike my SIL and I care what happens to her. I wish her the best but I am not sure big on events I can get up and leave when I feel the desire to. I take my in-laws the same way I take my family, in small doses. The only things I take in large doses in my DH and kids and my work. The latter because I have to. I don't even take my friends in large doses and I picked them. Just saying, I am not a people person. I am nice enough but I have a hard time taking people especially lots of people for any duration of time.
So now it's time to find some lunch, I could have left over corn beef I guess and get ready to go into work. Don't want to pile it all onto Marion's shoulders. See I can be nice.. :)
It's crazy to think I have to go to a wedding the last weekend of the month. My DH's sister my SIL is getting married. My SIL and I aren't exactly friends and to be honest I am not exactly sure of what I think or feel towards her. I know that sounds horrible. I've known DH since 1st grade but my SIL not so much. She lived with her mom for a good chunk of her childhood while DH lived with his dad. And when she moved back with my FIL I didn't really get to know her until later high school. It's weird to say where we might have been friends if I wasn't in a romantic relationship with DH even before he was DH. And we split up to go our seperate ways for awhile when we were 19 man did that girl trash talk. Her and her lil' friends. She wasn't exactly friendly with me until a bit after DH and I married. We both did the whole be polite towards each other because we both love DH (in different ways obviously). So I got talked into going to her bridal shower. And while that sounds awful but take into consideration she lives in a town about 3 hours away. I had plans I wanted to do with my friends here. And the people at her shower I didn't know except her and her lil' friends from the past.. That said and I know it still sounds awful, I did go to her shower. It was uncomfortable but pleasent I guess. It wasn't at her place but we were her ride so we took her there, that and her bff. Then afterwards she wanted to stop at the store, so off we went. Me tagging along, uncomfortable and third wheel like (even though there was more than 3 people and really it was an even ratio but yeah). So by the end of the day I can't say I was glad to have gone but it's probably best that I did. I want to state I don't dislike my SIL and I care what happens to her. I wish her the best but I am not sure big on events I can get up and leave when I feel the desire to. I take my in-laws the same way I take my family, in small doses. The only things I take in large doses in my DH and kids and my work. The latter because I have to. I don't even take my friends in large doses and I picked them. Just saying, I am not a people person. I am nice enough but I have a hard time taking people especially lots of people for any duration of time.
So now it's time to find some lunch, I could have left over corn beef I guess and get ready to go into work. Don't want to pile it all onto Marion's shoulders. See I can be nice.. :)
15 March 2010
Dinner Plans
So in honor of my Irish heritage and St Patrick's day on Wednesday I am making a few irish meals. Now Marion you can't comment on how I am of scottish and irish heritage but I rarely make scottish or irish dishes. I am making 5 days worth of them in a row along with some Irish Flag Cookies and Lemon Whiskey Cake. So if you are nice I will bring you some Flag Cookies.. Maybe I will consider making a Conemarra Tart and bringing it to work and sharing with you.
Dinner Schedule for March 15th thru March 19th 2010
Monday Mar 15th – Boxty (which if you don’t know Boxty is Potato Griddle Cakes, I know this is a breakfast dish but I like Boxty and don’t have time to make it in the mornings but on the weekends so it’s now dinner. LOL) with scrambled eggs and sausage (of course) and toast with homemade jam.
Tuesday Mar 16th – Glazed Corned Beef with steamed potatoes, turnips, carrots and boiling onions and rolls of course
Wednesday Mar 17th – an Irish Stew of course, in the slow cooker since it’s easier for me this way. I love my slow cooker.
Thursday Mar 18th – Sausage and Potato Coddle or Roasted Leg of Lamb with potatoes, cabbage and green beans. I haven't completely decided yet I will have to see which my DH prefers.
Friday Mar 19th – Shepherd’s Pie made with Lamb since it's the traditional way to make it.
Dinner Schedule for March 15th thru March 19th 2010
Monday Mar 15th – Boxty (which if you don’t know Boxty is Potato Griddle Cakes, I know this is a breakfast dish but I like Boxty and don’t have time to make it in the mornings but on the weekends so it’s now dinner. LOL) with scrambled eggs and sausage (of course) and toast with homemade jam.
Tuesday Mar 16th – Glazed Corned Beef with steamed potatoes, turnips, carrots and boiling onions and rolls of course
Wednesday Mar 17th – an Irish Stew of course, in the slow cooker since it’s easier for me this way. I love my slow cooker.
