Meal Plan for the week of January 18th
Dessert of the week......Snow Cream and Homemade Hot Chocolate...for those Snow Days
Monday....Crock Pot Steak with Gravy (Miller's favorite thing) over mashed potatoes and green beans, rolls
Tuesday....Mexican Pizza with chips and salsa on the side
Wednesday...Meatball Lasagna with Texas Toast
Thursday....leftovers
Friday....On Friday nights...the kids are normally not here...out with friends...so I do a dinner that Scott and I like (a grown up dinner..lol) Italian Sausage Spinach and Havarti Crescent Braid
Saturday....eating out...Kitchen is Closed
Sunday....Brunch after church...Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole..( I will set my alarm for around 4am to turn on my crock pot....will make this the night before)...Dinner....Sausage and Penne Soup....yummy on cold nights! I'll add some kind of bread to dip in it.
Winter Blues
Several of you have asked if I was going to talk about the dreadful.."Winter Blues". January is just so cold. It's hard to get excited about leaving your house when its 20 degrees outside with a wind chill of 10. Or when its dark and cold outside. That's even worse.
Don't get me wrong, my happy place involves sunshine, tank tops, flip flops, sunscreen, the ocean, warm evening walks, ponytails, ice cold drinks and warmth galore!!! Once Christmas and the first fall of snow has passed..... I'm ready for it to be over.
Of course, for so many of us...Old Man Winter over stays his welcome.
Winter is a season, though. I try to embrace it. I feel its a time to pull quilts out, make warm drinks to sip, snuggle into your home for a quiet winters nap. It's a resting time. On nights we are home, we watch a lot of movies (kinda catch up). I cook a lot of comfort foods, and bake fun stuff for the kids. I also have a a little "nook" in my family room. It's my chair with a basket of favorite things in it, books (devotions) magazines, my iPad, ear phones, a jar of cashews (mine only), a few hershey kisses...all tucked together for "me time".
When I feel a little down, I try to get outside, feel the sunshine, take a walk or a run. Colors are important too, yellows, reds, oranges all make your heart smile. Winter won't last forever, so make the most of it.
Of course, for so many of us...Old Man Winter over stays his welcome.
Winter is a season, though. I try to embrace it. I feel its a time to pull quilts out, make warm drinks to sip, snuggle into your home for a quiet winters nap. It's a resting time. On nights we are home, we watch a lot of movies (kinda catch up). I cook a lot of comfort foods, and bake fun stuff for the kids. I also have a a little "nook" in my family room. It's my chair with a basket of favorite things in it, books (devotions) magazines, my iPad, ear phones, a jar of cashews (mine only), a few hershey kisses...all tucked together for "me time".
When I feel a little down, I try to get outside, feel the sunshine, take a walk or a run. Colors are important too, yellows, reds, oranges all make your heart smile. Winter won't last forever, so make the most of it.
Puzzles....go buy 2-3 today. It's a great thing with kids.
Have a movie marathon, in your pajamas. Make fun foods like a taco bar or spaghetti for lunch. Homemade pizza shaped like a snowman is fun.
Do a Board game Marathon
Snow Paint Indoors on the Cold Days...when my kids were little I filled the bathtub up with snow and let them go. It all drains out when it melts. They loved it.
Sugar Cookie Pizzas....Cookie dough from the store, toppings...strawberry jam or red frosting, coconut for cheese, red M&M's for pepperoni....a fun thing for kiddos
Picnics in the living room are great. We actually do this a lot.
Freeze cool whip dollops in cookie cutters for your hot chocolate...
Birdseed Ice Ornaments....this is my favorite thing to do with Miller in the winter. We do it every year.
Snow Volcano....Science fun at home
Water Balloon Marbles...these are all over Pintrest...they are so pretty
Tic Tac Toe in the snow
Melted Snowmen Cookies
Sundae Bar with pudding cups....toppings, whip cream in a can, candies, cherries...these are fun.
Tip of the day......
How to get your kids out of bed on those cold mornings.....put their clothes in the dryer...they will jump right into them.
Have a great week!
Hugs,
Sugar Cookie Pizzas....Cookie dough from the store, toppings...strawberry jam or red frosting, coconut for cheese, red M&M's for pepperoni....a fun thing for kiddos
Picnics in the living room are great. We actually do this a lot.
Freeze cool whip dollops in cookie cutters for your hot chocolate...
Birdseed Ice Ornaments....this is my favorite thing to do with Miller in the winter. We do it every year.
Snow Volcano....Science fun at home
Water Balloon Marbles...these are all over Pintrest...they are so pretty
Tic Tac Toe in the snow
Melted Snowmen Cookies
Sundae Bar with pudding cups....toppings, whip cream in a can, candies, cherries...these are fun.
Tip of the day......
How to get your kids out of bed on those cold mornings.....put their clothes in the dryer...they will jump right into them.
Have a great week!
Hugs,
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Hugs to you!