the view from here.

pretty optimistic when there's a
full tumbler of coffee next to me.
:)
i start training for a new job tomorrow.
i have no clue if i remembered to even share
that i got a job...did i mention that??
yeah. just part time for now.
it's going to be good experience at the very least.
i hope i like it and i hope i excel at it
i need to build up that resume.
and i can't wait to wear big girl clothes
to somewhere other than church.
so that's a bonus.

menu this week:
re-runs (yest bbq burgers and fixins)
penne pasta, salad, garlic rolls
chicken and rice bake
chicken strips and baked sweet potato
taco salad


yest comments:
365: sometimes it't not even worth it to use the coupon
if HEB has a sale on what i need.
kate: missed ya too. it wasn't that i wasn't reading, i just never knew what to say!! :)
dani: i remember that about oz. but i think since you guys have go-lo and bi-lo it evens out.
jen: it was heaven. i even napped a bit!!
kimmyk: i haven't heard of double coupons here. i'd dig that though!!
carrie: this. i love it.
stacey: indeed. :)

the 365 catch up.

today.

yest.

sat.

friday.

thurs.

wed.

tues.

monday.


today's pic is a peek at one of the projects
i am making for bekahboo's room.
which is yesterday's pic.
we are re-painting.
let me just say red is one hard paint to cover.
we only got the priming done yesterday.
but i am super excited about the re-do.
i'll show pics (of course) as it progresses.

thanks for all the super nice words regarding
my LOs. kimmyk i think i've fixed the problem.
apparently blogger doesn't like when we drag
the photos while we post. we must cut and paste html.

who knew?
have a happy monday y'alls.

menu this week:
pasta, garlic bread and green salad
baked chicken with steamed veggies
tuna salad on bagels with simple green salad
grilled chicken and white rice with peas
re-run night. :)

planning ahead.

made last night while watching big love on dvd.

there's something to be said about planning ahead.

i think i am going to punch two holes on the side

and thread a lolli through.

because everyone needs a sweet on valentine's day!!

& because it's monday again:

curry and white rice

pork loin with mashed potatoes

crockpot turkey pot pie, only it'll be chicken 

sun-dried tomato chicken breasts with roasted potatoes

bbq brats and brotchen with steamed veggies 

soup and sandwiches

enjoy your monday...

and happy new year's eve!!

we are having family over for a night of 

board games, appetizers and desserts.

wish

me

luck.

a giggle, the small stuff and menu plan monday.

lots to post today!!

the giggle:

he wanted to make it look like he was there.

such a sense of humor.

still feeling sick.

it's turning into a cough.

dangit.

anyone else excited about ashley's 

new project?

can't wait.

because as you can tell, i am all about 

the little things.

honey crisp anyone??

i created a LO last night that

documented my appreciation for 

boxed graham cracker crumbs.

sure the LO is really about my girl one's first experience

in the kitchen learning how to make our fave holiday treat

but i was sure to throw in the tid-bit about how i am glad

there was no mess from graham cracker crumb-making.

:)

also, i should mention these pages are the same color irl.

they just didn't photograph that way and i was too lazy to hook

up the scanner.

& last but certainly not least:

my menu-

bbq burgers, pinto beans and creamed corn

christmas dinner

grilled cheese and tomato soup

baked peri-peri chicken and potato wedges

chicken, rice and broccoli bake

now to decide when it'd be best to fight the crowds.

i'd better get going.

merry christmas eve, y'all!!

it's monday again.

and i am menu-planning

while i enjoy my first cup of joe.

this week looks like this:

quiche with simple green salad

curry and jasmine rice

chicken strips and mashed potatoes

breakfast for dinner (eggs, pancakes)

bean chalupas with mexi rice

yest comments:

jen: but i'm the good kind of evil. because you will appreciate this recipe when your lil man comes up to you at eleven p.m. the night before a school function and tells you he needs to bring something to the school party tomorrow. (it happens!!) lol

colleen: now that sounds delish!! i hadn't heard of the bucks pay it forward...that would have been so cool to see/be a part of!! where was it??

katrina: oh, i can't let the girls go free for long. i am the one who was always more comfortable sleeping in her bra!! (that is until it all went south and i had to start buying underwire bras!!) lmao

menu plan monday.

first, because every post deserves a picture:

then:

thanks to the wonderful jen
i have adopted the monday menu plan.
you can read about it
at the organizing junkie's blogaroo.
it's a great idea
to make life around here easier,
and lately i am all about easy!!

so.

here is this week's menu:
(it's better for our family if i don't assign a day)

lemon rotisserie chicken with mashed potatoes, brown gravy and rolls
shredded chicken tacos, mexi rice and refried beans
spaghetti, green salad and garlic toast
BBQ (turkey sausage/boca burgers), baked beans and corn
parmesan chicken with white rice and peas/corn

hope this helps some 

stuck-in-a-rut momma.

i know they exist because i am

often times

stuck in a dinner rut!!

:P