~Monday Meanderings~...

~Bible Study: "My Sister's Keeper" (It was given to me by my mother-in-law and I am loving my reading time every day.)

~Memory Verse: 

 Ephesians 4: 1-6
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

~Husband Encouragement:

♥I will have to do some thinking on this one as this weekend has been really busy and I haven't had a chance to sit down and think...I will try to report back later!☺

~Train them up:

Same thing. ☺

~Zone: Cluttered surfaces and bathrooms

~Menu Plan: 

Monday- breakfast: eggs, sausage links, toast
                lunch: leftover jambalaya
                supper: tuna noodle casserole, spinach salad, brownies


Tuesday: breakfast: muffins from the freezer, milk
                 lunch: mac & cheese, salad
                 supper: Honey Teriyaki chicken, asian slaw


Wednesday: breakfast: doughnuts, milk 
                      lunch: lunch in town
                      supper: tortilla soup w/leftover pork carnita meat or spicy chicken taco meat (I have both in the freezer)& beans(from the freezer), guacamole, pico de gallo, chips


Thursday: breakfast: breakfast burritos
                   lunch: chef salads, olives & pickles
                   supper: Shrimp & pasta w/cream sauce, cheddar biscuits, salad, tea


Friday: breakfast: pancakes, fruit
             lunch: bean & cheese burritos (beans from the freezer)
             supper: Grilled hot dogs, chili, coleslaw,strawberry pretzel pie

~Today, I am thankful for:

•My hubby is home where I can watch him and he is feeling much better. ☺

•Three beautiful children playing in the front yard on a slightly cool but nice day! 

•A full pantry and a roof over our heads. 

•Christian family and friends. ☺

• Vehicles are fixed (for now, anyway!)

Join us at Sarah's for more Monday Meanderings!

~Monday Meanderings~...

~Monday Meanderings....

~Bible Study: The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson

~Memory Verse: "Ephesians 4:29" " Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." (I've memorized this before but this week I just really need to focus on this verse!)

~Husband Encouragement:

*saying NOTHING negative (see above verse)

*making some favorite meals & desserts

*keeping tea and drinks made & in the house because my hubby has kidney stones and can't have soda..he has been trying to stop drinking them,anyway, so it would be very helpful if I could keep stuff in the house that he could take to work to drink.

*Make & pack his lunch for work everyday

* Write a love note to place in his lunchbox everyday.

*Budget for some new lingerie.


~Training them up:

*See memory verse. Mama has had a hard time with yelling today. Thus, the memory verse and The Ministry of Motherhood bible study.

*Working on organization. I am going to purchase some new bins for their toys, blocks, art supplies, school supplies, etc. this week.

*enforcing chore charts...we have gotten away from this lately.

*Letting the girls "earn" a treat when they memorize a verse. Seems to be working great so far!

*Working on attitude...theirs and mama's. :)

~Personal Goals:

*Drink more water..I used to drink so much water but have gotten away from it and I can definitely feel the effects of it!

*Take my vitamins..same thing.

*Read my Busy Mom's Bible every day (even if only for a minute).

*Stay off the computer at night and during the day. Only have computer time during naps and during their TV time.

*FOCUS on Charlie when he's home. Ask him if he needs anything and then do my best to get it done.

*Exercise & get to bed at a decent hour (by 10 pm)

~Must do!

*Mail invitations to Lily's birthday party

*pay electric bill and insurance

*Make plans for Charlie's birthday (coming up)

*Take baby gifts to my friend, Misty and my cousin, Lindsey.

*Make plans to visit my sister and her family!!!

~Zone:

The yard(flowerbeds) and the garden!!!! Also, working on washing the windows and cleaning the vinyl siding on our home. =D  (Love working outside!!)


~Menu: I'll post recipes and links, hopefully by tomorrow.

*Monday- Crockpot Roast w/onion soup & cream of mushroom soup, mashed potatoes (gravy from the roast), green beans, sliced strawberries w/whipped cream.

*Tuesday- Hash from leftover roast (meat, onions, fried potatoes, ketchup), corn on the cob, Peas & carrots

*Wednesday- Baked Salsa Chicken (new recipe, will share if we like it), rice, salad

*Thursday- Pinto beans, fried potatoes w/onion, cornbread (hubby requested)

*Friday- sloppy joes, corn on the cob, salad

*Saturday- Homemade pizza, salad

*Sunday-Crock pot Jambalaya, cornbread


~Fun things!

*Lily's birthday party!

*taking the kids to the library this week! (who doesn't like books??) lol

*We are going to have a park breakfast and play until lunch and then have a picnic lunch and come home and take a nap...hope it works out this way!

*Working in the garden and yard with Daddy!




~Things I am grateful for!

*Jesus and GRACE

*do-overs!!!

*That my husband is doing better. He's in a lot of pain but is feeling much better than he did. And, I can tell, with the diagnosis, some of the stress has been lifted from his shoulders! Soooo grateful for that!

