..either way we still eat

Does it mean I have it together if I have a menu?  It feels a little better to have one but I don't think that is really the truth, so I just relax when I don't have one.  To my other mamas, do you have guilt and stress over feeding your family as I do?  (Grey is watching me and he just pointed to the question mark and asked, "what is that mystery right there?".  lol...let's just laugh at the funny stuff and let go of the not-so-important-stuff).  Anyways, I haven't had a menu in quite a few weeks...we ate...I just don't remember what.  We lived life and the eating just happened.  Well I have a menu for the next two weeks! yay!!!! I feel so prepared and good about that.  It is so nice to come home and have a plan and ingredients to eat something at home.  We tend to eat out if there isn't a plan.  I feel like it is my responsibility to feed my family well, but it is probably my greatest challenge even over school and marriage and parenting and work.  I just really struggle with it, but for whatever reason it is really important to me and I want to excel.  I enjoy seeing your menu ideas when you post. 

Well here is the plan...we dont' always stick to it.

Week of March 26th:
Saturday: Beef Fajitas
Sunday: Lunch- Grilled Chicken with strawberry and pineapple salsa with asparagus and salad (Beth and Danny are coming over to celebrate Joshua's birthday!)
BLT's for supper

http://family.go.com/food/recipe-885928-grilled-chicken-with-strawberry-and-pineapple-salsa-t/

Monday: Spaghetti
Tuesday: Chicken Stir Fry with homemade sauce (out of the freezer- so yummy)
Wednesday: Shrimp Parmesan with noodles
Thursday: Roast with carrots, onions, and potatoes
Friday: Eat out

It's Spring Break baby!!!!!
Some items to choose from this week:
Wings with sweet potato fries and salad
Herb Crusted Chicken with Risotto 
Lemon Pepper Pork Chops
Country Fried Steak
and probably just easy stuff like hot dogs and breakfast for supper

You can find us playing on the trampoline, in the sandbox, or drawing with chalk in the driveway!!!  Come join us.

God knows me

Saturday was a rough start then the rest of this week has been a struggle with school and stuff.  I have been sweetly comforted.  Two dear friends have dreamed about me, of all things!  God is amazing. I can't believe someone would actually dream about me.  Then another friend said she wanted to hear all about my week.  Those words send warmth and love through me!  There are always good things to think about! 

This Week's Menu Jan. 16

We were all cozied up inside all week so we didn't eat much of last week's menu.

Sunday: Spaghetti

Monday: Open Faced Chicken Sandwiches

Tuesday: Mediterranean Chicken with angel hair pasta

Wednesday: Hamburgers

Thursday: Salad topped with grilled shrimp

Friday: maybe breakfast or whatever suits

Saturday: Going to Lucille's Mountain Top Inn outside of Helen. Cute little bed and breakfast...
http://www.lucillesmountaintopinn.com/  

Bad day or good day? I have to decide.

I don't have bad days- only bad moments and even those are hard to classify, but yesterday was probably  pretty close.  Somehow I allowed myself to think I was pregnant- I'm not.  Joshua and I tried to go away for a little retreat but that fell through.  We tried to go buy a table- didn't work out.  My great grandmother, Mary, went to the hospital with stroke like symptoms.  I had to do school work for 2 hours on a Friday night.  Blah blah blah is how I felt. 

Truth is- I am redeemed! I am healthy!  I have a lovely marriage.  Mary is doing okay.  I spent all day with family. We celebrated my Nana's 68th birthday!  God is very good.  I guess it was a great day afterall. 

This Week's Menu Jan. 9

Sunday: Spaghetti and Smoked salmon with the Slusser's

Monday: Leftover jambalaya

Tuesday: Pimento Cheese Burgers

Wednesday: Fajitas with rice

Thursday: Keilbasa with corn on the cob and sweet potato fries

Friday: Mediterranean Chicken with angel hair pasta

Saturday: maybe we can use the Thai Spice gift card 

It's not a simple "no-no" anymore.

Last time I shared parenting challenges it was how to exercise with a baby...now I'm on to seemingly bigger things! Things that impact the rest of my child's life. Today we had friends over to play with Greyson. He was very bossy and controlling. He wouldn't let them play with certain things and when they didn't do it his way he fussed. He was so ugly, self centered, and rude. It hurt their feelings and it made me feel really sad. I know this behavior is somewhat normal for his age and I don't want to have unrealistic expectations for him, but something about today burdened me. The question is how to discipline this behavior. What if Joshua and I put too much pressure on Greyson? He seemingly has enough perfectionism within himself without us adding to it. I think we may need to relax our expectations for him a bit especially on less important issues, such as how he treats his toys. He imparts those expectations to his friends. As in all things, there needs to be balance. I will continue to pray for Greyson's character and salvation. I will do my best to model putting others first, but today I think I have to take away the toys he was so possessive with (monster trucks).

I know that I am also very ugly, self centered, and rude. Christ is beautiful within me! Praise him for freedom.

This Week's Menu Jan. 3

Sunday: Breakfast for dinner

Monday: Work late: Taco soup

Tuesday: Jambalaya

Wednesday: Cajun Shrimp Alfredo

Thursday: left overs

Friday: Eat Out (I'm done with this week!)

Saturday: Who knows??? Can't plan too much.