McSickerton

It turns out that going out in 50-degree windy weather to fight with grown women who won't get out of the way of your two year old who just wants to watch the parade because they want cheap plastic beads is detrimental to your health, especially if you are all ready starting with the scratchy throat.

I was just a tiny bit sick. I thought I was well enough to traipse to the Gasparilla children's parade.

Ahem. No.

So now I'm full-blown-plague sick, just in time to take my mom to her biopsy and deal with children on my own for hours between when I get home and when Hubby gets home. Where does it end? I went to bed at 8pm last night and didn't get out of bed until 8:30 this morning, quarantined myself to my cubical for 7 hours and then came home to make myself soup. This one time, I'll say thank God for Caillou. Watch as much as you want, please and thank you. Number Two has spent over an hour wanting to be held, and now he has bounced himself sleepy and is taking an impromptu nap in the bouncer - I love that.

Anyhow, I am better now than I was this morning, and I'm hoping that Hubby will bring with him some more Tylenol Severe Cold which I can chase with soup and then hit the hay again. My flight on Friday will be awesome with a head cold, let me tell you. Let's hope it goes away pronto.

Menu for this week:
Monday: tortellini and spinach soup
Tuesday: pad see-ew
Wednesday: grilled chicken salad
Thursday: pulled pork sandwiches and homemade sweet potato chips
Friday: chicken tacos
Saturday: I'm out of ideas ... any suggestions?

Menu Mondays - can someone please tell my stomach to stop growling?

My downfall is twofold: a) seconds, and b) snacking on leftovers while I clean up from dinner.

Obviously this means that I need to STOP cleaning up after dinner. One plate, do not enter the kitchen again.

Ha.

Anyhow, after Monday I googled "how to make brown rice not taste like death" and I'll be darned - someone thought of that. Friday night's brown rice was way better. Way better. Like, I might get through this switch to brown rice, it tasted that much better. The key, like the Yahoo! answers page says, is to soak it. Did you ever think about the fact that brown rice is a whole grain? Yeah, me either. I know it's better for me, and it's kind of chewy, but I never really thought of the grain-iness. So I threw a cup of rice in some water and let it soak through the day, and then when I was ready to cook I drained and rinsed it and cooked it normal with 2 1/2 cups of water and the rice cooked faster and fluffier, and had more of a texture like sushi rice, except not so sticky. More mushy. But NOT chewy! Score! I added about a Tbs of fresh grated parmesan cheese to it but I didn't really taste it so next time I won't bother wasting the calories.

Last week's menu:

Monday: flounder, brown rice and roasted squash (very uninspiring meal -- I thought it would all be better)
Tuesday: whole wheat linguine with spicy red sauce and ground turkey (I ate mine over salad)
Wednesday: Roast pork, corn and spinach (ate over salad)
Thursday: This healthy broccoli cheese soup. My changes: 1/2 water and 1/2 fat-free chicken broth and skim milk instead of 1%.
Friday: shrimp, brown rice and roasted zucchini and squash (way better than Monday on all fronts)
Saturday: A 6" subway club, sans cheese. Not satisfying, but adequate.
Sunday: homemade pizza with mushrooms and spinach

And I actually have a two-week plan this time, because there were a lot of sales and if I don't document what I'm going to use things in, I'm afraid they'll get lost in my freezer:

Monday: salmon and asparagus and whole wheat pasta with low-fat alfredo sauce
Tuesday: grilled chicken salad
Wednesday: pork enchiladas and beans
Thursday: low-fat version of Sarah's poppyseed chicken with brown rice
Friday: lentil soup
Saturday: shrimp stir fry

Monday: green chili chicken with asparagus (this was an Apron's recipe in this week's Publix ad)
Tuesday: pulled pork sandwiches with homemade baked sweet potato chips
Wednesday: chicken sausages and side salad
Thursday: stuffed peppers (with ground turkey and brown rice)
Friday: filet steaks and spinach
Saturday: mustard and pecan coated pork chops and brussel sprouts

And my ugly-toes picture:

Menu Monday, and Fat Plans!

Today = first day of working out and working earnestly on my Plans to Get Healthy. This is my weight:

Which you'll notice is 7 lbs heavier than I was three months ago. It's actually 8 lbs heavier than I was 6 weeks ago, when I went back to work from maternity leave. I blame it all on sitting in a cubical all week, eating lunch at my desk and snacking on the chocolates that my assistant leaves next to the printer.