*Healthy happy children!

*Sunshiney days!

*New cookbooks

*Sally Clarkson

*our church

*my dad has had a great week..he just seems better and that makes me happy! =D

Join us at Sarah's for more, Monday Meanderings!

♥Julie♥

~Monday Meanderings~...

~Memory Verse: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23 (Revisiting this one this week!)

~Bible Study- Reading out of my Busy Mom's Bible (The verses and study on "Your Emotions")

~Husband Encouragement:

*Work on the Love Dare, again.

*Pick up something nice for him when I go shopping this week just to say "I am thinking of you"

*Purchasing the parts he needs for various things he needs to work on around the house. As he works such long hours, he has absolutely NO time to do this..so, I need to take that burden for him. Also, need to clean his vehicle out for him.

~Train them up:

*Lily has a major attitude problem lately when she is told to do something! Her automatic response is to whine and I hate that! Sooooo....working on whining this week! And, obedience from the heart!

*Claire is majorly tired for some reason...working on figuring that one out!

*Drew is having issues with temper tantrums...working on that and a HEAVY dose of patience for Mama!!

~Must Do:

*Keep laundry folded and put away...this got away from me again when we were sick..getting back in gear this week!!

*Work on budget this week with my baby!

*Stick to budget !!!!

*Finish the garden and yard


~Zone:   Living room/family room (decluttering Charlie's desk is the main job!!)

~Menu: (I will TRY to post recipes...not guaranteeing anything but hopefully later this evening?)

Monday-

breakfast: blackberry muffins
lunch: Grilled cheese, apples
supper:Beans, fried potatoes w/onion, cornbread

Tuesday-

breakfast: breakfast burritos
lunch: PB & Honey, bananas
supper: tacos, beans & rice


Wednesday:

breakfast: instant oatmeal, dried fruit
lunch: lunch in town (dollar menu)
supper: Fried rice, egg rolls

Thursday:

breakfast: cereal, fruit
lunch: tortilla pizzas
supper: Pulled pork sandwiches (thinking I am going to try the yogurt rolls with it), pickles, coleslaw, fruit salad

Friday:

breakfast: breakfast cookies
lunch: leftovers
supper: calzones, salad



Fun things!

*Not really sure because of not being sure what my hubby's work schedule is going to be this week. But, fun things for the kids...


*making muffins/bread with mama
*planting flowers and their own little garden spot in the yard!!
*nature walks
*hopefully, Homeschool group if we are meeting this week!!



Well, there's my meanderings, such as they are! Join us at Sarah's and have a great week! :)

♥Julie♥

Monday Meanderings...

~Memory Verse: "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord." Romans 12: 9-11

~Bible Study: Still reading back through "The Ministry of Motherhood" I need the refresher course. :)




~Husband Encouragement: *Help him work on his truck. *Be ready to put everything away and go to bed when he does. Do not stay up and keep doing "one more thing". (Thanks, Sarah!) *Start praying for him more fervently. *Write him a long love letter.

~Train them up:

*Cutting TV time WAY back this week. We got into a little TV rut while the kids and mom were sick and it's time to nip it in the bud! I do NOT like the way they misbehave when too much tv is involved!

*Back to chores and high 5's (relaxed on these due to illness)

*Working on temper tantrums...(including mama's! lol)

Personal Goals:

*Read my Busy Mom's Study Bible every day even if just for a minute...this is the best bible I have ever owned...it is so very helpful!

*Walking at least twice a week

*Not chewing on my nails!!!!

*Cook supper every meal this week (except for Tuesday night, we are eating at the grandparents, yay!)

~Zone:

*Master Bedroom & kitchen (cleaning out the fridge)

~Absolute MUST DO's!!!

*Clean out the refrigerator!

*Vaccum out the van

*Get back into flylady routine (got behind due to sickness)

~Menu: (recipes to be posted throughout the week)

*Monday: breakfast: graham crackers/peanut butter, juice
                 lunch: frozen cheese raviolis, diced tomatoes w/italian seasoning & tad sugar, green beans, apples
                 supper: Grilled pork chops, fried potatoes w/onion, brussel sprouts

*Tuesday:
breakfast: breakfast burritos (on the road, hopefully taking a little trip with my sister & her kids to see my Aunt Kathy!)
                lunch: on the road
                supper: supper at Granny Fogg's

*Wednesday: breakfast: pancakes, bacon, chocolate almond milk
                      lunch: quesadillas, salad
                      supper:salmon cakes, green salad, corn on the cob

Thursday: breakfast: Amish baked oatmeal, sliced bananas
                lunch: PB & Honey on sourdough bread, sliced apples
                supper: Skillet potatoes w/bacon & cheddar, salad

Friday: breakfast: breakfast at the park (if not raining) Donuts!
            lunch: leftovers or burritos & fruit
            supper: Matzo cracker pizza, salad


desserts: * peaches & cream no-bake cheesecake   & * blackberry cheese pie



~Fun things!:

*going to see my Aunt! (I haven't seen her in 10 years)
*I am sure my husband has something fun planned for this weekend! Last weekend we went fishing!
*Breakfast at the park this Friday
*If we are having Homeschool PE, hopefully we will get to see all of our friends!
*Supper at the grandparents with all the family!



