Menu Plan Monday - Week of February 17, 2013

Potato, Corn and Bacon Chowder, Drop Biscuits and Fruit Salad. Yum!
Hopefully everything is back to "normal" here this week - I'm keeping my fingers crossed, knocking on wood and praying hard!  :)   I'm hoping that all the "bugs" are behind us for this year, or at least this spring. I spent a lot of time last week wiping down all the switch plates and door knobs, washing bedding and towels, swapping out toothbrushes and all that kind of stuff.  We're still trying to keep things simple this week - we have a busy week and we don't need to make things any more difficult than they already are.

Here's what we're eating:

Sunday, February 17, First Sunday in Lent:
  Breakfast: Cereal
  Lunch: Leftovers
  Snack:  Popcorn, Girl Scout Cookies
  Dinner: Leftovers

Monday, February 18:
  Breakfast: Chai Spiced Oatmeal
  Lunch:  Macaroni and Cheese, Sliced Apples
  Snack: Popcorn
  Dinner:  Easy Black Bean Soup, Irish Soda Bread, Strawberry-Blueberry-Banana Salad

Tuesday, February 19:
  Breakfast:  Yogurt, Bananas and Strawberries
  Lunch:  Hot Lunch for Children, Leftovers for Adults
  Snack: Yogurt
   Dinner:  Fish Tacos, Strawberry-Blueberry-Apple Salad

Wednesday, February 20:
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Craisins and Hazelnuts
  Lunch: Apples with Peanut Butter, Yogurt, Carrots or Tomatoes, Cookie
  Snack: Popcorn
  Dinner: Lenten Dinner at Church

Thursday, February 21:
  Breakfast:  Toast with Peanut Butter, Strawberries
  Lunch:  PB&J, Applesauce, Yogurt, Cookie
  Snack: Popcorn
  Dinner:  Out for All (Daddy-Daughter Dance for John and Missy and Buddy is taking me out!)

Friday, February 22:
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Apples
  Lunch:  Hot Lunch for Children, Leftovers for Adults
  Snack:  Yogurt
  Dinner: Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce, French Bread, Oranges or Grapefruit

Saturday, February 23:
   Breakfast:  At Bible Studies
   Lunch:  Chicken Noodle Soup, French Bread, Bananas
   Snack:  Girl Scout Cookies
   Dinner:  Pizza and Sliced Apples and Pears

What are you eating this week?

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