Saturday - no good about any dieting plans, or working out: we went to the Outback Bowl, tailgated with a box of wine and rosemary tortilla chips and strawberries (yes, random but delicious) and drank beers at the game (Miller Lite - not generally my taste but perfect for game day), ate at barbeque chicken sandwich and broccoli at Alehouse (I don't generally eat fries, so while broccoli is indeed the healthy choice it's my only choice). Then there was sweet, sweet sleep. It was a long beautiful, Gator-winning day.

Sunday - no exercise unless you count walking the mall in wedge heels (I do), but I was smarter about my food choices. We missed out on eating black eyed peas and greens on New Year's day, so I made this fabulous dish with eggs, lean ham (97% fat free), collard greens, black-eyed peas, onions and garlic. Hubby thought it needed cheese to feel more like breakfast but I thought it was awesome ... so awesome that I used the leftover greens/peas mixture and mixed it in with half a dozen scrambled egg whites (and two yolks) for my breakfast the rest of the week. We missed lunch and had linner at our favorite Mexican joint, where I limited myself to one vegetarian mushroom quesadilla (if I would have ordered two, I would have eaten two. There's crack in them thar mushroom quesadillas).

Today was my official start, so I dragged myself out of bed at 5am (okay, 5:30) to go for a run. I only got in 1.7 miles before I felt like hacking up a lung, but I thought it was a good start. I drank my coffee black with a little creamer (not too bad) and had some of the egg mixture and a banana for breakfast. On my way! Hopefully I can keep it up.

So I haven't done Menu Monday in awhile, but here's the plan for this week:

Monday: flounder and roasted vegetables
Tuesday: pork roast and garlic spinach
Wednesday: broccoli cheese soup for hubby, and I'm not sure if I'll eat that or something else.
Thursday: grilled shrimp and brown rice
Friday: a lo-cal version of Sarah's Poppyseed Chicken (if it's successful I'll post the recipe) w/ whole wheat pasta
Saturday: grilled chicken salad

***update, ate 4 (small) pieces of pizza and two Coke Zeros at Chuck E Cheese with MamaFuss today ... pretty sure that's not in my diet. Maybe all the calories I burned off packing Christmas away this morning helped? I'm sadly still hungry so I'm going to go clean my kitchen instead of staring bleakly into my refrigerator.

Menu Monday plus photos!

I thought I would try something different this week, and took photos of the meals I actually cooked (I skipped the frozen pizza and the night out ...)

Monday: white bean chicken chili

Tuesday: spicy orange shrimp and rice


Wednesday: roast pork, maple glazed carrots (not great), and pan fried potatoes

Thursday: Digiorno's pizza (mushroom, spinach and garlic)

Friday: Steak, spinach and acorn squash
Saturday: out while Christmas shopping in Orlando (salmon, spinach, mashed potatoes, salad)


Sunday: chicken enchiladas and yellow rice

This week:

Monday: out with my dad for his birthday (Molly Goodheads ... I'm not a fan, but it wasn't my choice)
Tuesday: turkey soup
Wednesday: meatloaf and spinach
Thursday: baked spaghetti
Friday: Charlie and Katie's Christmas party
Saturday: pressed cuban sandwiches

Menu Monday

Last week:

Monday: beef stroganoff
Tuesday: chicken bryan and sauteed spinach
Wednesday: chili
Thursday: lasagna
Friday: goat cheese and spinach stuffed burgers, baked beans and baked breaded okra
Saturday: out to Cheesecake Factory for a family birthday (Monterrey burger and sweet potato fries)
Sunday: Steak'n'Shake

Monday: white chicken poblano chili
Tuesday: cajun meatloaf
Wednesday: steak and spinach
Thursday: panini sandwiches
Friday: chicken enchiladas
Saturday: spicy orange garlic shrimp and rice

Menu Monday

Monday: Spinach and egg noodle casserole (mixed feelings - it needed a load of salt, more than I'm comfortable adding to one dish, but after a couple handfuls it was pretty good. I might fiddle with it and try again)
Tuesday: ham sandwiches
Wednesday: honey and bacon shrimp with spinach tortellini
Thursday: Thanksgiving! you know that drill, we had all of it.
Friday: Turkey sandwiches
Saturday: Honey dijon baked chicken and rice (recipe to follow this week)
Sunday: I made southern-style chicken sandwiches for lunch (buffalo chicken for hubby, honey dijon for me) so we skipped out on dinner. Although I may have had leftover stuffing, wine and a slice of coconut cream pie, but it was a rough day with the potty training.

