LET'S PARTY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

I am sharing my chocolates and birthday cake with everyone today! ALL is calorie free!! Enjoy! and celebrate another day of life that God has given to all of us!


My plans for the day: laundry and schooling kids and partying!!

Menu Plan Monday

**This is just a plan and plans have the ability to change at the cook's discretion! Last week's menus seemed to go off without too much changing around! This week is planned with what I have on hand! There are good sales this week and so I might be heading to the store later in the week as Wednesday is payday and I'll need food for next week's plans. Lunches listed below are for the kids and I, dh's lunches are not included as he normally will just take what leftovers are available. A special thanks to Laura-Organizing Junkie for hosting Menu Plan Monday!**




Sunday(10-28)
Breakfast: eggs, bacon, hash browns, cinnamon rolls
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Saucy Pork Chops, rice, peas
Snack: "snack basket"



Monday(10-29)
Breakfast: cereal, apple cider donuts(kids got them at Awana last night!)
Lunch: sandwich and chips
Dinner: lemon pepper chicken, boiled potatoes, corn
Snack: "snack basket"


Tuesday(10-30)
Breakfast: pancakes, sausage
Lunch: ??? (hoping for a birthday lunch! LOL)
Dinner:Burgers/hotdogs, homemade pan fries, carrots
Snack: homemade shakes (my birthday treat instead of cake!)


Wednesday(10-31)
Breakfast: cereal, toast
Lunch: pizza rolls
Dinner: pork roast, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, homemade bread
Snack: "snack basket"


Thursday(11-1)
Breakfast: bagels, fruit or cereal
Lunch: soup and grilled cheese
Dinner: chicken tenders/fish sandwiches, fries, corn
Snack: "snack basket"


Friday (11-2)
Breakfast: waffles and fruit
Lunch: sandwich, chips OR leftovers
Dinner:oven fried chicken, mac & cheese, peas
Snack: @ a friend's open house(they just moved into a new house and have invited friends over to see it!)


Saturday(11-3)
Breakfast: "Cook's Choice"
Lunch: ??? probably leftovers ???
Dinner: tacos
Snack: popcorn

Singing Sunday(Monday)

**very busy weekend at my house! I didn't even make it to my computer yesterday! Here is a song that I heard on the radio the other day that I thought I would share.***

Sold Out Believer
by Mark Heimermann, Clay Crosse and Regie Hamm

You can live your life in a different world
Spend your time lookin' for a different girl
Carry on like there ain't no tomorrow
You can take your mind to a different plane
Push it to the edge and forget your name
Lose it all and you will beg, steal or borrow
But I don't want to live that way
Be another helpless stray
I'm lookin' for the truth today
And it's somethin' I've been prayin' for

Chorus:
I wanna be a sold out believer
I wanna follow my Lord completely
I don't wanna waste another day
I gotta love Him all the way
I want to be a sold out believer

You can put your faith in the moon and stars
Say there's really nothin' to the very scars
That belong to the hands of the Father
You can say the man wasn't what he seemed
Callin' Him a fool with a crazy dream
And in the end He was just another martyr
But let me tell you how I feel
I believe His love can heal
Yeah I know what He did was real
And it's somethin' I've been livin' for

Repeat chorus

I gotta give my all
Don't wanna go half way
I gotta show my love
Don't have to be afraid
Gotta lay it on the line
Workin' overtime believer
But let me tell you how I feel
I believe His love can heal
Yeah I know what He did was real
And it's somethin' I've been dyin' for

No Bake Cheesecake

1 can sweetened condensed milk
8 oz. package cream cheese
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
1 can of pie filling (cherry, blueberry...)
1 graham cracker crumb pie crust

Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk. Stir in lemon juice. Pour into pie crust. Refrigerate until firm and then add pie filling on top if desired. Can use fresh fruit(strawberries, blueberries are best) for garnish as well.

Lunch Ideas

Got in a rut of the same ol' sandwich or the same ol' dish for lunch?? Here is a list of options that might inspire you to do something different today for lunch! If I don't do leftover dinners than I serve chips or pretzels, raw veggies and fruit with each item.

Hot Dogs

Leftover Dinners

Bagel Bites/Pizza rolls

Deli Meat Sandwiches

Lunchables (homemade)

PB&J Sandwiches

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Nuggets/Tenders

Fried egg sandwiches

Mini homemade pizzas

Egg salad sandwiches

Chicken/Tuna salad sandwiches

Homemade pita bread stuffed with any number of things

Salad with grilled chicken

Chili beans, toss some cheese, salsa and tortilla chips and you got nachos

Make up a bunch of meatballs and freeze. Get some hoagie rolls and spaghetti sauce and make meatball subs.

Make up a bunch of spaghetti and let them have at it.

Egg burritos

Salad with a bit of chicken chunks and boiled eggs

Homemade tortillas throw in some chili

Leftover pasta with whatever. I've thrown leftover pasta and chicken together. Add chopped veggies or have them on the side, drizzle with a vinagriette.

French toast and fruit

Veggie Chicken noodle soup(leftover chicken and veggies with pasta and broth)

Bean and cheese burritos

Chicken quesadillas(cut up leftover chicken, add salsa or taco sauce to it, put on one side of a tortilla shell top with cheese, fold over tortilla shell, melt some butter or use olive oil in a hot skillet then put quesadilla in the skillet and lightly brown both sides)

Cheese quesadillas

Baked potatoes with leftover chili or taco meat