Meal Plan Monday

Here is the Menu Plan for this week. I’m hoping to do a better job with these updates!!!

Monday: Brinner (Max’s pancakes)

Tuesday: Homemade Pizza (it wasn’t defrosted enough to use Sunday night before work so we’ll use it Tuesday)

Wednesday: Jason works so the boys and I are going to dinner at church with grandma.

Thursday: ?? We may be going to pick berries with the inlaws so we’ll either eat with them or have something from the freezer stash.

Friday: Inlaws will bring (they watch boys on Friday so I can sleep while Jason is at work.

Saturday: Bacon Cheeseburger Rice from freezer

Sunday: Homemade pizza.

(on Wednesday I’m hoping to make another batch of freezer crust for pizza and some bread in the bread maker!!!).

I typed this post up last night via my work email to post today...and we've already deviated!! We made the homemade pizza tonight (I didn't feel like brinner). We'll adjust the plan for the week!!!

I'm ok....

I haven't been able to keep up on my google reader (my favorite blogs) let alone post on this one. But here is an update...(it's kinda like a 10 on Tuesday that I always intend to do...but it's 10 on friday)
1. Jake is 2 months old.
2. We've followed Menu Planning Monday every week, I just haven't posted about it.
3. We're in week 2 of Financial Peace University!! We love this class and would recommend it to anyone interested.
4. Going along with FPU- this summer is a big summer for us. We're using the 13 weeks of FPU to try to "makeover" all areas of our life.
5. Jason has lost 9 pounds so far using our smoothies as a way to increase our fruits and veggies and get an overall healthier lifestyle.
6. I'm not bitter that Jason has lost 9 lbs and I haven't....I feel healthier and have more energy.
7. This next week we're gonna add exercise into the plan.
8. Our garden is lovely. My mom and I had salad from it last night!!!
9. I've been trying some new recipes lately...delicious muffins, pizza crust, and of course our fun smoothies. I'll try to share recipes soon.
10. I have a list of things I want to blog about when I have time...my mother's day present, books I'm reading, FPU, food, etc....so much!!!

But yeah, we're ok, busy with 2 under 2. And enjoying every single minute of it!!!

We did it!!!

I made it through my first weekend of work!!! And I survived!!! (so did Jason!!). It stinks to be back so soon, but since I crave routine we can actually begin to get settled in.

We followed the meal plan great last week!!! I'm so pleased!! We only deviated 1 night (sunday night)....not too shabby!!!

So this week....ahhh...it feels good to be doing this. I planned to do it this am before bed but that didn't work. So here it is:

Monday: Cook out burgers (Jason's firing up the grill now)
Tuesday: Brinner (breakfast for dinner). It's my chance to restock the freezer of Max's pancakes.
Wednesday: BBQ pork in crockpot and broccoli slaw salad (Jason's working and I have a friend coming to town).
Thursday: Citrus ginger chicken from freezer, couscous and glazed carrots
Friday: cookout (Jason's parents will be here watching boys while Jason's at work and I'm sleeping getting ready for work).
Saturday: Brats and perogies
Sunday: Homemade pizza (from packs in freezer)

We also stocked up on fresh fruits and veggies this week to try our hand at smoothies (both green and otherwise) for breakfasts and lunches. We need easy quick things for those meals. I'll post how that goes. We also got some recipes for some hearty healthy muffins (recipe from Jason's coworker). Those will be stocked in the freezer. I finally feel some clarity and like we're getting it together!! It feels good.

And we've walked with the boys in the stroller nearly every sunny day the last few days!! It also feels good. Our fitness regimen is being tweaked and we're gonna start tracking our workouts and (hopefully) weightloss!!!


For more menu ideas and meal planning tips check out "I'm an organizing junkie" Menu planning monday post!!

Something new....

So I thought I'd try something new this week!!!

I've piddled with meal planning and since I go back to work on friday night- I want to get serious in trying to plan our week!! I found that when I plan a week's worth of meals at one time it not only helps me feel organized and save time at dinner time, but it also helps the budget!! My plan is to get all my meals figured out sunday evening/monday morning and we'll go to the grocery on mondays when I get off work. (I have my 6 week pp appt today so we went to grocery saturday).

So here it goes:
Monday: mini meatloaf
Tuesday: cookout (weather permitting)
Wednesday: roast in crockpot with potatoes, onions, and carrots
Thursday: Chicken and couscous (from freezer- planning before Jake)
Friday: Taco roast (roast in crockpot with taco packet for shredded beef for nachos)
Saturday: leftovers
Sunday: perogies and brats (from schwans)

While I see this is beef heavy- we have to use up some beef in our freezer to make room for our next supply (we get beef from Jason's extended family- and it is that time of year again- and it's the best beef ever!!!). Last year we got a side of beef and this year we only got 1/4 because we still have quite a stash.

I'm hoping to be able to take leftovers to work friday, saturday and sunday nights. I've never been great at packing dinners so we'll see!!!

For more Menu Planning ideas check out Organizing Junkie's Blog. This post is part of her blog carnival!!!