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menu plan monday ~ may 9, 2011

April seemed to crawl by, but May is busy and will fly, I’m afraid. I love this time of year and hate to see it pass without time to savor every day. In the meantime, the foxes are still as cute as they can be. DD took this picture of one of the babies the […]

menu plan monday ~ may 2, 2011

It’s been two weeks of rain, with a few days of sun thrown in. But mostly rain. The few days of sunshine were very welcome. The kitties enjoyed the sunshine, too, though sunning in the birdbath doesn’t seem like a great idea. Here’s the menu for the week, with what has become our “traditional” Mother’s […]

menu plan monday ~ april 25, 2011

We had a great Easter, even with too much rain. Our younger son and his wife joined us, as well as our two older daughters. After a great meal, and DD#1’s birthday celebration, we spent some time enjoying the antics of the baby foxes that are currently living in our garage. Seven of them! Oh, […]

menu plan monday ~ april 18, 2011

Spring just gets better all the time. What’s not to like about fresh flowers and new green grass? Or apple blossoms? As spring makes its way through April, we’ll be celebrating the birthday of our oldest daughter. She’ll be home on Easter and we’ll celebrate then with cake and ice cream and presents. 🙂 Here’s […]

menu plan monday ~ March 28 – April 3, 2011

DH took a few pictures around the yard Sunday morning. Sun, snow, and flowers. By Monday noon, the snow was gone. Sun and flowers? Still here. 🙂 The menu for the week is as follows: Monday Tacoritos (Didn’t get to this last week.) Baked Corn Tortilla Chips Tuesday Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry Rice Wednesday […]

menu plan monday ~ march 21, 2011

We spent a little time in the garden on Saturday and I was happy to get my first sighting of a bumble bee for the season. She was happily going from daffodil to daffodil, collecting pollen. The apricot trees began to bloom on Saturday. A sure sign of spring. I will make another post of […]

menu plan monday ~ march 14, 2011

The forecast says “possible snow” but my daffodils say “definitely spring.” Here’s the menu. I plan to take some pictures while making pizza tonight and then I’ll post the recipe we use for the crust. It makes delicious pizza. And so easy! Much better than store-bought, let me tell you! There are several other recipes […]

menu plan monday ~ march 7, 2011

The first daffodils opened Sunday morning. Welcome, Spring! So glad to see these first few blossoms…heralds of what is to come. I tried to keep this week’s menu pretty easy. We have a lot of schooling to do and several activities planned. Monday Homemade Pizza Tuesday Chicken Stir Fry Rice Wednesday Pork Chops Baby Baked […]

menu plan monday ~ february 28, 2011

We are thankful we came through the storms last night without mishap. We were up till after 1:00 a.m., though, keeping tabs on the weather. We were ready to dash to the basement if need be, but, needed not. We were grateful our oldest daughter was home with us, and not at her apartment where […]

menu plan monday ~ february 21, 2011

Can you believe we had temps of 70 yesterday? Here? In February? It was enough to coax a few crocus from the ground. So great to see! Monday Spaghetti and Homemade Sauce Homemade Rolls Green Salad Peas / Corn Tuesday Hearty Lentil Soup Cornbread Wednesday Chicken Wraps (We use tortillas instead of pita bread.) Celery […]