Thursday Mar 18th – Sausage and Potato Coddle or Roasted Leg of Lamb with potatoes, cabbage and green beans. I haven't completely decided yet I will have to see which my DH prefers.
Friday Mar 19th – Shepherd’s Pie made with Lamb since it's the traditional way to make it.
08 March 2010
Past Present and Future..
For the topic of the Past, yesterday (which most certainly is the past, lol) I went riding. My old but still sort of current boss's horses. Which was awesome, I love horses so even if all I do is visit them without riding I am happy. My DH went with me and help me brush the horse and all of that sort of stuff. And then we went and saw Alice in 3D. It was okay, I am not sure it was worth the extra 3.50 to see it in 3-D. The movie itself was good, I wouldn't say great. That's mainly because I expected more not that the movie itself was bad.
The Present today I am at work.. Haha not every interesting is it? Yeah not really for me either but that's okay, it's lunch time now. My meal plan is already messed up. And it's only monday. Anyways, I made the nacho meal last night so we will have the chicken gyros tonight. The yogurt was still straining. Sound weird? Yes I know it does. But it's only because I couldn't find any greek yogurt and I have to get the excess water out and I didn't start straining it through the cheesecloth soon enough. As a results the chicken gyros are tonight and the rest of the week is moving a day over until we get to friday which will still be regularly scheduled meal plan. I do think the menu thing is helping me save some money, maybe not a whole lot, especially since sometimes I deviate from the plan but it's okay. Mainly it makes my life less stressful. I don't spend every evening trying to figure out what to make for dinner.
Now for the future, my favorite thing. Lol only because it has so many doors still open.. Anyways I can start my class registering on the 8th. I picked out classes that I need to take to work towards my degree and am pretty sure they will work around work. Except one, they are all morning classes and the one evening class is an online course and it is after I am scheduled to be off and its towards the end of the week so it should be do-able. One of the morning classes the one that is on wednesday wouldn't be over until like 11:15 and at that time I will be scheduled from 10 am to 6 pm, so that won't work unless my boss okays me coming in at about noon every wednesday for this quarter. So I don't know if I will sign up for that class. I am not sure I will even talk to the boss about coming in late every wednesday. I know some people are okay with making work work around their class schedule. But I made a commitment to my job before I started taking these classes. So I feel I should work my class schedule around my work schedule. Since work is making it possible for me to afford school without student loans. Also on a side note I am going to go sky diving. Crazy? Yes totally. Thrilling and fun? Should be. My BFF since forever is going to go also and my DH of course. Plus some of his co-workers. I figure I will invite Marion but I don't she'll be a taker on it. She is saner then I am when it comes to that sort of stuff. I have my limits on crazy stupid things I will do. Though apparently jumping out of a prefectly operational plane with a chute attached to my back is in the realm of crazy stupid things I will do. Though my DH is willing to do many crazy stupid things that I wouldn't dream of doing. So everybody has their on limits I guess.
The Present today I am at work.. Haha not every interesting is it? Yeah not really for me either but that's okay, it's lunch time now. My meal plan is already messed up. And it's only monday. Anyways, I made the nacho meal last night so we will have the chicken gyros tonight. The yogurt was still straining. Sound weird? Yes I know it does. But it's only because I couldn't find any greek yogurt and I have to get the excess water out and I didn't start straining it through the cheesecloth soon enough. As a results the chicken gyros are tonight and the rest of the week is moving a day over until we get to friday which will still be regularly scheduled meal plan. I do think the menu thing is helping me save some money, maybe not a whole lot, especially since sometimes I deviate from the plan but it's okay. Mainly it makes my life less stressful. I don't spend every evening trying to figure out what to make for dinner.
Now for the future, my favorite thing. Lol only because it has so many doors still open.. Anyways I can start my class registering on the 8th. I picked out classes that I need to take to work towards my degree and am pretty sure they will work around work. Except one, they are all morning classes and the one evening class is an online course and it is after I am scheduled to be off and its towards the end of the week so it should be do-able. One of the morning classes the one that is on wednesday wouldn't be over until like 11:15 and at that time I will be scheduled from 10 am to 6 pm, so that won't work unless my boss okays me coming in at about noon every wednesday for this quarter. So I don't know if I will sign up for that class. I am not sure I will even talk to the boss about coming in late every wednesday. I know some people are okay with making work work around their class schedule. But I made a commitment to my job before I started taking these classes. So I feel I should work my class schedule around my work schedule. Since work is making it possible for me to afford school without student loans. Also on a side note I am going to go sky diving. Crazy? Yes totally. Thrilling and fun? Should be. My BFF since forever is going to go also and my DH of course. Plus some of his co-workers. I figure I will invite Marion but I don't she'll be a taker on it. She is saner then I am when it comes to that sort of stuff. I have my limits on crazy stupid things I will do. Though apparently jumping out of a prefectly operational plane with a chute attached to my back is in the realm of crazy stupid things I will do. Though my DH is willing to do many crazy stupid things that I wouldn't dream of doing. So everybody has their on limits I guess.
