Menu Plan - week of 7/26

A little behind...

Monday - leftover chili mac (or goulash as my hubby calls it)
Tuesday - tofu stir fry
Wednesday - tilapia
Thursday - meatloaf
Friday - bday celebration @ in-laws
Saturday - chili
Sunday - leftovers

Presenting...

our newest addition, little Livvy :)
Soon after coming home from the hospital:



At the zoo a couple months later:


With big sister on 4th of July:



She actually watched the fireworks and didn't get scared! It was awesome. Probably the best 4th of July we have had all together as a family. Very fun. :)

FOOD

I have made some pretty food lately, and I wanted to share. The chicken piccata recipe was SO tasty and it looked beautiful, too. Here is a picture:

And last night I made a tomato/mozzarella salad with basil from the backyard, to go with our leftovers:

YUM! :) Hope everyone is having a tasty week.

Menu Plan for the Week

WHAT!? Two weeks in a row?? Get out of town! :)

Sunday - Sicilian meat loaf and garlic bread
Monday - chili mac (have to use up this ground beef!)
Tuesday - red beans and rice
Wednesday - Cobb salads
Thursday - at the homeschool convention
Friday - homeschool convention
Saturday - homeschool convention

Last week's chicken piccata was SOOO good. I even took a picture of how pretty it was. When I get my act together more, I will post a pic of that and pictures of my new(ish) daughter! :)

Menu Plan for Week

Look at me, posting right away again! Making up for lost time...

Sunday - leftover Stewed Lentils & Tomatoes (Barefoot Contessa)
Monday - Creamy Parsley and Pistachio Fettuccine
Tuesday - Chicken Piccata
Wednesday - Blue-Rugula Burgers
Thursday - spaghetti
Friday - Sicilian meatloaf
Saturday - Camp stew
Sunday - leftovers or grilled cheese

Worst. Blogger. Ever.

I seriously am. I neglect this blog way too much. Sorry Blog! I love you!

Anyway... I just read through my entire blog, from the first post on. The main thing popping out at me is that I have really failed at the whole movement to become more green. Yikes. I had been trying to wean us off paper towels and paper napkins. Yeah... that didn't last very long.

However, I am still using my re-usable bags at the grocery store. That is something I suppose.

And we are back to the whole homeschool debate again. We are attending the AFHE Convention in a couple of weeks. With recent political issues (one proposition that did pass, one that did not), I started reading the current information about public schools and found it disturbing. Large class sizes, not enough resources, etc. And the private schools are really expensive. This school is a charter school (= free!) and looks really amazing. But it starts at 5th grade. So we are pondering hsing until 5th and then sending the girls there. If we do decide to hs, then I will pull N from preschool this fall and use that $$ to do some other activities, like horseback riding lessons and karate.

Speaking of the girls - Nat is doing great. The 3s are (pretty) firmly behind us, and we are loving the 4s. Although, there is quite a bit of drama. If not everything goes her way, then there is a complete meltdown. And our new little one is just too stinkin adorable. I will have to post pictures (when I blog again in 10 years!! :) ). O is now 3 months old and one of the happiest babies I have ever seen. It's fabulous.

Life has been a little hectic, adjusting to two girls. We also have had a family member staying with us for 2 months. But he has moved out and things are settling back down into our new "ordinary" with 2 kids.

Vacation Bible School this week, and then the top priority will be figuring out the whole homeschool thing!

I promise to be a better blogger. :)