Meal Plans Week of 1-9-11

We're well into 2011 now :)  Kind of seems like Christmas was so long ago already.  Last week had some ups and downs.  I was down for the count on Tuesday with the flu.  But thankfully nobody else got it, and it was a mild case.  The rest of the week was fun, though.  Gymnastics, Kindermusik family night, MOPS and a Calvin basketball game and time with family.  I made a batch of hot fudge (handy to have on hand for giving Rebecca her cod liver oil :), froze the last of our squash, made taco seasoning, ordered/got new makeup and made progress on my sewing.  I also got 25 lbs. of wheat berries!! (thanks, Sara)  Time to start sprouting and grinding more flour.

This week will be plenty busy now that activities are in full swing.  Sadly Justin starts class again.  On the positive side...it's his last semester before graduating with his MBA!!!  We're all very excited.  And very proud.  Today is church as usual.  Monday is gymnastics, and Justin has council in the evening.  Tuesday is milk pick up and Justin has class.  Back to Rebecca and I being on our own for the whole day.  I haven't decided yet if I'm getting groceries on Tuesday or Wednesday.  Wednesday is possibly groceries, possibly shopping at the mall or maybe just staying home.  We have a few weeks of break before our next semester of Kindermusik starts, so we have a few free Wednesday mornings.  In the evening Justin has a missions cmt meeting.  No plans Thursday or Friday so far.  We'll see if we end up planning a playdate, a fun outing or some shopping.  Saturday we'll likely do some shopping.  Possibly shopping for furniture for Rebecca's room.  And possibly shopping for cloth diapers.

Around the house there is always plenty to do.  Cake planning is well underway for my nephew's birthday in February.  I might also be doing a cake for my grandma in a couple weeks and for my mom, dad and brother in a few weeks.  So I have a lot more planning to go.  And then start baking!  In the kitchen I'd like to make a batch of bagels, chocolate ice cream, possibly a batch of granola and dry apples.  I also want to keep working on my sewing.  I'm almost done with Rebecca's pj pants.  Hopefully I can finish them this week.  And of course there is lots of cleaning and organizing waiting for me.  I might do more work in the kitchen this week.

In terms of personal stuff, I've been doing pretty well with my goals so far.  The big one is that I actually reviewed how to do EFT and did it a few times.  Hopefully I will remember to keep it up.  I've been doing quite well with reducing grains.  And as always I notice a difference in how I feel.  I used up quite a few freezer meals for lunches and one dinner.  It's nice to have a little more freezer space.  We have successfully transitioned Rebecca to a bed.  The first few days it was tough to get her to sleep and she woke up a bit early.  But now that the novelty has worn off she's sleeping like normal.  And for personal growth, I've been meeting more moms at MOPS and have greatly enjoyed sharing my knowledge/my experience/my blog.  And I am considering joining a book study at the church.  One more opportunity to meet other moms and make friends.  Off to a good start this year.  Here's what's on the agenda for this week:
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S (prep lunch, clean, church, nusery, make chocolate ice cream)
  B - yogurt, crispy nuts, avocado (me),   waffles (from freezer) w/ maple syrup, fresh fruit (Justin)
  L - squash and sausage soup in the crockpot (modified version), rolls
  D - leftover tacos/nachos/hummus

M (sewing, gymnastics, put away laundry, council)
  B - fried eggs, avocado, toast
  D - steak, homemade french fries, broccoli

T (dry apples (up w/ Rebecca at 4am instead), prep smoothies, Meijer, milk, make granola, class, soak beans)
  B - pineapple blueberry strawberry peach avocado kefir smoothie
  D - leftover squash and sausage soup

W (prep dinner, dry apples?, make kefir, cut up fruit and veggies, make bagels, sew, iron, soak almonds, missions cmt)
  B - scrambled eggs, avocado, toast
  D - ham and bean soup, sourdough bread corn dog muffins, roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts, applesauce


Th (make bagels, sleep, clean kitchen floor, sink and cupboard, clean craft room, make pie crust, dry almonds)
  B - bagels w/ butter and pb, fruit, roasted veggies
  D - baked catfish, onion rings, roasted veggies

F (clean, shop for maternity clothes)
  B - museli, roasted veggies
  D - bacon and spinach quiche, corn, toast, sliced bananas w/ milk

S (sleep :), prep smoothie, clean/organize kitchen cupboards, laundry, shop for furniture, shop for diapers, make vanilla)
  B - strawberry, blueberry, pineapple, banana, avocado kefir smoothie (me), granola w/ milk, sliced banana, small smoothie (Justin)
  D - leftover quiche, beans, sourdough blueberry muffins (from freezer)