06 March 2010
Weekly Meal Plan
So this last week I did very well sticking to my meal plan, I didn't have to return to the store for anything and didn't order out unplanned or anything. I am very proud of myself. Lol of course I wasn't home on Saturday of last week. Well here is this weeks meal plan. I've ran it past my DH and he has a agreed to it so I will be going to the store to do my weekly grocery shopping. Wish me luck on sticking to the plan for the next 7 days.
Dinner Schedule for March 6th thru March 12th 2010
Saturday Mar 6th – Enchilada Stack
Sunday Mar 7th – Chicken Gyros
Monday Mar 8th – Ranch House CrockPot Pork Chops with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
Tuesday Mar 9th – Southwestern Shredded Beef with taco fixings
Wednesday Mar 10th – Cheeseburgers (as long as the nice weather holds out), if not we could probably make thing inside instead.....
Thursday Mar 11th – Homemade nachos with some guacamole fresco. This was one of my sister's and my favorite meals growing up. My dad and brother didn't like it so we only had it when they went camping or backpacking. And since a lot of the times I went camping and backpacking with them it didn't happen very oftern. My mom enjoyed it also.
Friday Mar 12th – Baked chicken with Angel Hair pasta with herbs and rolls. I am going for simple for friday, while I do get off at 5 usually (and home by 5:30) my DH plays volleyball at the mormon church at 7 so I have to be able to have it all done and eaten by 6:30 or 6:45 at the latest. Really I don't like having to cook the moment I walk in the door. I guess I should consider making a crockpot meal every friday at least until my husband's work schedule changes and it puts him on swing for six months.
Dinner Schedule for March 6th thru March 12th 2010
Saturday Mar 6th – Enchilada Stack
Sunday Mar 7th – Chicken Gyros
Monday Mar 8th – Ranch House CrockPot Pork Chops with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
Tuesday Mar 9th – Southwestern Shredded Beef with taco fixings
Wednesday Mar 10th – Cheeseburgers (as long as the nice weather holds out), if not we could probably make thing inside instead.....
Thursday Mar 11th – Homemade nachos with some guacamole fresco. This was one of my sister's and my favorite meals growing up. My dad and brother didn't like it so we only had it when they went camping or backpacking. And since a lot of the times I went camping and backpacking with them it didn't happen very oftern. My mom enjoyed it also.
Friday Mar 12th – Baked chicken with Angel Hair pasta with herbs and rolls. I am going for simple for friday, while I do get off at 5 usually (and home by 5:30) my DH plays volleyball at the mormon church at 7 so I have to be able to have it all done and eaten by 6:30 or 6:45 at the latest. Really I don't like having to cook the moment I walk in the door. I guess I should consider making a crockpot meal every friday at least until my husband's work schedule changes and it puts him on swing for six months.
01 March 2010
Weekly Dinner Menu
Dinner Schedule for February 27th thru March 5th 2010 (sorry so late in posting...)
Saturday Feb 27th – out of town so no dinner menu plan
Sunday Feb 28th – first night back went easy chicken and cheese quesadilla with homemade guacamole and some sour cream of course
Monday Mar 1st – steaks with mashed potatoes, cheddar parmesan biscuits and green beans
Tuesday Mar 2nd – Marion’s chicken and broccoli rice skillet
Wednesday Mar 3rd – DH’s chicken fettuccini from scratch
Thursday Mar 4th – Spaghetti with corn
Friday Mar 5th - sautéed tilapia over rice
Saturday Feb 27th – out of town so no dinner menu plan
Sunday Feb 28th – first night back went easy chicken and cheese quesadilla with homemade guacamole and some sour cream of course
Monday Mar 1st – steaks with mashed potatoes, cheddar parmesan biscuits and green beans
Tuesday Mar 2nd – Marion’s chicken and broccoli rice skillet
Wednesday Mar 3rd – DH’s chicken fettuccini from scratch
Thursday Mar 4th – Spaghetti with corn
Friday Mar 5th - sautéed tilapia over rice
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