Menu Plan Monday!

       

 Gosh, it has been a while since I posted my weekly menu plan! I took the summer off from blogging, both here and on my photography blog. We were so busy, I just didn't have time for it. Now that school is back in session, I am playing catch up!
         
          Our menu for this week is pretty easy. With soccer, boy scouts, youth group, homegroups, birthday parties, and the ClickinWalk this weekend, we have a pretty full schedule in the evenings.

          Today, we are having Crock Pot Mexican Chicken.
I start with THIS super easy recipe from Pinterest. I add some Tupperware Chipotle seasoning (you can use taco seasoning, too!) And sometimes serve it with rice. The chicken shreds so nice when it is time to eat. We usually just pile it on to tortilla chips and have nachos. It is also good in burrito/taco form!

          Breakfast for dinner tonight!

I love breakfast for dinner! I don't always want to make a big meal in the morning, but by the afternoon, it is so much easier!

          We will be having eggs, bacon or sausage (or both!), pancakes or waffles, and biscuits. I also have a bunch of fruit we could eat, too. I am definitely looking forward to tonight's dinner!

          Pasta night!

Penne with homemade tomato sauce, and garlic bread. Super easy!

          Chicken Alfred on the Crock Pot.

Another Pinterest find, and a favorite of my oldest! Crock pot cooking is my favorite. I love how I can throw it all in, and have dinner whenever we are ready! All this recipe needs is chicken (you can even put it in frozen!) a jar of alfredo sauce and some broccoli!

We will be having this over rice tonight, since we had pasta last night!

          Pizza night!

Nothing new on Friday! We will be having some sort of pizza. Whatever we can find to throw on top! Maybe some fresh popped popcorn, then off to soccer practice and home group where we will enjoy this awesome dessert!

          This is the busiest day! We have a soccer game in the morning, a birthday party after lunch, and I will be going to the ClickinWalk in the evening! Who knows what is going to happen for dinner?!

        
On another note, if you love taking pictures and have some free time this weekend, you should try and join your local ClickinWalk!! It is going to be so fun!

          We are going to end this busy week with sloppy joes and fries. Maybe a salad to add some healthiness to it!



I will be linking up with I'm an Organizing Junkie for Menu Plan Monday! I'm hoping to find some new ideas for our menu!

What are you cooking this week?

Hey! Where have you been??

Here I am. Gosh, it's been a while. We have had so much going on the last few months with school ending, summer activities, and many other things! I feel so far behind!! We have been working on a few fun projects. I thought I would share one to get back into the swing of things!!
I have been seeing a lot about Rit Dye, and it got me wanting to dye something of my own. but it couldn't just be anything. I wanted to make it worth it! We have this bed set that we have had for 3.5 years now. I LOVED it when we got it. I still love it...super comfy, keeps me warm, nice and broken in, all that good stuff...but I just wanted something different. Last time I looked at new bed sets, the ones I wanted were over $200. I thought, "Not this time! I'm going to dye my own!!" SO I did!
Here is what they looked like before:

 The sheets were off white, and getting boring...

The comforter was maroon and white...



I went on the hunt for the perfect color...and was lucky enough to find just what I wanted!

 I read lots and lots of directions and tutorials before I got started. We have a front loading washer, so I had to make sure I did everything right. I found THIS super helpful article from the Rit Dye Company! I gave my sheets a quick wash, and began adding the dye! This is what it looked like:

 I decided to do the comforter a little different since it was so big. I didn't want to end up with a tye-dye comforter! I did MORE research about dying in the tub, and enlisted the two cutest helpers ever to help "agitate"

 Then we rinsed out all the teal water! (This took a while!)

 It only took me three days a little while to get around to cleaning the blue ring out of the tub!

After one more quick wash of everything to make sure the dye was all out...we had a brand new bed set!! What do you think??

Throwback to my childhood

Did you ever make sand art as a kid? I always had so much fun mixing the colors and making new designs.

I came across this link on Pinterest and thought it would be a great way to kill some time this summer. It didn't take long to be able to put it into action! I got super lucky and found a box of sidewalk chalk on clearance and I had an extra 20% off coupon! I think I paid less than $2 for the box! I also had two small jars that have been hanging around our house for way too long, so this project cost around $3 for us! (I had to buy a new container of salt)

We I decided to take the project outside so I would have to clean up salt from everywhere. Best. Idea. Ever!
Even though it was super bright out!

The boys enjoyed the project. It is hard to keep a two and a half year old occupied long enough to get the salt colored, but he really enjoyed helping me pour it into the jar!

 Kyle's finished product! I knew that horseradish jar would come in handy one day!