~Things I am thankful for today:

*A loving hard working husband!
*That I can be me and not pretend to be someone else!
*I am able to read my bible freely and without fear of being persecuted!
*Beautiful sweet children sleeping peacefully.
*My husband has an early day off (finally!)
*pay day is tomorrow....whoo-hoo!!!

Join us at Sarah's!

Monday Meanderings...

~Memory Verse- I have a goal of just reading the word for one minute a day. Instead of a memory verse, I am going to be using my "Busy Mom's Bible" and studying the section in the back on, "Raising your Kids"..also, "Being a wife".

~Bible Study- Alternating between "The Mission of Motherhood" and "The Ministry of Motherhood" by Sally Clarkson...both so full of truth! Also, I am listening to a couple of Dr. Voddie Baucham's cd's.

~Husband Encouragement: Focusing on having a better attitude and giving him special time to do things he wants to do to unwind after a long tiring week at work.

~Train them up: Here's some things we are working on:

*Chores & Order (I am going to try and post our method this week but here's where I got this idea...we just tweaked our routine, a bit.)

*Habit training, goes along with the chores & order. I posted this link last week but wanted to share it, again. I believe that it is so truly valuable.

*No whining...both Claire &Lily but Lily the most! Sally Clarkson's books help me soooo much in this area! She actually makes me WANT to do a better job as a mother! She gets me excited about being home with our babies and LOVING and schooling them, myself. =) Seriously, I cannot recommend this lady's writing, enough!!!!  Here's a quote from Mrs. Clarkson:

"[Many parents are] under fear--that if they don't do everything right, it might be their fault if children do not turn out well and if they go astray. So they diligently correct every little immaturity and misbehavior of their children and become the authoritarian parent because someone said that if they didn't correct every little behavior, that they were teaching their children to get away with sin and that this would certainly lead to rebellion. And so they become policemen--watching for the "sin" and bad behavior and treat their children harshly. And instead of enjoying their children, they feel stressed, angry that their children insist on whining and doing things to irritate them all the time."

Um...yeah. May I have an AMEN??????

Anyway, carrying on and blogger is doing something really weird with my font so....just ignore it! 


~Zone: It's back to flylady this week and I am SO EXCITED!!!! WHOO_HOO!!! 


This week, we are in the kitchen and I am going to add laundry(I took a break for Easter, so we are behind again) to mine!

~Things I need to do:

*No computer at night
*Up and dressed by 7 am
*Pick up flooring (didn't get to do it last week.)
*Plan trip to see my sister & her family
*Organize kids individual binders & folders. 
*Declutter kitchen


~Menu:


I am just posting some meals and we will fix a meal each night.


*Tacos (soft and hard shell tacos), crockpot refried beans, guacamole


*Pork chops, baked sweet potatoes, salad


*Italian chicken, steamed broccoli, brown rice


*Hamburger steak w/brown gravy, mashed potatoes, blackeyed peas, corn on the cob


*Hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill, corn on the cob, salad


Well, that will get us through Friday and I will worry about the rest this weekend. 


~Fun things!


*watching Veggie Tales Easter movie with the kids, thanks, sissy!


*taking the kids to the park this week 


*Homeschool PE (hopefully!)


*Our weekly Friday night "Daddy's Home Celebration" (that night we will have Cheeseburgers and hot dogs and let the kids play outside for awhile and then it's bedtime and date night for Mom & Dad. FUN!! (We've been doing this for a month and we are loving it!)


So, there's our week! Y'all have a great one! And, join us at Sarah's with your Monday Meanderings!


♥Julie♥

Monday Meanderings...

~Bible Study: continuing, "The Mission of Motherhood" eagerly awaiting Beth Moore's, "So Long Insecurity" that my sister so generously bought me...♥ my sissy, so much! :) ( I am almost finished with my "Mission of Motherhood" notes and hope to be able to sit down and share them soon.)

~Memory Verse: "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin." Exodus 34:6

~Husband Encouragement:

1.STOP complaining(I've started getting into the nasty little habit of complaining, recently, and I just want to nip this in the bud!)

2. Continue the Love Dare

3. Make sure he gets more sleep

~Train them up:

1. Work on Mommy's anger & attitude!

2. We are implementing new chores & routines with these ideas in mind.

3. It's Easter week! Doing some resurrection history, crafts, etc. Any ideas????

4. Starting the Morning High 5 and Evening High 5 and sticking to it ( I want to do a post on this soon.)


~Personal Goals:

*Get up before the children and have glass of ice water(wakes me up) and some quiet time with my bible

*Get laundry on the line and eggs gathered/washed before breakfast/school

* Starting the Flylady "Body Clutter" program that my friend Roxanna, recommended! It's so simple and I have been trying to do it for a week. It's my fault that I haven't stuck to it....stress makes me eat!! This week, we are starting over and I am going to do this!! Join me, it will be fun! :)


*FIND EASTER DRESSES FOR THE GIRLS & I !!!!

