Happy Monday everyone! Today is President's Day and the kids and I are off of school and work today. It feels so good not to have to go into work, although this is going to be a long, busy week at work.
This weekend ended up being pretty busy as well. Saturday we woke up to ice and freezing rain. The boys ended up going to their dads for the day and Rebecca and I headed down to Athens, Ohio to Ohio University so that she could audition for their school of music. I will say the visit just felt weird. It is hard to explain, but even Rebecca felt like no one wanted to be there and that it was just a weird vibe. She thinks she did well at her audition though so that is what matters.
When we left O.U,. we headed to their main shopping street and had dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It was a treat, but one that I decided to make as this was her last audition and now it is time to figure out which school will be a good fit for her. The food was amazing and we brought most of it home. All day long it poured rain, but thankfully it never froze.
Yesterday, I woke up to more rain. Benjamin and I went to church and when we went into church it was starting to be a little freezing rain. An hour later we came out of church to heavy snow. We probably got around 4 inches yesterday morning. Yesterday was a simple at home day. I did some small organizing projects--- like cleaning out my recipe binder and my jewelry box.
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| BEFORE--- loose pages, random recipes, etc. |
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| AFTER-- Recipes organized in groups. The pile on the left side went into recycling. |
I also did some laundry. I made the boys go outside to play as they needed to get some energy out and they haven't had a chance to play in the snow this year as it has been too cold or I wasn't home.
Today, after I write this post I need to check to see if our snow emergency has been lifted. If it has, I will take Ben to get some blood work done. If not, then I will stay at home and do laundry and maybe read. I also need to get our dinner in the crockpot. Speaking of dinner, lets get on with seeing what I ate and what I will eat this week. Hopefully you can get some ideas from me.
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What we ate this past week:
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| SUNDAY:: Homemade Chinese food at our Family dinner at my parents' house |
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| MONDAY: Pasta Bake |
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| TUESDAY: Soft Tacos |
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| WEDNESDAY: Total girl dinner-- chicken salad on croissants |
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| THURSDAY: Boys had Frozen pizza, I had more chicken salad and Rebecca was at a fundraiser where she had pancakes. |
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| FRIDAY: Valentine's Day-- Heart shaped chicken nuggets, green beans, pasta, sparkling grape apple juice |
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| SATURDAY:: Rebecca and I went to Texas Roadhouse after her college audition. We took most of the food home. |
What will we eat this week?:
Sunday: Bratwurst, green beans and macaroni and cheese
Monday: Crockpot Cheeseburger Soup and rolls
Tuesday: Nachos
Wednesday: Homemade subs, chips
Thursday: Kids are with their dad/ Y.O.Y.O-- probably another girl dinner
Friday: Pizza rolls and fruit
Saturday: The boys are with their father/ YOYO
What are you eating this week?
Any ideas for quick or crockpot meals I can make since we are entering play and track season?
Hope everyone is staying safe and warm with all the winter weather, it's coming here tomorrow, snow and extreme cold or something. Love Texas Roadhouse, YUM. Your meals all look delicious. My quick go-to's for the crock pot are: roast, spaghetti (just the sauce..just throw it in there with meatballs or whatever and at least that part's ready to go), Korean meatballs (I don't know if you have any wholesale clubs near you but I find a bag of Sam's Club frozen meatballs to be well worth it). Honestly, when my kids were younger and busy, I found it was easier to just make a bit more of our regular meals and then freeze portions to pull out for busy nights.
ReplyDeleteI am so done with winter weather. LOL What are Korean meatballs?
DeleteWe are going to Athens for a Speech and Debate nationals mid-March. The last time we were there for this tournament was something like 8 years ago and the first day was postponed due to a snowpocalypse in the area. We were stuck at the hotel and ate at the Bob Evans next to it for four meals in a row! Being from California the snow was a little daunting, but it cleared up and made the campus look beautiful the rest of the time we were there! I hope choosing colleges and blood tests go well!
ReplyDeleteAthens is a beautiful little town. I hope you have a safe travels to Athens.
DeleteI'm always amazed at how much you get done in a weekend! I don't accomplish half as much and I don't even have kids. You go girl!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bobi.
DeleteWishing Rebecca every good thing as she makes her decision about school next year. The audition process is trying.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne. A decision has been made so looking forward to that.
DeleteGlad you all had a good day off! That always helps when the week is shorter. I'm sure Rebecca did amazing at her try-out. I can't wait to hear what she decides about school! Your meals look so yummy! Hope the rest of your week is good!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mandy. A decision has been made...
DeleteHope all the auditions go well(I know too well about the anxiety of that process)! Jacob looks like he's sporting the beginning of a moustache in that one photo. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThey did go well. She got into all the schools she auditioned at! And yes Jacob does have a moustache beginning to grow. LOL
DeleteBeautiful post
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeletePlease read my post
ReplyDeleteMaybe the weather had everyone sort of off plus the anxiety of the auditions. I love the heart shaped chicken nuggets. What brand?
ReplyDeleteThey were Tyson.
DeleteI brown some hamburger. Maybe get some browned and frozen from the freezer. I put it in the crockpot with two cups of water, potato, carrot, both diced. Throw in onion diced whatever size you want. I usually put a can of whole kernel corn, can of green beans, can of lima beans, a can or two of diced tomatoes. Of course, the choice of vegetables is yours to decide. I am allergic to English peas, so cannot use those. Dinner is done when you return. You can sub tomato sauce or tomato paste if kids don't like the diced ones.
ReplyDeleteThis week--soup above, baked chicken with salad, sweet potato in jacket with turnip greens and a protein. Or, we may eat none of this.
Your menu always sounds healthy and simple.
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