Meal Plan #3

Monday:
Breakfast-Whole Wheat Toast with peanut butter and a Banana
Lunch- Lady bug Pizza's on whole wheat English muffins
Dinner- Baked Penne
Tuesday:
Breakfast- Cantaloupe
Lunch- Tuna Sandwiches on Toast with Tomato slices and lettuce
Dinner- Whole Chicken and Vegetables (whatever looks good & has a nice price. Throw in with chicken at end to cook. Think carrots, red potatoes, green beans, asparagus, squash, etc.)
Wednesday:
Breakfast- Cereal and grapes
Lunch- Scrambled egg and cheese quesadillas
Dinner- Jumbolia
Thursday:
Breakfast- Yogurt and blueberries
Lunch- Cucumber and tomato salad (I'll post recipe. This is amazing & super simple!)
Dinner- Leftover Chicken from Tuesday and a salad
Friday:
Breakfast- Raisin bread and apple butter (Not the best breakfast, but not the worst & super tasty!)
Lunch- Hard boiled egg, orange, and a side salad
Dinner- Chicken & Spinach Roll ups (Recipe on blog)
Saturday:
Breakfast- Cream of Wheat or Oatmeal (Only half of us love Cream Of Wheat)
Lunch- Spinach Dip, Veggies & crackers for dipping
Dinner- Free Choice
Sunday:
Breakfast- Eggs, Turkey Bacon, Toast, & OJ
Lunch- Leftovers from the week (I just put it all out there & let everyone grab what they want. If it looks like slim pickings, than I make peanut butter sandwiches an option.)
Dinner- Mushroom Burgers

Snacks- Grapes, low-fat cottage cheese, string cheese, and pretzels.
Dessert Item- Popcorn with M&M's on top for family movie night (We have a movie night once or twice a month on Friday.)

Potty Training Update 2

Hey, Just a little note to say that the potty training is going well. I bought her easy ups this week. She has started pooping in the potty now. Still doing the M&M method. I give her 1 for pee and 2 for poop. It is simple and so far effective. Hope she keeps it up!

Meal Plan #2

Monday
Breakfast- Fried Potatoes & Peppers with a scrambled egg on top
Lunch- Sandwich (We're doing Ham. Bella is doing Cheese.) & an orange
Dinner- Bar-be-que Chicken Legs & Ranch Black bean, tomato, & corn salad

Tuesday
Breakfast- Hot Grapefruit & Honey (This was on Rachael Ray last week & looked tasty! You just half a grapefruit, squirt honey on top, & put in oven or microwave until steamy hot.)
Lunch- Omelet with cheese, ham (leftover from sandwiches), leftover peppers, & spinach
Dinner- Rotini with red sauce

Wednesday
Breakfast- Cereal (leftover from last week) and Banana
Lunch- Left over Rotini & applesauce
Dinner- Fried Rice with chicken stickers

Thursday
Breakfast- Bird's nest (Cut hole in the center of a piece of bread. Place in hot pan and crack an egg in center. Cook until egg is cooked as desired.)
Lunch- Broccoli & Cheese Stuffed Baked Potato
Dinner- Vegetable & Beef Stew

Friday
Breakfast- Oatmeal
Lunch- Fish Sticks and Steamed mixed Vegetables (Steamed in the bag from the frozen section)
Dinner- Dirty Rice

Saturday
Breakfast- Pancakes and turkey bacon
Lunch- Vegetable egg rolls
Dinner- Free Choice (Eat out, take out, delivery ??)

Sunday
Breakfast- Egg & Cheese sandwich on toast
Lunch- Chicken salad sandwiches and a side salad
Dinner- Enchiladas with black beans and rice

Snacks- Hummus, Crackers, baby carrots, Rest of Broccoli (from potato lunch), and fruit (pears, oranges, & green apple).

PS. Sorry this was a little late! I was in Chicago. It was amazing! I will be writing about our adventures in the city on my travel blog over the next week. Hope you stop by and check it out!

Potty Training Update

The second day with her potty chair is going well. She has gone three times on the potty today already and it is only 4pm!! She has had two accidents. I'm so proud of her. Not even 2 and doing so well on the second day of actual potty training! I'll give you an update in a few days.