This week:
Monday: Beef stronganoff
Tuesday: Lasagna
Wednesday: Chili
Thursday: Chicken Bryan with sauteed spinach
Friday: pork chops and corn
Saturday: goat cheese stuffed hamburgers and fried potatoes

Menu Monday and other thoughts

I've officially eaten my own food for every meal since lunch last Wednesday except for a $6 lunch at Chili's on Monday (I had already made lunch plans before we decide not to eat out anymore).

It's not as hard as I thought it would be. I brought cinnamon raisin bread and peanut butter for breakfast all last week, and had a combination of leftovers and ham sandwiches on Deli Thins with carrots and grapes and yogurt-covered raisins. Saturday I made a frittata and bacon and hubby made pancakes (I don't really like pancakes) and grilled ham and cheese sandwiches with apple slices for lunch, and Sunday I made scrambled eggs and berry muffins for breakfast and chicken nachos for lunch. I've had to be more creative to keep us interested in eating at home, but it's also helped in using the stuff in the pantry. The only regret I have is that I had to miss a dear friend's 30th birthday because she was having a dinner at Carrabba's and I just couldn't justify that expense to myself.

I'm excited about Thanksgiving, but mostly I'm excited just to have more time home with family. I'm making stuffing and I'm trying to decide if I should make regular or sausage stuffing (or both, ha!) and I'm thinking about making cranberry sauce too. I love fresh cranberry sauce but I'm in the minority in the crowd that I eat with. I'm also in charge of brining the turkey, so Hubby is picking it up from the in-law's house on Tuesday night and I'll put it in the brine on Wednesday.

Anyhow, onto the menu:
Last week:

Monday: baked spaghetti and garlic bread
Tuesday: pan-fried tilapia, balsalmic asparagus and four-cheese risotto
Wednesday: Burrito bake - very tasty, very easy
Thursday: beef lo mien frozen skillet meal
Friday: Southwest chicken and corn chowder
Saturday: grilled chicken and baked mac & cheese
Sunday: ham sandwiches (I totally phoned it in)

This week:

Monday: spinach and noodle casserole
Tuesday: chicken Bryan and roasted veggies
Wednesday: shrimp and tortellini in creamy pesto
Thursday: Thanksgiving!!!!!!! there will be no weight loss this week.
Friday: frozen pizza (or leftovers if there are some)
Saturday: pulled pork sandwiches

Menu Mondays

Have you seen this?:


Last week's menu:

Monday- chili
Tuesday- sausage ravioli w/ italian sausage and veggies in a cream sauce
Wednesday- none - went to Cheesecake Factory for lunch and hubby ate his leftovers for dinner.
Thursday- chili cheese dogs w/ tater tots
Friday- spinach and mushroom frozen pizza
Saturday- shrimp and tortellini in a cheesy white wine sauce
Sunday- nothing. A slice of ham while I was making tomorrow's breakfast and lunch.

This week:

Monday: pan-fried tilapia and pirogi w/ mushrooms and garlic
Tuesday: Baked spaghetti and garlic bread
Wednesday: taco chicken, black bean and rice casserole (making it up, I'll let you know)
Thursday: scrounging since Hubby will be eating pure deliciousness
Friday: grilled shrimp and cheesy risotto
Saturday: southwest chicken corn chowder

Menu Monday

Last week's menu:

Monday: plum-spiced chicken with rice and sauteed spinach
Tuesday: taco salads
Wednesday: Stir fry
Thursday: Out with Stacy to Byblos: Labneh, Shanklish and Falafel ... and wine :)
Friday: A pre-party mini-party with the a few of the same crowd from Saturday - a good friend was on leave from the Navy and wouldn't be able to make the main party, so we started early. I brought over a Mexican lasagna and chocolate pumpkin cupcakes so the host wouldn't have to cook, and we played Circle of Death and Jenga Circle of Death ... ahh, drinking games.
Saturday: Halloween party! It was crazy. I made guacamole. I drank ... umm, too much.
Sunday: Pita's Republic and Halloween candy, a match made in heaven.

I had three nights in a row of too much drinking, and while it was fun I'm thinking a little detox is in order this week.

