Menu Plan Monday - Week of June 1, 2015

Pork roast, sourdough rolls, tossed salad and fruit - I thought the table looked so pretty! 
Well, May just flew by here!

The children turned a whole whopping 10 years old (how did that happen?). 
We had 5 houseguests for a week and 2 for the whole month.
We had a dance recital, a choir concert and a band concert.
Spring semester ended and Summer session started.

And John graduated with his Master of Divinity degree!  (Whoot!)

And I spent the entire month sick - first a head cold/sinus infection, then a locked glut muscle, and then a round of the flu, just so it didn't feel left out. 

I'm ready for June, I tell you!
My parents bought groceries while they were here in May (most of the time) and took us out to eat so many times the children were actually asking to stay home and have me or John cook! Grandma or Grandpa would do in a pinch, but they were definitely tired of eating out!

I spent $33.94 on groceries today - fruit (honeydew, apples, bananas, cherries), veggies (cucumbers, radishes), milk, shortening and bleach.  I use the bleach to clean the washing machine and we had a spot of mildew that we found while moving furniture so it will take care of that as well.

A parishioner who loves to bake also gifted us with 2 beautiful loaves of bread today after church. I was planning on baking bread tomorrow but now I can enjoy his handiwork instead!

Most of what we're eating (other than the fruit) we already have, either from the pantry or leftover from last week.  We bought a huge basket of mixed salad greens at the Farmer's Market last week and have half a pineapple left over.  We have some burger patties that we froze that we need to eat and we have four ears of corn that need to be eaten too. 

Here's what we're eating this week:

Sunday, May 31, 2015:
     Breakfast: Smoothies or Fruit
     Lunch:  At the Cub Scout picnic
     Snack: Apples
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks

Monday, June 1, 2015:
    Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Toast and Bananas
    Lunch: Apples with PB, Pretzels, Carrots or Tomatoes, Cookie
    Snack: Yogurt
     Dinner: Burgers on the Grill, Corn on the cob, Tossed Salad, Cherries or Pineapple

Tuesday, June 2, 2015:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal
     Lunch: PB&J, Pretzels, Apples
     Snack: Yogurt
     Dinner: Waffles, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, Applesauce

Wednesday, June 3, 2015:
    Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Toast and Bananas
    Lunch; Leftovers
    Snack: Yogurt
    Dinner: At Church: Bring Sliced Honeydew

Thursday, June 4, 2015:
    Breakfast:  Waffles with Applesauce and Walnuts
    Lunch: Crackers and Cheese, Apples, Carrots or Celery, Cookie
    Snack: Yogurt
    Dinner: Chicken Noodle Soup, Bread, Apple-Banana-Pineapple Salad

Friday, June 5, 2015:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal Muffins and Fruit Smoothies
     Lunch: Out to celebrate the end of 4th Grade
     Snack: Ice Cream
     Dinner: At a Friend's House: Bring a Tossed Salad and Rhubarb Crumble

Saturday, June 6, 2015:
     Breakfast: Lemon Scones, Bananas
     Lunch: Minestone Soup, Biscuits, Bananas
     Snack: Leftover Scones
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks

What are you eating this week?

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