~MUST DO:

*clean out fridge

*Send late birthday cards & various gifts I need to mail out that have been slipping my mind. lol master bathroom, again (clutter is getting out of hand)

*Look into Medi-Share
*Pick up flooring for the house

*Pay bills

*Mail off census

*Be in bed by 10 pm every night (lights out not reading) :)


~Zone:

*We are starting to follow Flylady again and I am excited to get some control of our home/my life, again!!

~Menu:

Monday: Chicken tacos, guacamole & chips

Tuesday: Grilled chicken, baked sweet potatoes, salad

Wednesday: Baked potato soup, cornbread

Thursday: Breakfast burritos, Blackberry cobbler

Friday: Beef enchiladas, guacamole & chips, salad


~Fun things:

* Easter baking with my girls!!

*Easter celebration, dinner & egg hunting after church Sunday morning!

*Going fishing with Daddy on Saturday. =)


~Things I am thankful for today:

*my wonderful husband who works so very hard to provide for our family and doesn't ever complain!

*After today, I am grateful that my children still love and adore me. It's been that kind of day. :(

* A God who is ALL I need. I don't need someone's approval or friendship or even love. I have my God and my family and friends. That's enough for me. If someone has a problem with me, let God handle it. I just have to do my best and that's all I can do. :)

* Chickens that lay a huge amount of eggs even if I spend 1/4 of my day washing them!

* Our van and the room it provides. So nice. :)

* The beautiful sunshine that we have had lately. Gorgeous to play in and wonderful when your dryer is broke! lol

For more Monday Meanderings, join us at Sarah's delightful blog!


♥Julie♥

~Monday Meanderings~...

*I'll try to be back with links and recipes during "Quiet time" today....we'll see! ha! For now, here's the basics:

I'm not going to do very many Meanderings this week. I am not really sure right now how our week is going to shape up so we will just organize what we can and go with the flow..

*Memory Verse: "Be very careful how you live-not as unwise but as wise; making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16

*Bible Study: continuing in "The Mission of Motherhood"-sorry I haven't posted my notes..I plan to do that this week. Life gets away from me at times.

 *Husband Encouragement: continuing "The Love Dare" and trying to keep things done that he ask me to do. I am trying to make his life easier in any way that I can.

*Train them up:  Being gentle and kind (Me) and working on getting our schedule back on track (wake up, breakfast (school during breakfast (circle time), chores (Morning High 5), play outside or recess, lunch, school for girls while Drew naps, play outside or quiet time, Meal Preparation, Supper, chores (Evening High 5), bath and bedtime. =)   Hopefully, we can get back on track.


*Zone: 

~ Our bedroom (just clutter that needs to be put away)

~ Kids' toys and clothes (go through Spring clothes, put away most of winter. Clean out and organize toy totes)

~ Homeschool clutter (sort all books onto one bookshelf. Place workbooks into individual binders and finish color coding everything!)

 ~Keep the van cleaned out!! (This is really bugging Charlie and I am trying to keep this done. )

~Laundry folded and put away (same here. It bugs me and my husband. "Nuff said" Just do it!! Ha!)


 *Books I am reading:

~The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson

~My Busy Mom's Bible by Zondervan (this is just awesome!)

 ~The Love Dare (I have been reading this and putting this into practice since Fireproof came out. We work on this and then we get off track and start over and I can not recommend this book enough for your marriage!! I am so glad we saw this movie and so grateful that we attend a church that paid for us to do so and bought the books. A church that values the bond of marriage!!)

*Things I am thankful for today:

~A husband and children that love me
~My God is a loving and forgiving God
~This weather is GORGEOUS!!!
~Forgiveness and restoration

* I have changed my menu planning organization up a bit! You will notice that we are having "taco night" on Mondays for awhile...hubby loves tacos. And, Friday night will be sandwich/appetizer night and Saturday is homemade pizza.  I just keep tweaking with it to see what makes it easier on us as a family. During this season of our lives, easy is preferred! =)


Monday-  taco salad

Tuesday- fish & shrimp, baked potatoes, salad

Wednesday- beans & brown rice, salad

Thursday-Burritos(made with leftover beans & rice& shredded cheese), guacamole

Friday- submarine sandwiches, chips & dip

Saturday-   Homemade pizza, salad

Sunday- Crockpot Chicken Chow Mein, egg rolls, Coconut Cream Pie


Join us at Sarah's delightful blog for more Monday Meanderings!

♥Julie♥

Monday Meanderings...