Monday: Cajun Dirty Rice
Tuesday: linguine with pesto sauce and parchment fish and veggie packets
Wednesday: slow cooker chicken and dumplings
Thursday: steaks and cheesy risotto and some vegetable
Friday: out with Crystal?
Saturday: chicken pizza

Menu Monday

Last week's menu:

Monday: leftovers from Maggiano's
Tuesday: jambalaya with shrimp and sausage
Wednesday: Honey Dijon Chicken with rice and roasted zucchini
Thursday: chicken and corn chowder. I didn't like the recipe I started out with, but I added a few things and it became Southwest Corn Chowder and it was delicious! A bit of a kick, though :)
Friday: pecan encrusted pork chops, steamed broccoli and herb and butter rice
Saturday: chick-fila
Sunday: Texas Roadhouse

While I'm making a menu for this week, I might be eating out more than home. I have 3 days planned out, and I have a Navy friend in town this week who I might be seeing for dinner also. It's going to be an expensive week, but here's the general plan.

This week:
Monday: plum-spiced chicken with rice
Tuesday: taco salad
Wednesday: Stir fry
Thursday: Out with Stacy (sensing a trend? it's been hard to get together)
Friday: Out with Crystal (a friend from birth that I haven't seen in at least 10 years)
Saturday: Halloween party! I'm making guacamole and bringing a wine cube. It promises to be a fun night.

Menu Monday

The problem with spending $35 on groceries several weeks in a row is that eventually you run out of everything you need to make a decent meal (yes there was still food in my cupboards, but I would have had to make a list and asked you to come up with my meals because I have no idea what I would have made). So this week, $147 dollars later I was able to put together several meals and have some extra items in the freezer and pantry for when I can't get it up enough to cook. I also had to spend $80 at BJs for meat, apple juice and diapers but that got me 12 meals of meat (chicken, ground beef and pork chops) 2 gallons of apple juice (ick) and 264 diapers. So I think that's a win.

Last week's menu:
Monday: Pesto salmon and dried fruit couscous (oven, not grilled - I was out of cedar planks)
Tuesday: roasted vegetable minestrone - awesome
Wednesday: Wine. Red wine. Much needed, not enough of it (water main break)
Thursday: stuffed shells (fantastic, thanks MamaFuss!)
Friday: date night at Maggiano's - bottle of wine, fried zucchini, rigatoni D, banana pound cake, coffee ... yeah, I didn't lose weight this week either.
Saturday: Red Robin - we were supposed to go for a family member's birthday, but he didn't end up coming and we all decided to go anyhow. Guacamole Bacon burger - yummy!
Sunday: falafel - it was delicious! The recipe made an insane amount of them, but I took half the leftovers to the wife of the family member who bowed out of said birthday dinner, as she is a huge falafel fan. I also made homemade tahini sauce (hubby didn't like, but I loved) and some tzaziki sauce, and got a cilantro and thyme flatbread from Target to stand-in for pita. Seriously tasty.

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This week:
Monday: Plum-spiced chicken with roasted zucchini
Tuesday: Stuffed pork chops with steamed broccoli
Wednesday: Out to dinner with Stacy since I missed her birthday dinner last week
Thursday: Dijon chicken with rice
Friday: Corn and Chicken chowder with garlic cheese biscuits
Saturday: taco salads

Menu Monday take two

Okay, so now that I've had a little sleep (Henry only let me sleep from 6am to 8am this morning), I've devised a menu and made a lengthy grocery list since I'm running low on just about every thing.

Monday: cedar planked pesto grilled salmon with this couscous
Tuesday: roasted vegetable minestrone
Wednesday: burgers at Green Iguana for a friend's birthday
Thursday: stuffed shells (thanks for the idea, Mama Fuss!)
Friday: Plum-spiced chicken and fried okra (can you tell this has been in my freezer for awhile? It's on my menu nearly every week)
Saturday: date night! Maggiano's (we have a gift certificate, and I dream about their fried zucchini ... is that weird?)

Ooop, baby crying ... again. It appears I might need to strap him to me again today ...

Menu Monday

Last week's menu:

Monday: Stuffed burgers with goat cheese and spinach, baked sweet potato chips, baked beans
Tuesday: grilled chicken, Annie's whole wheat mac & cheese and sauteed cabbage w/ bacon
Wednesday: pork enchiladas with sour cream and homemade guacamole
Thursday: dinner at my in-laws' house (Ribeye steaks, mac & cheese, corn, green beans, broccoli salad, cuban bread, deviled eggs, cream cheese-stuffed celery and German chocolate cake. No I did NOT lose any weight this week)
Friday: grilled hot wing pizza
Saturday: Panera - Mmm, Fuji Apple Chicken salad - my #3 favorite salad behind #1 the Stonechase Salad and #2 Summer Salad from Crispers
Sunday: Spencer and I split my leftover shrimp Udon from lunch on Friday. He ate all the noodles (and various veggies that I may or may not have said we orange noodles) and I added plain ramon noodles to the rest for me.

