Meal Plans Week of 4-3-11

First week of April.  This will be an odd week for us.  Justin will be gone most of the week for work.  And Rebecca and I have no events because it's spring break.  Hopefully we don't go stir crazy just the two of us all week:P

Last week was another busy one.  The major project of the week was having our basement shower stall tiled.  It took 3 full days.  So glad that's over!  It looks nice.  The other big thing (forced by the bathroom work) is that Rebecca is now napping in her bed.  Thankfully that transition went very smoothly.  Bedtime...that's a whole different story.  But so far naps are good :)  We also had a fun girls' day out yesterday, painting pottery, shopping, and going out for dinner.  We got a new bouncy seat, cloth wipes, a nursing bracelet and soap.  Thanks so much ladies!!  I was busy in the kitchen.  I made a batch of oatmeal muffins, froze 6 lbs. of butter, made chocolate chip bars, dried apples, pancake muffins, crispy almonds, crispy pecans, 2 cakes (for Rebecca's birthday), gf muesli scones, almond butter, mayo, gf cinnamon bun muffins, graham crackers, 2 enchilada bakes (for the freezer) and 2 pizzas (1 for the freezer).  I also finished making cloth wipes and wrapped birthday presents.

This week we don't have many places to go, but there is still plenty to do.  With only 5 weeks before the baby and less than 2 weeks before the birthday party we'll be busy.  Today is church.  Monday someone is coming to finish the basement bathroom work (another full day) and we'll probably go to Harvest Health.  Tuesday is Meijer.  Wednesday someone is coming to finish the basement bathroom work.  Thurs. - Fri. we don't have anything planned.  But I might take a trip to Hop Scotch to get a Moby wrap one of those days.  If the weather is nice hopefully we can spend some time outside too.  Or possibly go to the library.  Friday we will also be celebrating Justin's birthday since he'll be back and taking a day of vacation.  Saturday I'll probably have to run a few errands - pick up our pottery and possibly go to Michael's and Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Aside from that here's what's on my list for this week - pack hospital bag, clean baby toys, freeze soup, make sd english muffins, make noodles, make crispy macadamia nuts, prep some party food (sloppy joes and scones), freeze a batch of fish sticks, make gf apple bars, make gf granola, make a birthday dessert for Justin (either just pudding or a trifle w/ homemade pudding), make a batch of goulash to freeze and whatever other baking we can squeeze in for work/gymnastics/km treats.

Hoping to get a lot done this week.  Hopefully my body will hold up another week yet :P  My leg swelling has definitely picked up over the past few days.  So I should probably try to put my feet more often.  Tough to do, though, when you're busy and on your own.  We'll see what the week brings.  Here's what's on the menu.
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S (boil egg, cook beans, prep lunch, church, nursery, freeze soup, make sd english muffins, grind flour, soak flour, make navy bean hummus (for lunches/snacks))
  B - yogurt/kefir/egg yolk, gf granola, pineapple (me), muffins (from freezer), fruit (Justin)
  L - crockpot pea soup, crackers w/ cheese
  D - leftover pizza, roasted veggies (Justin and Rebecca), egg salad in avocado boat, roasted veggies (me)

M (make/dry ww noodles, prep broth/soup, HH, soak nuts, bake butterscotch bars?. bathroom work, soak flour)
  B - leftover pea soup (me), sd english muffin (Justin, early)
  D - chx noodle soup (w/o noodles for me)

T (prep dinner, bake soaked coffee cake, Meijer, dry nuts, cook/freeze sloppy joe meat, make kefir, make/freeze nut butter bread, make pb fudge)
  B - leftover chx soup
  D - ham and broccoli quiche, peas

W (prep/freeze scones, chop veggies and fruit, freeze fish sticks, bathroom work, make gf apple raisin bars)
  B - leftover quiche
  D - gf fish sticks (large batch), roasted brussels sprouts

Th (make gf granola, iron, Hop Scotch, clean baby toys, make pudding)
  B - leftover chx soup
  D - leftover quiche, roasted veggies (late dinner for Justin)


F (clean, make trifle, bathroom work, make whey, celebrate bday, soak flour)
  B - gf apple raisin bars, pears
  D - pan-grilled steak, broccoli, baked potato

S (bake gf breakfast bars, make pumpkin pancakes, bathroom work, laundry, BBB, pick up pottery?, Michael's?, make double batch/freeze goulash, soak beans, make punch)
  B - gf breakfast bar, pear (me), pumpkin pancakes (Justin)
  D - goulash, corn, applesauce (Justin), leftovers/misc./eggs (me)