Monday Meanderings:

Bible Study: "The Mission of Motherhood"  Sally Clarkson

Memory Verse: "The rain came down,the streams rose and the winds blew and beat against that house;yet it did not fall, because it had it's foundation on the rock." Matthew 7:25
Husband Encouragment: 1.Starting the Love Dare & making some favorite meals. 2. Doing a better job of keeping things done. 3. Being more gracious about the demands that his job makes on his time. (I'm striving to be more humble this week.)


Train them up:

*To be continued...I am currently reading "The Mission of Motherhood" and processing so many things. I plan on posting what I am learning as I go. Starting tomorrow. :)




Things to do:

*Continue to work on organization...making progress!

*Keep laundry put away and OFF THE COUCH!! :)

* Finish painting our bathroom

*mail out birthday cards & gifts

Zone:

*Living room -keeping it clear of clutter and laundry off the couch!

*Kitchen- organizing and decluttering (we are overrun with tupperware bowls and various containers..it's insane!)

*van-keeping the trash, toys, shoes, etc. contained!!

Exercise plans:

Haha. Yeah. :)  Here goes:

I am not going to be focusing so much on exercising at this present time in my life. I am going to strive for 20 minutes 2 days a week or 10 minutes every other day...whatever I can fit in. Right now, with our schedule and life the way it is, we are going to be focusing on eating better and just getting as much exercise as possible. I found myself getting angry and discouraged because invaribly, when I would plan to exercise, something would come up! So, we are going to go slowly and I am going to be praying that I keep my focus first on my family, where it belongs. Exercise will happen but not if I try to force it. I don't know if that makes any sense to you but it's where we are at right now. My husband works all.the.time. and I am usually going it by myself 20 hrs.+ out of the day and with 3 children under 5 and homeschooling.....it's just not #1 priority right now! (Keep in mind, when you read our menu plan, that I will not be eating all of the things that my family eats. I use rice and bread, at times, as a meal stretcher to keep cost down. My  husband and I often forgo the starch and limit the kid's portions).

Menu Planning: (Recipes are to be posted throughout the week. Hopefully.)

Monday: Indian tacos

Tuesday: Beans & smoked sausage, cornbread

Wednesday:  Jambalaya & cornbread (This didn't get made last week. We had leftovers)

Thursday: Migas, guacamole & chips

Friday: chef salads

Saturday: Homemade pizza, salad

Sunday: Pot roast, mashed potatoes, green beans,

desserts this week: chocolate delight & cheesecake (sugar free desserts)


Things I am thankful for this week:

*The weekend of sunshine and 60 degree temps! Later this week, the weather forecast calls for 70 degrees!!!!! :)

*Celebrating my birthday with the awesome family that God has provided!!

*Healthy children and a great marriage.

*Sally Clarkson and the Mission of Motherhood.

Join us at Sarah's with your Monday Meanderings! 

♥Julie♥

~Menu Plan for week of February 22nd~...

breakfast:
~breakfast burritos
~strawberry cream cheese muffins
~whole wheat pancakes, fruit
~breakfast bowls
~oatmeal, fruit

lunch:
~pb&honey, whole wheat bread
~pizza pockets (low carb tortillas, spagh.sauce, meat, cheese)
~salads
~leftover pizza, fruit salad
~leftovers

snacks:
~Muffins
~homemade granola
~cheese sticks
~tortilla w/peanut butter & honey
~apples & peanut butter

supper:
~migas
~chili, cornsticks
~Pot roast, carrots, onions, mashed potatoes,
~Cowboy nachos w/leftover pot roast
~Italian chicken, brown rice, sweet potatoes
~homemade pizza, salad

♥Julie♥

Monday Meanderings...

~Bible Study: This week, reading this and letting it soak in.

~Memory Verse: 

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. James 1:2

~Zone: LAUNDRY and MOPPING (just trying to keep these two areas done) :)

~Must do's: 

*Organize school materials!!!! (It's out of control!)

*Switch pediatricians.Take care of insurance.

*Make appointment to get new glasses.

~Something Special for my husband: order the orbital sander he wants!

~Fun things!!!

*Claire turns 5, tomorrow!!!!!! (I am so not ready for her to be 5) So, tomorrow night, we open gifts here and have her favorite supper & cake.. :) This year, she will help me cook. I can't wait!

*This weekend, we are planning a night away!! I really, really hope it goes well and everything just works smoothly for us to be able to go! I am so excited!!!

~Something we are excited about!!

*We just bought a minivan and paid cash for it!!!!!! YAY!!!! It's a used 2001 Chrysler Town and Country, it's loaded with everything you can imagine and it is wonderful......no more trying to cram 3 car seats and all of our stuff into my Nissan Sentra!!! YAY!!! We are loving our new ride and so are the kids!! And, best of all, NO MORE CAR PAYMENTS!!! Can I get an AMEN??  =D

Menu Plan:

Monday- Claire's birthday supper: Spaghetti & Italian sausage, Garlic rolls, steamed broccoli, birthday cake

Tuesday-Roast chicken, broccoli & cauliflower, rolls

Wednesday-Mexican cornbread, beans & smoked sausage

Thursday- Shredded chicken tacos(we are going to follow her lead) w/pico de gallo & guacamole, rice and beans

Friday- Party sandwiches, veggie tray w/dip, fruit tray (Family movie night)

Saturday- our night "away"- ordering in from Roma's....YUM :)

Well, that's our week in a nutshell!! Hope you have a great one! :)

Join us at Sarah's for more Monday Meanderings & Laura's for Menu Plan Monday!