Okay, so I've been trying desperately to work on using things in my fridge. Have you heard about putting cabbage on your boobs to help the engorgement subside when you stop breastfeeding? I did it, I can vouch that while it doesn't take the pain away completely, it certainly alleviates it enough to sleep. However, ever since then I've had half a cabbage in my fridge which was still good and I had no idea what to do with it. The only time I've ever cooked cabbage is boiled in a slow cooker with a corned beef for St. Patty's Day, and since my husband doesn't like corned beef, it's been awhile. SO I decided to cook it the way I do brussel sprouts. I mean, sprouts are basically just little cabbages anyhow, right? O-M-G it was awesome. I chopped up the cabbage into manageable pieces, rendered a couple of pieces of chopped-up bacon, added the cabbage and then sauteed until soft. FABULOUS!

Then on Friday I used up the leftover wings from Winghouse that were never going to be eaten (lest I remind, we are not leftover eaters, unless I can reimagine them into something else. Hubby does not really like to eat the same meal twice in one week, including lunch). Chopped up, added a little Frank's Red Hot and honey because there wasn't enough sauce, chunky blue cheese mixed in with ranch and a little cheddar grated on top. Yum!

And only $35 in groceries (plus $35 in diapers and a cute sweater off the clearance rack; I really shouldn't do my grocery shopping at Target). Most of that grocery bill was snack-y food, since I feed Spencer lunch at home 4 days a week and I went to the store hungry (hello Sabra hummus and yogurt-covered raisins).

Honestly, I have no idea what to cook this week. I'm pretty low on supplies from my freezer, and need to do some real shopping. I think I'm going to make soup, maybe this soup. I want to try falafels. I'm completely out of chicken. I feel like just going to the grocery store and meandering through the aisles, but I know that means I'll end up with a lot of things I don't need and still no full meals. I'll have to think on it and make a list - I'll get back to you later.

Menu Monday

Last Week's Menu:

Monday: chicken mac & cheese
Tuesday: chicken tacos
Wednesday: spinach lasagna rolls
Thursday: Vallarta's ... god loves their mushroom quesadillas
Friday: re-imagined leftovers - I split up the last of the tortellini from Saturday, sauteed some shrimp and served it on a bed of sauteed spinach with garlic chips
Saturday: pulled pork sandwiches, guacamole, bacon-wrapped jalapenos, baked beans and lots and lots of wine!
Sunday: leftovers again! This time less re-imagining - I had the end of the mac & cheese and a slice of the beer bread from the previous week, and Hubby had the last lasagna roll with the last slice of beer bread with cheese and garlic on it.

This week I haven't done any shopping so I'm not sure what I'm going to do for meals, but I've gotten as far as this:

Monday: burgers w/ goat cheese and spinach, leftover baked beans
Tuesday: pork enchiladas or quesadillas (w/ leftover pulled pork), rice and beans
Wednesday: grilled chicken with fried okra
Thursday: dinner at the in-laws'
Friday: TBD
Saturday: TBD

Menu Monday

A review of last week's menu:

Monday: frozen pizza (the breadsticks really make it)
Tuesday: sushi! We go to Origami Sushi for "happy hour" which can feed us for about $20 (edamame 3 amazing rolls (must try the Crazy Horse - we're addicted) and 2 drinks). The Boy eats edamame and then a PB&J, but he also eats anything off the end of our chopsticks. I get him trainer chopsticks but he likes to stab his food instead of eat it)
Wednesday: bacon-wrapped shrimp and risotto
Thursday: turkey tenderloin and garlic pasta
Friday: Beef O'Brady's - I had a lackluster patty melt and Hubby had his favorite, the Watterson. I hate when his meal is better than mine :)
Saturday: Tortellini in a garlic cream sauce w/ mushrooms and grape tomatoes and Flax beer bread
Sunday: Cuban sandwiches

I managed to get through most of the week without going to the store, except by Thursday I had to hit it for about $35 of staples, like milk and bacon (ha! you think I'm kidding! I buy $7 bacon - only Wright's for me) and I picked up the tortellini (made my own sauce) and the turkey tenderloin while I was there. We wouldn't have gone out more than once this week except we were headed to a friend's jazz gig Friday night when the heavens opened up and we couldn't justify sitting out in the wet, humid gross Florida night with two children. So we detoured.

