Menu Plan Monday - Week of September 28, 2014

Wow - this week ends September.  I don't think I'm ready for that yet.  Didn't we just start school?

Anyway, we have a fairly calm week this week for us.  John only has one evening meeting and I don't  have anything in the evening yet this week!  I am teaching an extra Jazzercise class but that's early enough I can still get the kids from school if I need to.   I'm hoping to use some of the time in the evenings to finish getting the furniture tidied up, the artwork hung and all that stuff.  We decided to completely re-arrange our family and living rooms this year using furniture we already had.  We did end up buying one new chair because one of ours was in pretty rough shape and fixing it was not worth is (it would cost way more to fix it than it's worth in any way, shape or form).  We had some IKEA credit from a returned purchase and used that to purchase a chair for the living room.   I'm excited to see how both rooms function now that we've basically got everything moved!

John is sermon writing this week and I have grading coming out of my ears.  Plus we get new Jazzercise routines this week.

And I totally forgot to mention yesterday with my shopping trip that I brought home two beets and four bell peppers from the Harvest Party at our CSA (where Buddy lost and then found his glasses) and we picked 18 tomatoes (most yellow pear, but some purple cherry) this week from our yard as well.  So we have some fresh veggies for "free" still! Yay.

With all of that in mind, here's what we're eating this week (until my computer gets fixed I don't have any photos - sorry):

Sunday, September 28:
     Breakfast: Toast with Peanut Butter
     Lunch:  At a friend's house
     Snack: Sugar Cookies
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks

Monday, September 29:
     Breakfast: Pancakes from the Freezer
     Lunch: Apples with Peanut Butter, Yogurt, Cut Veggies
     Snack: Oatmeal Cookies
     Dinner: Fish Tacos (we ended up not having these last week), lemon-butter kohlrabi, Peach-Grape-Apple Salad

Tuesday, September 30:
      Breakfast: Oatmeal with Walnuts and Craisins
      Lunch: Leftovers for Adults, Hot Lunch for Children
      Snack:  Oatmeal Cookies
      Dinner: Veggie Marinara with Noodles, Tossed Salad, Grapes

Wednesday, October 1:
      Breakfast: Lemon Scones, Blueberry-Strawberry Smoothies
      Lunch: Leftovers for Adults, Hot Lunch for Children
      Snack: Oatmeal Cookies
      Dinner: Chicken Noodle Soup, Biscuits, Sliced Peaches

Thursday, October 2:
      Breakfast: Oatmeal with Walnuts and Brown Sugar
      Lunch: PB&J Biscuits, Cut Veggies, Sliced Apples
      Snack: Oatmeal Cookies
      Dinner: Veggie Stir Fry, Rice, Sliced Peaches
 
Friday, October 3:
    Breakfast: Waffles from the freezer
    Lunch: Leftovers for Adults, Hot Lunch for Children
    Snack: Oatmeal Cookies
    Dinner: Turkey Sandwiches, Cut Veggies

Saturday, October 4:
     Breakfast: At  a School Event
     Lunch: Tuna Wrap Sandwiches Cut Veggies
     Snack: Popcorn
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks

What are you eating this week?

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