~Julie~

Supper menus....

Monday- Soft tacos, beans , chips & pico de gallo

Tuesday- Cheeseburgers, tator tots

Wednesday- Chili, cornsticks

Thursday- breakfast bowls (PW cookbook), fruit salad

Friday- Autumn Chowder, cornsticks

Saturday-Red beans & rice, salad

Sunday-Angel Hair Marinara w/Italian Chicken, garlic rolls, salad

Monday Meanderings....(on Tuesday)

~ Scripture memorization: 1 Peter (the entire chapter; I will be working on this ALL month long)

~zone: homeschooling bookshelf and laundry pile

~Training them up:

*chore chart
*working on Mama's attitude, this week!
*doing our Bible reading & devotional activity every.single.morning (first thing!!!)
*Somehow studying and learning new starts, do-overs, whatever you want to call them! I want to teach them GRACE and how to change your actions and follow through as a new creature (does anyone get what I am saying???) to REALLY rely on God to change you. Any ideas?????

~Things I MUST do:


*put chore chart up & actually follow it! :)
*clean out car (lol, AGAIN)
*come up with a better laundry system (any ideas??) Right now, I am doing around 5 loads a day (no joke) and it is killing me!!
*Finish reading John by Beth Moore
*work on surprise for hubby for our anniversary
*homeschool schedule revised & followed!!!!
Whoa! I've got soooo much to do!!

~Husband Encouragement:
*Surprise for our anniversary
*make breakfast and freeze it for his 4 am wake-up time..so I don't have to get up and cook but he still has a hot breakfast to enjoy that he doesn't have to cook at 4 a.m. or buy and spend 6-7 dollars a day (and that's cheap!!) No thank you. So, I am making extra burritos,pancakes and muffins again and freezing and going to try to make his breakfast at 4 am at least once a week and stay up to pray and just have quiet time. I really love the early morning.

Fun things:

~Anniversary trip later this month!!
~Supper out this weekend
~shopping with my babies tomorrow...this is really fun when they are cooperative! :)


Menu Plan: (Most of these recipes are from the Pioneer Woman's cookbook(which I LOVE) some of them are on her website, here.

Breakfast:

*Pumpkin-cream cheese muffins
*Sour Cream pancakes, bacon (PW cookbook)
*Breakfast Burritos
*Migas (PW cookbook)
*Yogurt, granola, apples
*Burritos
*Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls, bacon, fruit salad (Sunday breakfast)

Dinner:

*Pizza
*Mac & Cheese
*leftovers
*PB& Honey on homemade bread  & bananas
*Pizza pockets
*salad, cheese sticks
*Sunday dinner: Chicken Spaghetti, olive cheese bread, salad, Flat Apple Pie (PW cookbook)

Supper:

*Pot Roast, mashed potatoes, green beans
*Italian chicken, brown rice, baked sweet potatoes
*Migas, pico de gallo & chips
*Tortilla soup, guacamole
*Comfort Meatballs (PW), mashed potatoes,steamed cabbage
*leftovers or homemade pizza

dessert this week: Flat apple pie & Cheesecake

Link up at Sarah's for more Monday Meanderings & OrgJunkie for more Menu Plan Mondays(except it's Tuesday for me, lol)...

Menu Plan Monday...

I am not going to do Monday Meanderings this week but I hope to get back to it next week! So, I am going to post my menu plan and hopefully, we will stick to it!

Monday:

breakfast: Carrot cake muffins, milk
lunch: homemade pizza pockets
supper: Creamy Italian chicken, brown rice, sweet potatoes, broccoli

Tuesday:

breakfast: pancakes, fried apples
lunch: lunch with MeMe & Papaw
supper: Super Stuffed Potatoes, salad

Wednesday:
breakfast: spiced pumpkin muffins w/cream cheese frosting
lunch: mac & cheese, veggies & dip
supper: Jambalaya & brown rice

Thursday:

breakfast: muffins
lunch: leftovers
supper: Almond chicken & rice, salad

Friday:

breakfast: yogurt & granola
lunch: lunch in town because we are having a rummage sale at our church building
supper: Chili, crackers, pumpkin swirl cheesecake

Saturday:

breakfast: morning glory muffins
lunch: leftovers or PB&J
supper: Beans & smoked sausage, mexican cornbread, oven fried potatoes&onion

Sunday:

breakfast: muffins
lunch: My husband's choice
supper: leftovers

Monday Meanderings...

