Sunday, March 25, 2012

Menu Plan Monday


The beauty of menu planning,
I can change the days around
cook my meals on different days then planned
no one complains
and we still eat at home

I have a potentially busy week
so I'm trying to keep that in mind
and have some easier meals

MONDAY
Left over Kale and Sausage soup
Toast
Cut Veggies

TUESDAY
Ham
Mashed Potatoes
Salad
 
WEDNESDAY
Left Over Ham Dinner

THURSDAY
Fancy Grilled Cheese
Tomato Basil Soup
Cut Veggies



FRIDAY
Left Overs

SATURDAY
Chicken and Kale Soup
with Toast

SUNDAY
Left Over Soup

As always
be sure to check out
for many many more menu planning ideas

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

7 months

I still clearly remember getting the text while camping 5 hours away; telling me to call my sister's house, that Darren is dead.  It really feels like yesterday that it happened.  Has 7 months really passed.  I was pondering the fact that 7 months seems like a long time.  But really it's only a drop in the bucket compared to the over 20 years we had Darren in our lives.  He was really a true brother to me.  Brother in Law does not give him the credit he deserves for how he stepped up to help and protect me.
I still cry myself to sleep some nights over the grief.  The magnitude of Darren's death is massive.  He left a large hole.  I sometimes still need to take melatonin to help me sleep because the grief keeps me awake.
I still think he's going to show up with his cocky grin and some smart ass comment.  I can clearly picture exactly how he would look.   I don't have pictures up of Darren, they make me to angry.  I know there is no point in being angry at him.  It wasn't his fault.  But the enormity of the situation and the sadness, grief and the never going to happens; that makes me angry.
I'm angry that my sister has to grieve her husband, that my nieces and nephew have to grieve their dad.  I'm angry with all my sister needs to do and accomplish with out a husband.
The grief is always with me.  I hide it well, but it's there.  I'll cry for what seems like no reason.  But it's grief.  If you're my friend, you likely don't know the sadness that sits with me all day, each day.  I hide it.  I have a feeling people forget and frankly are tired of knowing the grief we feel.  I get that it's hard to know how to act or what to say.  There is nothing to say in all reality, nothing makes it better.  So I might as well keep it hidden until my mind goes out on it's own and brings me into the grief again.
If this is where I am at, can you imagine how my sister feels.  She makes it thru it each day, I have no clue how.  She is so strong.  I'm sure she feels lost most of the time.  She just prefers to not discuss it to much at this point.  It hurts to much.  People ask what they can do for her.  I really don't know what to say.  She can always use a meal.  She is emotionally and physically exhausted at the end of the day so I imagine it's hard to get a meal on the table.  I think just even to let her know you are thinking about her and you know it's hard.  A note of encouragement, flowers.  Anything practical you can think of.
And we keep wading thru the grief, praying the journey will make sense at some point.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Menu Plan Monday


I was a little too ambitious last week.  I was sicker then I thought so my meals did not all get made.  We still managed to eat at home, simple fare as all our tummy's were still sensitive.
This week, I'm trying to get to some of those yummy meals.

MONDAY
I never got to the spaghetti sauce last week
so here we go for this week




TUESDAY
Garlic Lime Chicken



Mashed Potatoes
Salad

WEDNESDAY
This same stew from last week


I never got to this meal either

THURSDAY
Left over spaghetti, baked
Salad

FRIDAY
Turkey Burgers
Salad

SATURDAY
A Bean and Vegetable Soup of some sort

As always, be sure to check out
The Organizing Junkie
each Monday for tons of menu ideas

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Menu Plan Monday


I have been missing in action, 
but I have had a menu plan.
It went out the window this last week
we were all sick with a terrible cold
so we didn't eat a whole lot.
I have a few crock pot meals this week
to help me until I'm 100% again

MONDAY
Slow Cooker Chicken Rice Soup
I have some Par Baked sprouted Grain bread
cut veggies

TUESDAY
Black Bean and Rice Tacos
with these homemade tortillas
served with avocados, lettuce, tomatoes

these are the easiest and so far the best
tortillas I have tried so far

WEDNESDAY
this slow cooker marinara sauce
with spaghetti noodles
Greek Salad



THURSDAY
some hearty beef stew
with greek yogurt biscuits
Cut veggies




FRIDAY
left overs
Greek Salad

SATURDAY
Pizza Bread
with slow cooker marinara sauce for dipping
cut veggies
Source: ivoryhut.com via Tara on Pinterest



SUNDAY
left overs....again

And of course, as always
be sure to head over to
The Organizing Junkie
for more menu planning ideas

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Randomcity

My big boy Tonka on the dog bed.  The dog has tried to get on his bed when Tonka is on it.....Tonka growls at him and Chance backs away
Tonka is HUGE...but you won't ever see him if you come over.....he is very shy and will hide the entire time

Our new little girly Ursala has decided she likes the dog bed also.

But she is willing to share with Chance.

We had a froggy visit recently








And a white tiger

4 cats
1 dog
2 kids
a full house
I love it!