Being awoken at 5 a.m. is NOT fun!

The problem is that this will be the norm for the rest of the school year, then it will be a little later in the summer and start again in the fall. Why you ask, because our teenager is now a Cheerleader, and that is when practice is...Yuck! This morning, she woke us up just to tell us she was leaving, then she woke us back up at 6:15 a.m. to tell us that she was home to get ready for school, by then four of the five of us were awake...again, I say...Yuck!
This morning, I decided to take an easier approach than yesterday...We had scrambled eggs, bacon, hash brown along with toast made with homemade bread, but as for today we had turkey and cheese slices on crackers. That is a favorite of the little girls and doesn't take much time when they have it for lunch so I figured that it might work for breakfast too.
The Food Nanny will once again be our friend! I am planning the next two weeks of meals this morning, so I am once again friends with that wonderful calendar!
I do want to share a thought though...Love One Another and Jesus Loves You, Try and do Kindness in All that You Do...Have a Great Day!

School Started again this week...

Last week was Spring Break, and it was nice for a bit to have all the girls home with me, but I am happy that school is back. Both for them and for me! We are back to the hectic times in the morning when our teenager can't find something or her hair is giving her problems or when our 4 y/o and 19 month old have to give Daddy 4 hugs and kisses a piece and he is running late and can only give them back 2 or 3. Then there is the waving...we have to wave at Daddy as he gets in his truck from the dining room window, and run and wave at him again from the living room window as he drives by the front of the house on his way to work. I actually am not complaining, those moments are so precious and make me smile both inside and out!
As for me, school is back and so I will be back to the Food Nanny as best I can again! Gotta love the calendar that keeps everyone from asking, "what's for dinner Mom?" Plus, I also use that in the morning, so I don't get question too often in the morning either! Plus, you may have read that I did a lot of baking yesterday, I have to go get more eggs, I am actually running out! I can't wait until it warms up a bit more, then I can just go to any of the numerous neighbor's and buy fresh eggs anytime I need them! The little girls will love that too! But, hopefully not too much, I don't want to have my own chickens right now. Have a great day!

Day 36...

I know that I have talked about this before, but I do have to say again that the Food Nanny is still so awesome! I have gotten away from the meal planning a bit, all because my printer ran out of ink...can you imagine. Almost the end of the universe for some. But, I don't like scrambling to figure out something to make for the family, plus more than anything, once I get a brilliant idea, and the lightbulb goes off, there is nothing worse at that moment than not having all of the ingredients. So, during nap time...meal planning! Nap time, what a novel idea. After the baby's harrowing appointment yesterday, she slept for her morning nap, but her legs hurt so bad from the five shots that she was upset and in pain for the rest of the day, and so needless to say, no afternoon nap, cat or otherwise. Her 4 y/o sister was a sweet as could be though. She knew that her sister was hurting and so she was ready with a hug, and kiss, a soothing word, and even her own blankie to calm her sister! Moments like that almost make me forget the cat fights that happen over the smallest thing, almost! I am thinking, a small batch of french toast is in order for this morning, I will explain what I mean by small later on...for a family of five, it will surprise you when I make a large batch. I promise!

Day Ten...WOW!

Ten days, and we have not eaten breakfast out of a box, is that some kind of record? Probably not, but it sure feels like it! I am going to make breakfast quesadillas this morning, with scrambled eggs and cheese inside. Would make something more substantial but hubby will not be joining us, just me and all the girls. I think that they are enjoying the little adventure, they certainly love eggs, so that is helpful! Going to revisit the Food Nanny website today and get some ideas...

Day Seven...Week One Over

The joys of having little kids at home are that they ultimately determine what it is that we do each day, and what we don't do, ergo what we eat is also somewhat determined by them. The two little girls were up really late last night, and just would not sleep so, therefore this morning, Mommy overslept and did not get the cinnamon rolls into the oven early enough for everyone to take to work/school, so that will have to wait for another day. College begins again this evening for me, and so a lot more planning will have to go into each meal preparation, which I actually am ready for, I love being able to know ahead of time what we are eating, and then the question, "Mooom, what is for dinner?" is answered just by reading the calendar that I post on the fridge. The best place that I have found for this is by a person called, the Food Nanny. I can plan meals, list groceries needed for my trip to the store, and get some great recipes and menu ideas all at once, and when I once I have chosen meals for the week, print them off on a calendar, all ready to put on the fridge for all to see...stress free! So, now, I have two menus on the fridge, one for breakfast, and one for dinner, which is great! To all, have a great day!