Bible Study:

I am studying with Amanda this week!

Memory Verse:
Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.³Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.⁴But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing


Husband Encouragement:
continue writing him notes of encouragement to find in the mornings. The sour cream bacon chicken is for him (it's a fave). I will try my best to have everything ready and laid out for the gospel meeting this weekend so he doesn't have to help a lot and so that we will be on time. :)


Train them up:

Working on Mama this week!! NO YELLING!!!!! Patience and Kindness
Lily- listening,obeying,focusing
Claire- obeying 1st time, immediate consequences for disobedience
Drew-listening,consequences for temper tantrums (put in his crib)




Zone:

ALL bedrooms!!! 


Must Do:
*get kids new church shoes
*clean out the car!!! (I say this every.single.week!)
*Hang laundry out on line
*make Christmas list (final one) for people I haven't bought/made gifts for yet.



Menu:

Monday:
breakfast: eggnog pancakes, sliced apples
lunch: lunchables
supper: sour cream bacon chicken over mashed potatoes, green beans & corn

Tuesday:
breakfast: eggs & bacon, fruit
lunch: PB & honey sandwiches on sour dough bread, bananas
supper: hobo dinners, salad

Wednesday:
breakfast: banana nut muffins
lunch: dollar menu at Sonic
supper: Roast chicken, sweet potatoes, cabbage

Thursday:
breakfast: pumpkin spice muffins
lunch: tuna fish sandwiches
supper: Autumn Chowder, cornbread

Friday:
breakfast: leftover muffins and yogurt
lunch: hot dogs, fruit
supper: tortilla soup to take to church. (gospel meeting this weekend!!)

Saturday:
 Gospel Meeting. We will try to eat there.

Sunday:
lunch: with church
supper: margarita pizza, salad



Fun things:

Well, we did have a trip scheduled to a local pumpkin patch but we couldn't go because of sickness. So, we are just going to try and do A LOT of playing outside this week and then Saturday and Sunday is our Gospel Meeting at Church. That's always a blast!! :)

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Monday Meanderings!!

Monday Meanderings....

I'm trying to get back on track this week so I am joining my friend, Sarah, once again with Monday Meanderings. Hopefully, this will help me keep focused on what needs done! :)

Here's the menu for the week:

Monday: Slow cooker Roast beef, red potatoes, salad

Tuesday: Jambalaya, french bread w/oil


Wednesday: Cowboy nachos (leftover roast)

Thursday: Angel Chicken, brown rice, salad

Friday: Veggie Quesadillas, guacamole, salsa & chips

Saturday: Calzones, salad (not really a recipe link for these; Charlie makes them & just does it by memory so I will try to get his recipe posted soon)

Sunday Dinner: Sour Cream & Bacon chicken, brown rice, stir fried broccoli & cauliflower, baked sweet potatoes w/butter & cinnamon. (this is actually lunch. Supper will be with church group)

Breakfast:

Monday: Pumpkin muffins

Tuesday: Granola & yogurt

Wednesday: homemade bread w/jam, scrambled eggs

Thursday: whole wheat pecan pancakes, syrup, fruit

Friday: breakfast burritos, fruit

Saturday: breakfast in bed for Daddy(surprise!)

Sunday: same

Lunch:

Monday: PB& J
Tuesday: Tuna fish sandwiches or salad
Wednesday: dollar menu at Sonic
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: frozen pizza
Saturday: Daddy's choice
Sunday: lunch is listed as supper above, supper will be with Bible Study group!!

~Husband Encouragement: VERY low income lately so we will be having some candlelight dinners and back massages after the kids are asleep (hopefully!)...also, trying to keep my ears open for things he may need or need me to do for him. Make him breakfast in bed on Saturday, tell him one thing every day that I love about him (thanks for the idea, Cyndi!......still thinking on more things that I can do to  be encouraging.....

~Bible Study: the book of Deuteronomy and The Mom Walk by Sally Clarkson...the only things I am reading this week.

~Memory Verse:    "The Lord your God is going ahead of you. He will fight for you, just as you saw Him do in Egypt." Deuteronomy 1:30


~Zone: clothes (HAVE to get this monster tamed....we have clothes everywhere it seems...no kidding. I don't even know how to BEGIN to explain it)

Work on decluttering 1 room a day & make a new cleaning schedule and stick to it

~Must do:
make a budget
Grocery shop
clean out the fridge
clean out the car
declutter one room a day
organize toys again
organize homeschool materials again
declutter homeschool area
Basically, just GET RID OF CLUTTER!!!!! (can you tell it's bugging me a little bit? lol)

~Train them up:

Work on immediate obedience and NO WHINING!!! Ugh. I am about to go insane with all of the whining lately. Also working on picking up after ourselves (again)...and the fruit of the spirit. (I will try to share this with you later).

okay, that is it for this week! Let's see if I can actually accomplish any of it. lol  :)

Have a blessed week,
Julie

Menu Plan Monday...

