Menu Plan Monday

Groceries (food and household staples) were $148.00 this week. This

included a lot of fresh produce, plus treats for Superbowl Sunday that we would normally not buy.

Breakfasts: (the teens choose what they want and make their own)

Raisin Bran (one 20oz. box)

bagels & cream cheese

eggs

homemade oatmeal with cinnamon and sugar (we will eat this 4 out of the 7 mornings)

DINNERS:

Monday (grocery day):

Tacos - ground beef with added re-fried beans (for protein and to stretch the meat!) Hard & Soft shells with all the toppings.

Tuesday:

Roast chicken, potatoes (most likely these will bake along side the chicken) and corn

Wednesday:

Meatloaf (meatloaf mix was on sale this week!), mashed potatoes and green beans

Thursday: Beef (stew beef - cubed) and mushrooms, egg noodles and broccoli

Friday (homeschool co-op day):

Homemade pizzas (the bread machine will make the dough and we'll fix the pizza's in the evening)

Saturday: Breakfast - Homemade Belgian waffles and fried bacon. We use our Belgian waffle maker for the thickest, yummiest waffles!

Dinner - Lite polish keilbasa and rice

Sunday (Church and Super-bowl!):

Lunch - Spaghetti and garlic bread (we have this every Sunday because it's quick to fix after church plus I never have to "think" about what we're going to have when we get home.)

Super-bowl munchies - buffalo chicken-wings (baked in oven), veggies and dip, tortilla's and salsa. 7up and root beer (soda is special treat for kids)

Menu Planning truly makes me happy because I don't have to think about dinner until next week! Yay!

Longing for Summer...

We are stuck in a snowy weather pattern here in upstate NY and I find myself longing for summer!

....Sigh....

Don't Waste Your Life

On my "to read" list this summer is John Piper's book "Don't Waste Your Life". Earlier this summer a friend and I began reading it and working through the study guide (which is available to download FREE from the Desiring God web-site!). We're meeting each other weekly to discuss what we've learned.

"Don't Waste Your Life" is more than I expected. I knew it would be about going all out for God but it's been such a challenge to read through as the Spirit works to re-set my priorities! Whew...

Mr. Piper fills the book with excellent illustrations to bring his point across - I enjoy these very much as it helps me to remember what I'm learning and gives me an easy way to share with others.

A favorite has been an example using sunbeams and a quote from C.S. Lewis where he talks about standing in an old building and seeing a sunbeam coming through. The sunbeam lit up the space and he stared at it and watched the dust particles dancing around within. Next, he looks up through the crack in the ceiling and all of a sudden is momentarily blinded by the source of the sunbeam -- the sun! The point of this illustration is to remember that all of our blessings here on earth are sent from God alone and while it's OK to enjoy the sunbeams our real focus needs to be the source from which they come -- the Son!

I'm about at the half-way point in "Don't Waste Your Life" - I highly recommend it! The study guide really brings out the best and creates even more great food for thought.

Happy Mother's Day!

Answers given by elementary school age children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger
parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in
the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use
string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other Mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

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Amy

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Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn. ~Elizabeth Lawrence