Grocery List for Week 1 Meal Plan

• 2 boxes cereal (We did Cheerios (with coupon $2.00 & store brand Raisin Bran - $1.89)
• 4 Bananas (Half for each person on the 2 mornings, sliced with cereal) - $0.75
• 1/2 pound turkey - $3.50
• 2 loafs store brand bread - $2.00
• 1 box of Whole grain spaghetti - $1.25
• 1 box frozen spinach - $0.89
• 1 large can crashed tomatoes (I make my own spaghetti sauce but you could buy pre-made for around the same price.) - $1.79
• 1 loaf cheap bakery bread (went w/ two small Italian loafs because it was cheaper) - $2.29
• Box of frozen whole grain Waffles - $1.50
• Bagged Salad mix - $1.10 (Coupon of 0.40)
• 1 dozen eggs (we had 1/2 dozen leftover from last week) - $1.29
• 1 Salad Dressing - $1.49
• 2 tomatoes - $1.52
• 2 cucumbers (1 for salad, 1 for snack) $1.38
• 2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast - $4.14 (On sale for $1.99 a pound)
• rice (already had)
• Frozen broccoli -$1.00
• Shredded Cheddar Cheese - $2.29
• Shredded Italian Cheese - $2.29
• Shredded Mexican Cheese (Already had but it was $2.00 a bag)
• Whole Wheat Tortillas - $1.39
• 2 pounds Ground Round - $5.28 (Had a Coupon for $1.00 off & it was on special this week)
• 1 Bag frozen tatter rounds - $1.89
• Swiss cheese left over from last week
• Hamburger buns - $1.00
• 1 bag frozen mixed vegetables - $1.00
• 4 Yogurt (2 yoplay (free w/ coupons) & 2 store brand for 0.40 cents each) - $0.80 for all
• 1 pack Kraft American Cheese - $1.99
• 2 cans of Tomato soup - $0.59 each
• 1 pack pork ribs - $3.77
• 5 pound bag potatoes - $2.49
• 1 can baked beans - $0.79
• Microwaveable Vegetable lasagna - $2.28 (super sale of the week & coupons)
• Pizza crust (already had)
• 1 bell pepper (green was cheapest) - $0.69
• 1 bag shredded pizza cheese - $2.29
• Pancake mix - $2.09
• 2 packs of whole grain Mac N Cheese - $1.50 for both
• 2 packs muffin mix - $1.00 each 
• small bag Grapefruit $2.50
• fish fillets (frozen) - $2.30
• 1 pot roast around 1 & 1/2 pounds - $6.00
• 1 pound red potatoes - $1.29
• 1 pound carrots (buy loose or "bulk" they are much cheaper) - $1.00
• 1 bag apples - $3.00
• 1 bag tortilla chips - $0.85 (had a 0.40 cent off coupon)
• Salsa (already had)
• 1 box crackers - $2.00
• 1 block cheese - $1.79
• 1 container ice cream - $2.50
• 2 gallons of milk - $1.25 per 1/2 gallon was best price so $5.00 for all
• Butter - $3.38
• Kraft miracle whip - $1.79

For a Grand Total of $97.55!

Feel free to ask anything else you would like to know. Hope that helps and Thanks for reading!

Weekly Meal Plan

I have decided to start including our weekly meal plan on here. I was inspired by the "Cooking for your family" group on Baby Center to do this. I will try to include it every week.

Monday-
Breakfast-Cereal & Banana
Lunch-Turkey Sandwiches
Dinner- Spinach Spaghetti & Italian bakery bread

Tuesday-
Breakfast-Waffle
Lunch- Salad and a hard boiled egg
Dinner-Chicken, Cheddar, & Broccoli Casserole

Wednesday-
Breakfast- Cereal and a banana
Lunch-Chicken (made the night before) & Cheese Quesadillas
Dinner- Swiss Burgers, Fries, and mixed vegetables

Thursday-
Breakfast- Yogurt & choice of fruit
Lunch- Grilled Cheese & Tomato soup
Dinner- Pork spare ribs, baked potato, and baked beans

Friday-
Breakfast- Eggs & Toast
Lunch- Vegetable Lasagna
Dinner- Mediterranean Pizza

Saturday-
Breakfast- Pancakes
Lunch- Whole Grain Mac N Cheese
Dinner- Free Choice (We tend to go somewhere every weekend)

Sunday-
Breakfast- Muffins & Fruit
Lunch- Fish sandwiches, Broccoli, and pasta salad.
Dinner - Pot roast, red potatoes, and carrots

I got fruit, tortilla chips & salsa, and crackers & cheese for snacks. I also get the kids one dessert item a week.  I let them pick. Ivy chose Baked Dutch Apple Ice Cream. It looks so good I may have to cheat a little!
If you want the recipes for anything just leave it on a comment and I will post them.

Photographs That Make Me Smile!



I looked over and Bella was wearing my high heeled boots!



Mommy & Daughter Photographs

  Those are some of the photographs of my beautiful girls and me. The ones at the top are more recent and get older as you go down the page.