Sunday: Roast Beef, red potatoes, carrots & onions, salad, pumpkin pie

Monday: Roast Chicken, baked sweet potatoes, broccoli, sweet onion muffins

Tuesday: Pinto Beans w/smoked sausage, oven fried potatoes w/onion, cornbread

Wednesday: Chicken & Rice soup, homemade bread

Thursday: Jambalaya, cornbread

Friday: Homemade pizza, salad

Saturday: leftovers

Sunday: lasagna (with ground turkey), salad, Crystal's pumpkin cheesecake(my sister's recipe; maybe she will share it!)


Breakfast:

Monday: Oatmeal cookie bars

Tuesday: cream cheese pumpkin muffins

Wednesday: whole wheat pancakes, fruit

Thursday: Omelets, fruit

Friday: granola, homemade yogurt

Saturday: Homemade Lara Bars

Sunday: Breakfast Burritos

~I'll be back to put up links later. I have a pretty bad headache so I am resting today!!

~Trying a LOT of new recipes this week and I am SUPER excited!!! I'll let you know how they turn out...they are all healthy recipes so we will see! :)

Have a blessed week!

Menu Plan Monday...

*Charlie was out of work all last week and when he is home, he often wants to cook, so I let him!! As a result, we will be having some things that were on the menu last week, this week.

M- Orange chicken, brown rice, broccoli

T-Spanish Rice, salad

W-Italian sandwiches

T-Chow mein, brown rice, broccoli

F- Red beans & Rice, Salad

S-Tortilla soup

S-Roast, red potatoes, onions & carrots, salad, rolls

breakfast:

*pumpkin bread w/cream cheese
*breakfast burritos(twice)
*oatmeal cookie bars
*whole wheat pancakes, fruit
*granola, yogurt
*I need more ideas!!!! I am terrible at coming up with easy breakfasts!!

Menu Plan Monday....

~Monday: Crock-pot Angel chicken(recipe below),brown rice, salad

~Tuesday: Baked Potato soup(recipe later), cornbread

~Wednesday: Crock-pot Spanish Rice, salad

~Thursday: BBQ Beef in crock-pot,coleslaw

~Friday: Crock-pot orange chicken, brown rice, baked sweet potatoes

~Saturday- open

~Sunday- 15 minute Beef Stroganoff, corn on the cob, salad, chocolate praline cake

Angel Chicken

8 oz. PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 can (10-3/4 oz.) reduced-sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 pkg. Good Seasons Italian Salad dressing& recipe mix

1/4 cup dry white wine or chicken broth or water

1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces(we use 5-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts)
1 can drained mushrooms or 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1/2 lb. angel hair pasta, uncooked

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

BEAT cream cheese, soup, dressing and wine with whisk until blended; pour over chicken in slow cooker. Cook on LOW 4 to 5 hours (or on HIGH 2 to 3 hours).Add mushrooms the last 2 hrs. on low and the last hour on high.

COOK pasta or brown rice as directed on package about 15 min. before chicken is done(brown rice=start 45 minutes before chicken is done); drain. Serve topped with chicken mixture and parsley.

Menu Plan Monday...

It's just our menu plans this week, no meanderings!! Maybe next week...

*Monday- Grilled Chicken Breasts, Baked sweet potatoes, sauteed squash & onions, tea

*Tuesday- Beans & cornbread, oven potatoes w/onion, fried okra, tea

*Wednesday- Chef salads, tea

*Thursday- Crock pot shredded beef sandwiches, coleslaw, tea

*Friday- Chicken fajitas, salsa, guacamole w/pico de gallo & chips, tea

*Saturday- tortilla soup

*Sunday- Roast w/potatoes and carrots, homemade rolls, salad

*Dessert this week: pumpkin cheesecake & Oatmeal cookies for Charlie's snacks

~I'll try and be back later to link to some of these recipes...I am just having a really busy day and don't really have the time right now!!

Julie

Menu Plan Monday....

Monday- Honey Teriyaki Chicken, Asian slaw

Tuesday- Swiss steak(recipe at bottom of the page), mashed potatoes, broccoli

Wednesday- Tacos, salsa & Chips

Thursday- Italian Angel Chicken (didn't have last week), whole wheat pasta, salad

Friday- Homemade pizza, salad

Saturday- Marlboro Man Sandwiches, slaw

Sunday- Hubby's choice


Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

cube steak (1-2 lbs.)

seasoned salt

red (cayenne) pepper

1 can cream of mushroom soup (no water or milk)

salt & pepper

onions & mushrooms (according to taste; we use about 1 med. to large onion and 2 cups mushrooms, sliced)

garlic (about 2 cloves, minced)

Sprinkle however much salt and pepper you like in enough flour to coat your meat. Dredge meat in flour ; fry in hot oil until meat is seared. Place in crock pot with remaining ingredients. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. Pour over rice or mashed potatoes. Easy, Quick & GOOD!!!

For more mpm's visit Laura

Have a great week!