Well we did it! Last week's menu plan was pretty ambitious, and we made just about all of it. I've found that just having a plan is the key. If I know ahead of time what I am hoping to accomplish, I'm more likely to get it done. So here's the plan … [Read more...]

I feel like I'm hitting the reset button this week. I spent some time over the weekend getting back in gear. The kitchen is clean, the grocery shopping is done, the menu plan is made, and homeschool lesson plans are done. I even kept this week's … [Read more...]

We have a fun week coming up, including Emma's first trip to the symphony and a visit from my brother's family. Along with a busy week comes the potential for mealtimes to be chaos. I've found that when life gets busy, having a menu plan is a MUST. … [Read more...]

Well, the cupboards are restocked, and the fridge is full. It was QUITE a Kroger shopping trip last week. I was able to make all of last week's meals from that haul, and I'm planning this week's menu around it as well. Here's what's on the … [Read more...]

While I'm typing this, we're in the car heading back from a long weekend vising the in-laws in Kentucky. I'm picturing the fridge at home... the one that we did NOT restock last week, knowing that we would be out of town. There's not much worse than … [Read more...]