Cooking Up A Family

After a very fun week out of town, we are now home and trying to get caught up! Not only do I have a car to clean, house to clean and laundry to do, its time to decorate for Christmas!! The weather today is 60 degrees but a cold front moves in tonight and I want to get as much done outside before I freeze my butt off tomorrow!

The best way for me to tackle a messy house and get some decorating done will be a list! I can't live without a list!! Hopefully I can get that done soon. Avery is a bit of a grump after having a rough weekend with the worst virus she has had. We are quickly on the recovery but still have small set backs. She finally let me make her breakfast and is settling in to watch her favorite movie, Cars! That should give me just enough time to get some laundry done and pick up the basement. Lets just hope we make progress through out the day and can go get a tree when B gets home! We planned on doing it yesterday but instead decided to relax before B had to go back to work today. It was much needed and glad we didnt push oursevles too much!

The one thing we were able to do was make it to the store. So I am just now posting my menu for the week! We are going back to a mainly vegetarian diet right now for health purposes, so much of our meals will be meatless this week.

Tuesday

• Breakfast: Blueberry Waffles
• Lunch: Annies Mac and Cheese
• Dinner: Quiche and Salad
• To-Do: Get laundry done, take trash out, clean out car, get outdoor Christmas decorations up, clean and vacuum house, start indoor Christmas decorating, make Eech.

Wednesday

• Breakfast: Green Smoothies
• Lunch: Pita Bread, Hummus and Eech
• Dinner: Eggplant Parmesan and Garlic Lemon Broccoli
• To-Do: Wash Sheets, Blankets and Towels. Start working on school. Make Marinara.

Thursday

• Breakfast: Green Smoothies
• Lunch: Leftovers
• Dinner: Pomegranate and Pistachio Couscous
• To-Do: Make Christmas cookies, finish up laundry and general house clean-up

Friday

• Breakfast: Cereal
• Lunch: Pita Bread, Hummus and Eech
• Dinner: Garlic and Cheese Orzo and Brussel Sprouts
• To-Do: Work on Christmas Card list and finishing them up. Finish working on christmas present list, wrap the rest of presents.

Saturday

• Breakfast: Pancakes
• Lunch: Turkey, Brie and Apple Cranberry Chutney Paninis
• Dinner: Going to a friends house for a Wine and Hor D'Vous Party
• To-Do: Get wine for party and make an appetizer.

Sunday

• Breakfast: Quick Bite before Church
• Lunch: Black Bean and Quinoa Chili and Cornbread
• Dinner: Leftovers
• To-Do: Menu Plan for the week, finish up school, laundry

Hopefully over the next week I will be back in the a good blogging groove!! This is my favorite time of year so hopefully we can enjoy the sights and sounds of the season!