This Week for Dinner

Thanks to Jane and her blog this week for dinner I have my menu for the week and get great ideas from others.

Monday - Crock Pot Chicken & rice
Tuesday - Chili & Garlic Toast
Wednesday – Flank Steak & potatoes

Thursday – Breakfast
Friday – In Laws are in town so probably out to eat
Saturday – Brats! from our local pork butcher who opens on Oct 1 for the season
Sunday – Heading to my parents to drop kids off for the weekend so dining out that night also.

What fun!!!

Yesterday I took my daughter and her friend to the New Albany Classic.  We went to see Big Time Rush!




waiting for BTR



BTR Singing



Kendall Singing


The girls had so much fun!  It is so funny to watch 7 year old girls get so excited about this boy band.  It reminds me of how my sister and our friends were about Shaun Cassidy or Andy Gibb.  I remember going to the Shaun Cassidy concert at Blossom Music Center in the Cleveland area.  We all went and where wearing Shaun Cassidy outfits in baby blue and pink - tops & pants from Sears with his picture on them.

Here are some photos of the girls and the fun time they had!

Small Successes - September 22

It's important for moms to recognize that all their small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph!

Here are mine:

1. Had our first Webelos meeting. I did not want to go - wanted to go home and enjoy the beautiful weather.  I went and it was a good time and the boys did great! 
2. Celebrated several extended family members birthdays!  This requires a 4 hour round trip and a couple of hour visit.  It is so worth it but very exhausting.
3. Boys & Hubby got their hair cut.  I have scheduled a cut & color for myself.  Now we need to get the girls hair trimmed

It is now your turn to share... visit Sherry at Chocolate for Your Brain to do this

This Week for Dinner - 9/19

This Week for Dinner here is my menu for the week:

Monday - Flat Steak with Mashed potatoes
Tuesday - Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoe fries
Wednesday - Hot Dogs & Chips (one of my most memorable meals as a kid)
Thursday - Turkey Meatloaf and not sure the side
Friday - dining out
Saturday -  ???????  thinking ribs but not sure
Sunday - Breakfast - french toast

Changes

We are going through some changes here....

First.. I started a new job on the 8th of September.  It was a very stressful transition but it is going good so far. 

Second... school is going well for all but one of the kids.  The one in question just does not get it.  He does not understand how his actions lead to the consequences he is getting at home or school.  So we are having to adjust how we react to this behavior.  Do we 'pile-on' to the punishment or do we just talk about it and let the punishment at school suffice?

Third... my husband has switched to 3rd shift which throws the dynamic off at home.  He is sleeping we when get home from school/work.  So far we have been doing well with not waking him but some days it is difficult. 

I do not do well with change... I like the status quo... I like my things just a certain way.... I have also passed this on to my children... I know that change is good as long as it is not change for change sake.   

This Week for Dinner - Sept 12

Found this website not sure how ... but I love it. Each week you post your menu for the week and you can get ideas from others.

Thank you Jane....

This Week for Dinner here is my menu for the week:

Monday – Crock Pot Chicken & Dumplings. Something new for us so hopefully picky kids will eat it

Tuesday – Taco night
Wednesday – Tilapia on the grill and rice
Thursday – Breakfast; eggs, sausage, toast maybe pancakes depends on my mood
Friday – out to eat for my FIL birthday
Saturday – Ribs and Ice Cream floats
Sunday - Pasta dinner; perhaps homemade cavatelli found a recipe in Better Home & Gardens

7 Quick Takes - Why August lasted way to long!

1. The month started with our trip to Canada. We took a cruise - our first one. We were all very excited about the trip. We drove from Ohio to NY via Hershey PA. We discovered that none of the kids like amusement park rides - there was a huge hunk of cash out the window. We arrived at the dock and found out we had to lug all of our luggage from the car to the ship - about 1/4 mile. We had a ton of luggage because we were not flying we did not limit the number of bags - we could have used larger suitcases but decided that it would be easier to pack smaller bags - WRONG. On the way to the ship - Patrick was rolling the garment bag and hit a curb. He and the bag tumbled (he was OK) but a lovely man stepped over him and thanked him - ODD. The time on the ship was a mixed bag. We enjoyed many thing but what we didn't enjoy is all I seem to recall. We couldn't dock in Halifax because of fog. The pool was ocean water and in the North Atlantic that is COLD. Our excursion in St. John's NB was a HUGE waste of money. It was just too short!

We spent the day in NYC after the cruise was over it was a whole lot of fun. On the way home we visited Williamsport PA (home of the Little League World Series) and the kids loved it!

2. Get back home from the cruise and get settled in to life. Find out that first day back at work that I was going to be let go for economic reasons - not a good way back into things. As the month rolled on I did find a job - or a job found me at where I currently work. So I am OK there but it was a long 3 weeks before that happened.

3. Cub Scout Camp - all I have to say is I am not a camper. The camping part was FUN! But since I am the Cub Master I had to do a lot of the planning. I do have to send thanks out to my Webelo leader who did a ton of groundwork while I was on the cruise. The bad part was our Regional Director decided that he should call and inform me the day before we were leaving on the camp trip that the camp we were going to (and have gone to for 5 years) was no longer Boy Scout sanctioned and that if we went and anything happened to any of the boys I could be liable. Well needless to say this scared the living daylights out of me. On top of finding out I lost my job this was the cherry on top of the sundae. I called the Boy Scout Leader (who we were camping with) and she told me that I would not be held liable and he was trying to intimidate me since I was new. Well it worked! We did end up going camping and it was fun for all and no one got hurt.

4. Start of school! I was so excited for the start of school a whole new year and everything. Clean Slate! Well not so clean. When you are known for trouble – trouble finds you! That is all I have to say on that one otherwise it will make me angry all over again.

5. Friends – or lack thereof – the other day I realized that someone I thought of as a friend was really just an acquaintance. How I figured this out is how she reacted to me in a group situation. One-on-one we are good. In groups she acts as if she doesn’t care for me. I cannot control her but I can control how I handle the situation going forward.

6. Friends part 2 --- another person I thought was a friend has disappointed me. When she needed me she was friendly when she did we have not talked/texted/visited in over a month and I have tried.

7. Good note: I am just glad August is over. I am going to start September on a fresh note! I am going to look into my faith and really try to pray about where my family, I and my life should be headed. Please add me to your prayers.

Thank you



Thank goodness August is Over Small Successes- September 1

It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph.....

Here are mine:

1. I am so glad it is September - August just plain stunk for me (more on this later now that I can talk about it)
2. School started and we have gotten to school on time without a hitch - wish homework was the same.  Same struggles with same children just a new year.
3. Updated my blog for the first time in 5 weeks!  can't believe it has been this long since I have been on the blog.  I really haven't been reading many blogs either during this time.  I real have missed it.  I need to start new!  As I read in Anne of Green Gables - everyday is fresh with no mistakes
4. Signed kids up for soccer and Miss C up for ballet and tap!
5. Today is my dear husbands 44th birthday!  Happy Birthday Sweetie.....



Tony at The Rocks Provincial Park in New Brunswick, CA

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