Feb meal plan part 2

Febuary 14th - 20th
Sunday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Broccoli cheese soup
Dinner - BBQ pork sandwiches, mashed potatoes and corn

Monday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Chicken noodle soup
Dinner - Spaghetti and meatballs

Tuesday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Out
Dinner - Chicken sandwiches, veggies and dip and string cheese


Wednesday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Shredded beef sandwiches, fries and veggies

Thursday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Chicken, mac and cheese and veggies/dip
Dinner - Beef and noodles and green beans

Friday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - gone
Dinner - Pizza

Saturday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Beef and cheese enchiladas, rice and beans
Dinner - Bonfire night

21st - 27th
Sunday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Dinner - Crock pot lasagna, salad and bread sticks

Monday  -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Sandwiches, string cheese and veggies/dip
Dinner - Meatball skillet, garlic toast and salad

Tuesday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Mac and cheese, chicken nuggets and grapes
Dinner - Whole chicken, carrots and potatoes


Wednesday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Pizza
Dinner - Chicken alfredo and broccoli

Thursday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn

Friday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Sandwiches, string cheese and veggies with dip
Dinner - Chicken tacos, rice and beans

Saturday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Boy scout event
Dinner - Boy scout event

28th - 29th
Sunday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Dinner - Cheesy beef burgers, fries and veggies

Monday  -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Sandwiches, string cheese and veggies with dip
Dinner - Chicken legs, baked potatoes and veggies

Small spaces, big family - Girl's room redo

We are a family of seven, living in a 1,500 square foot house. Space is always an issue and the area we seem to struggle the most with is our girl's bedroom.
We have an old home, over 100 years old. The upstairs was an attic so we have slanted ceilings which makes it hard to put up storage.
We have been trying to come up with ideas for the room upstairs for awhile. Currently, we have an eight year old, six year old and four year old sharing the room. So, we needed to have room for toys and clothes.
Over a year ago we decided to buy captains beds for the girls, which freed up so much space since we no longer had a need for dressers. An added bonus was they could no longer stick all their clutter under their beds.

After a lot of thinking, planning and searching we came up with what we wanted. We picked pink and grey for colors, butterflies for a decoration theme.

I had a budget of $300 to redo their room and I was able to do it for $285! I shopped a lot of sales and used several decorations we already had.
Here is a list of what we needed to buy -
$10 grey sheets for Kairi's bed
$30 for a new blanket and sheet for Destiny's bed
$26 for curtains
$8 curtain rod
$60 paint
$5 butterfly decorations ( found at garage sale, brand new )
$1 vinyl saying for closet
$10 live, laugh, love and butterfly stick ons
$12 painting
$6 frames ( already had the prints )
$ 18 baskets
$2 hardware
$26 wire baskets for closet
$11 hoodie rack for closet
$8 over the door shoe holder
$6 stuffed animal holder
$8 flower stick ons
$38 dress up trunk/bench

The butterfly shelf was something I made for Destiny when she was a baby. It used to hang in her nursery.  The painted flowers are also something we had that was from Kairi's nursery. We also had all the supplies for the initial art, it was an art project we did awhile ago so all we had to do was glue them to a canvas.  We also already had the name art, they were gifts from their Grandma and we just needed to frame them. Using that stuff saved us a lot on decorations.

Here is the before picture of their room.

We spent all weekend cleaning and painting. Destiny  and Alex went on a trip with their Grandparents so we took that time to redo the room, as a surprise to Destiny.





One of the biggest complaints I had was toy storage. Nothing seemed to work, plastic drawers just got dumped and those sets of drawers were ugly and did not function the way I liked. We found a post on toy storage and hanging baskets right on the wall.




We worked and worked for three days straight. We went through all the toys, we parted with things they no longer played with, pulled out some outgrown or unloved clothes and sent it all to donation. By the time we were done we parted with a doll house ( this was sold and the money was used to buy a larger doll house that would work for barbies ), toy horses, a doll chair, some dolls, barbies and just small random toys. Clothing wise, we filled up a garbage sack worth.

We finished the room the room the day Destiny was coming back.

         

My girls are very happy with their new room. They have even been picking up each night before bed because they want to keep it looking nice. 

Feb. Meal Plan Part 1

1st - 6th
Monday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, and fruit

Tuesday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Ravoli
Dinner - Cheesy burgers, fries and veggies

Wednesday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Sandwiches, chips and veggies
Dinner - gone

Thursday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Mac and cheese, apple sauce and chicken strips
Dinner  - gone

Friday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - gone

Saturday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Chicken, french fries and fruit
Dinner - gone

7th - 13th
Sunday
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs and fruit
Lunch -  Loaded potato soup
Dinner - Pizza

Monday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Mac and cheese and orange slices
Dinner - Meatball sub's and veggies

Tuesday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Meatloaf, potatoes and corn

Wednesday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Chicken strips, apple sauce and tater tots
Dinner - Million dollar spaghetti, garlic bread and salad

