Menu PLan Monday - New adventures

Good morning!! Happy Monday!

Last week was so busy! I had a bunch of random things happening, and totally forgot to post my meal plan on Monday, and never got a chance to the rest of the week.
We enjoyed lots of outside time in the warm sunshine and had some ducks come right up and visit us at the park! My favorite part of Spring is seeing all the new colors in the garden! Do you have a favorite?

This little guy was so excited to have ducks come right up and say hello!

Bring be ALL the beautiful flowers!!
 

I have a couple big changes coming up in the next few months. I'm sharing one today because A) It's super exciting, and B) it's happening this week!!
I will be getting my call to place my order and officially become a fashion consultant with LuLaRoe!! If you haven't heard of LuLaRoe yet, I am so sad for you! They carry the most amazingly soft leggings, and many styles of tops, dresses, and skirts for every size! The prints are beautiful. You may have seen some of my photos over on my Facebook page of me wearing some of my LuLaRoe pieces. I highly recommend you check it out! And, if you're feeling lucky, I have a giveaway going on right now for $10 off and free shipping! All you have to do is join the group and tell me what style you would love to see (or try!) in my shop! So easy!!
These are (almost) all of my leggings!

And one of my favorite pieces, the Amelia dress. It has pockets! And it goes great with my little Amelia :)

 If you would like to join the group, you can follow this link: LuLaRoe Keli Jennings


Let's get to the menu this week...

Warmer weather is coming, so our meals are getting lighter and easier...

Penne pasta with Italian sausage(ground)
Salad

Tacos
Guacamole
Chips & Salsa

Pork Chops, Roasted red potatoes, Green beans
Salad

Chicken Parm Casserole
Side spaghetti
Salad

Pizza
(mozzarella, pepperoni)

Hamburgers
Fries
Baked beans

Fuji Apple Chicken Salad (Panera Bread Copycat)


Breakfasts:
Waffles
Oatmeal
Eggs with toast
Biscuits & gravy (Saturday)

Lunches:
Tuna
Chicken Salad
leftovers
PB&J
Mac & Cheese
Ham & Cheese

Snacks:
Smoothies
Cheese & Crackers
Yogurt w/ fruit
Chips & Salsa
Apples w/ Peanut butter
Carrots w/ hummus

I hope you all have an amazing week!!
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See you soon!

XOXO

Menu Plan Monday - April 11

Good morning! How do you like the new layout??
I almost forgot it was Monday and that I needed to post my menu plan! Thank goodness I remembered!
Last week was full of checkups for the kiddos, a youth retreat for our oldest, and an last minute trip to drive 4 hours to go look at a potential house! So fun, but mama's tired. I also cleaned out the fridge and learned two very good lessons last week - It's always a good thing to stay on top of cleaning out the fridge -and- It's always a good idea to check the fridge before going grocery shopping. I usually try to clean out the fridge every week (leftover night!) but the last two weeks, the meals we've had didn't have leftovers, so there was no need to empty out those.However, I went grocery shopping, came home and deiced that was the time to clean out and reorganize the fridge, and found out that we now have 4 pounds of baby carrots, and two big brand new bottles of mustard. OOPS!! Too bad they can't be eaten together! Haha But- the fridge is happy again. Which makes me happy. :D

Before! :(

So.Much.Better.

The good news is that we have a pretty awesome menu planned for this week. Totally makes up for the last two weeks that have been less than creative!

Today is Spaghetti with Italian Sausage (ground) with salad

Ingredients: Spaghetti, sauce, Italian sausage, Salad

White Chicken Enchiladas (Pioneer Woman)

Ingredients: green, red, yellow bell pepper, jalapenos, onion, chicken, chicken broth, heavy cream, butter, paprika, flour, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, tortillas

Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork (Pioneer Woman), cole slaw, Baked beans

Ingredients: Pork Roast, onions, chipotle chiles in adobo, Dr. Pepper, brown sugar, cabbage, mayo, lemon, carrots, baked beans

Balsamic Glazed Steak Rolls
Ingredients: Flank Steak, red & green bell pepper, zucchini, onion, balsamic, red wine, brown sugar, beef broth

Pizza & Salad

Ingredients: Pizza dough (we're using Trader Joe's dough this week!), pizza sauce, toppings (for us, it's mozzarella, pepperoni, bell pepper and onion if there's any leftover)

Breakfast




* Breakfasts this week:
Biscuits & gravy
Eggs & toast
Oatmeal

* Lunches:     
Tuna
Chicken Salad
Mac & Cheese
PB&J

* Snacks:                                         
Carrots & Hummus or Ranch
Celery & Peanut butter or ranch
Chips & Salsa


What are you eating this week??

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See you soon!!

Menu Plan Monday - April 04

Goooood morning!!

So last week was fun. I got to work on a couple projects. I have a list of projects that I need to finish. I was able to cross one off the list, and do two others that were not on the list.

One of these projects included a little make over for our lazy susan. We got one from IKEA after we moved here. It's a blonde wood and I have never really liked it. It didn't fit with anything else in our house. I have been wanting to refinish it, but I could never decide what color I wanted it to be. After stalking Pinterest for a few minutes, I finally made a decision!! AND I got to learn how to use a new tool - a Dremel. I have used one before, but only to carve pumpkins and my husband set it all up for me. Haha. This time I used it to etch wood and got it all set up by myself. (ThanksYouTube!) ;)

Here it is! What do you think? My husband said it reminds him of the Garth Brooks logo. I think I have to agree.

I will do a full post on this soon! I am so glad I decided to stain it. Now it matches the bar stools I refinished last summer :)

I also refinished the top of our living room table! It was getting a little banged up, and I wanted a change. I originally covered it with some pretty contact paper, but I hated it because it didn't match the room at all! After a couple weeks, I pulled it off. Not a good idea! Now I really needed to redo it!
A friend let me borrow some chalk paint, and I just redid the top. It is so much better. It may not be perfect, but we're moving soon, and it's not coming with us. It's great for now! :)

Our kitchen got a little update with some fun new rugs! I am in love with the bright colors in these!

And finally...I got Amelia's mobile finished and hung up. This is the one I got to cross off my list. It really should have been done a long time ago!

All in all, it was a pretty productive week! Thank goodness we had easy dinners planned!! :D
I'm looking forward to what this week has in store!!

Here is what the menu looks like!!

 Chili mac & cheese

 Tacos

Pork chops, green bean casserole, salad

Sesame noodles with chicken and broccoli

 Pizza

I don't have Saturday and Sunday planned yet!! I'll have to work on it and update later this week!! ;)

Our breakfasts this week will include:
* eggs
* French toast
* biscuits & gravy
* muffins
* waffles

Lunches:
* chicken salad
* tuna
* mac & cheese

Snacks:
* carrots with hummus
* vegetable spinach dip
* yogurt with fruit


I would love for you to stop by my Facebook page and let me know what you are eating this week!
You can also find me on Instagram where I post throughout the week!
For more menu planning ideas, check out the Menu Plan Monday I link up with! :)

See you soon! :D