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This week:

Monday: chicken mac & cheese
Tuesday: Lasagna rolls with spinach
Wednesday: chicken tacos
Thursday: Vallarta's with friends from Delaware
Friday: Breakfast sandwiches (if we are home and not with friends from Delaware)
Saturday: Pork chops, corn and fried okra (if we are home and not with friends from Delaware)

I shouldn't have needed much of anything this week - eggs, bread, spinach. However, we ended up spending $67 on groceries this week! Did I mention I've signed up for a couponing class?

Menu Monday

First a review of last week's menu:

Monday - pork enchiladas - (instead of chicken) they were fantastic!
Tuesday - meatloaf burgers - fantastic!
Wednesday - Penne a la Betsy (finally got to Publix to get shrimp and basil)
Thursday - Indian food (Cilantro in Tampa - worth every lamb-flavored penny), and I brought home my Lamb Sag leftovers and a side of garlic naan for my husband - ain't I a doll?
Friday - not hungry, so made The Boy what he asked for (frozen blueberry waffles, eggs and an apple, a very well balanced meal), I had a bowl of cereal and Hubby had the leftover pork enchiladas)
Saturday - steak and spinach with garlic chips (the balsamic potatoes were not a tasty recipe and were subsequently trashed).
Sunday - seafood mac & cheese at St Pete Alehouse - it was tasty, but I ate too much and felt gross for the rest of the night. Seafood is not tasty to burp up.

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This week:

Monday: It's not delivery, it's Digiorno! with breadsticks!
Tuesday: bacon-wrapped shrimp w/ risotto
Wednesday: jalapeno poppers and ... whatever sounds good from the pantry
Thursday: chicken mac & cheese
Friday: TBD
Saturday: TBD

As you can see, I haven't done my shopping this week. I might not DO shopping this week - I really have quite a bit of stuff in my freezer and fridge and pantry, and I should see if I can work through some of it without resorting to PB&J for The Boy.

The return of Menu Mondays!

Monday: Penne a la Betsy
Tuesday: Meatloaf burgers
Wednesday: chicken enchiladas
Thursday: Jalapeno poppers and salad
Friday: bacon-wrapped shrimp skewers w/ risotto
Saturday: steak and balsamic potatoes


I know it probably won't all get done, but it's worth a shot!

The One where I advise I'm not good at the "every week" sort of posts

I believe that last week I had portrayed that I would post my menu every week. Ummm, oops! Here it is in retrospect:

• Sunday: crap, what did we eat on Sunday?


• Monday: sushi!! woot!


• Tuesday: Honey grilled chicken salad (recipe with no photo below, I'm lazy but it's freaking fantastic)


• Wednesday: rotisserie chicken and brussel sprouts (Spencer ate one this time!!!)


• Thursday: pork roast and turnips in the slow cooker


• Friday: grilled pizza with PW's pizza dough recipe


• Saturday: who knows? I'm hoping for leftover pork we can have pulled pork sandwiches with or something. Or Winghouse.

So as you can tell, I'm not very good at "Menu Mondays" or any of those weekly arrangements. I'm barely remembering to post at all (and I used to be so good at that!). So I'll just try to start posting again, period, and won't worry so much about posting certain things on certain days. Woohoo!

**Sidenote: Oh holy Jeebus! My son, on the first day it's been warm enough to play outside since Christmas, decided to take this:

to the top of this:

and ride it down. He ended up on his head right about here:

(that's the concrete)

But oddly enough didn't cry in the least! I'm changing his nickname from My Little Rockstar to Evel Knieval!

Menu Monday

Except a day early, ha.

My friend Suzanne started Menu Mondays a few weeks ago. I'm sure it was hard on her since she started it around the holidays, but I started a similar thing non-blog last year and thought I'd pick it back up on this blog. I usually write mine on Sundays before I go grocery-shopping, but I can't think of something "S" to go with Sundays ... any suggestions?

• Sunday: Parmesan-crusted pork tenderloin and broccoli
  
• Monday:Fancy Macaroni
• Tuesday: Beef roast w/ potatoes and carrots
  
• Wednesday: turkey soup (the last of the stock and turkey from my freezer from Thanksgiving
  
• Thursday: Shrimp skewers, asparagus and acorn squash.
  
• Friday: TBD (I'm sure there's something in there)
  
• Saturday: out (we usually go out on Tuesdays, but Becky will be here so I'd rather stay in)