Thursday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Sandwiches, chips, veggies and dip
Dinner - Shredded roast sandwiches, fries and veggies

Friday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Dinner - Beef and cheese enchiladas, rice and beans

Saturday
Breakfast - Cereal or Yogurt
Lunch - Beef and noodles
Dinner - Cassandra's birthday dinner ( smoked pork, home made Mac and cheese, baked beans, veggies and dip, potato salad and cxake )

January Meal Plan Part 2

1/17 - 1/23
Sunday
Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Pizza
Dinner - Chicken tacos, rice and beans

Monday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Chicken, string cheese and fruit
Dinner - Whole chicken, carrots and potatoes

Tuesday 

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Chicken noodle soup
Dinner - Chicken alfredo and broccoli

Wednesday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Ham, potatoes and corn

Thursday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Pancakes and fruit
Dinner -  Ham and bean soup

Friday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Ravoli
Dinner - Chicken, potatoes and veggies

Saturday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Chicken noodle soup
Dinner - Meat loaf, mashed potatoes and veggies

1/24 - 1/30

Sunday
Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Dinner - Chicken alfredo and broccoli

Monday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Chicken, macaroni and broccoli
Dinner - Meatball pasta bake and garlic bread

Tuesday 

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Turkey, potatoes and veggies

Wednesday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Turkey veggie soup
Dinner - Turkey alfredo and broccoli

Thursday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Turkey and cheese quesadillas and veggies/dip
Dinner - Turkey pot pie

Friday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Lunch meat sandwiches, cottage cheese and veggies
Dinner - Hot ham and cheese sandwiches and tomato soup

Saturday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Dinner - Cheese burger ring and veggies/dip

1/31

Sunday

Breakfast - Oatmeal or yogurt
Lunch - Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and fruit
Dinner - Chili and corn bread

January Meal Plan part 1

Happy New Year!

I skipped meal planning last month because December is always a crazy month. I am back at it now with the beginning of the new year! I have decided to go back to only planning half a month at a time, I find this makes sticking to my plan a lot easier.

1st - 2nd

Friday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Mac and cheese and carrots/dip
Dinner - Grilled cheese and tomato soup

Saturday
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Pizza
Dinner - Grilled cheese and tomato soup

3rd - 9th
Sunday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Chicken strips, cheese and oranges
Dinner -Stroganoff and green beans

Monday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Popcorn chicken, oranges and cheese
Dinner - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn

Tuesday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Mac and cheese, carrots and dip
Dinner - Chili and corn bread

Wednesday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Chicken, cheese and broccoli
Dinner -  Out

Thursday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Dinner - Pizza

Friday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Turkey, carrots and potatoes

Saturday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Turkey Alfredo and broccoli
Dinner - Hot turkey sandwiches, fries and veggies

10th - 16th
Sunday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Eggs, pancakes and fruit
Dinner - Stuffed pasta shells, garden salad and garlic bread

Monday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Eggs, toast and fruit
Dinner - Lasagna roll ups, garden salad and garlic bread

Tuesday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Broccoli alfredo tortellini
Dinner - Chicken tacos, beans and rice

Wednesday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Sandwiches and veggies/dip
Dinner -  Meatball soup

Thursday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Sandwiches, cottage cheese and oranges
Dinner - Pork chops, creamy corn, garden salad and mashed potatoes

Friday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Hot dogs, mac and cheese and veggies/dip
Dinner - Pizza

Saturday -
Breakfast - Yogurt or oatmeal
Lunch - Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Dinner - Gone

2016 Temperature Blanket

In 2016 I have decided to make a temperature blanket. The idea was shared on my facebook by a friend of mine.

The basic idea is that each day you knit or crochet a row of a blanket. The color is determined by what the temperature is outside.  I have decided to make my own color chat, just for fun and because I am really not a big fan of the color purple.




My chart -

Below zero - white
0 - 22 - light blue ( Caron soft blue )
22 - 32 - blue ( turquoise big twist sincerely )
33- 42 - dark blue ( peacock with love )
43 - 52 -orange ( Vannas Choice terracotta )
53 - 62 - yellow ( daffadil )
63 - 72 - green
73 - 83 - pink ( with love papaya )
83 - 100 - red
100+ - dark red

Glass Straw Review

I was recently given the chance to review some glass straws and I am so glad I did!
This is the product I reviewed - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017DWRXSY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

I want to start with saying that over the years, we have tried many reusable straws, all plastic and they never last. They either break or get disgusting on the inside.

While these are made of glass, they are made of a durable glass they is near shatter proof. I had one roll off the cupboard while washing dishes and it bounced, no cracks or breaks.

They are wide, perfect for all drink types. Easy to clean and even come with a wire brush for easy cleaning.

Since we got these, almost two weeks ago, they have been used almost every day. They are very well loved and used in this house!

I would highly recommend these to anyone who is looking for a durable, easy to clean, environmentally friendly drinking straw.

******Disclaimer*****
I did receive this product at a discounted rate, all all views shared are my own. I do not guarantee a good review.