We had a great weekend and last week was a great week, too.  Thankfully my husband was off, so we were able to get some family time in.  He’s been doing a lot of overtime lately.  We had a great time at the PBR event.  I’m amazed at the talent!

Don’t forget that this weekend is the local Touch a Truck.  That’s always a fun event to take the kids.  Most of mine are no longer impressed, but at least I have the 3 year old who is obsessed! LOL!

Here’s what we are making this week:

Monday: Meatloaf, veggies

Tuesday: Black beans and rice

Wednesday: Cube Steak, Broccoli

Thursday: Brats, beans, chips

Friday: BBQ, salad

Saturday: Egg and sausage casserole

Sunday: Leftovers

What are you having this week?

Goodness it’s been a whirlwind lately!  This weekend we snuck away to the mountains for a night and to ride horses.  After a rough week, it was great to get away to our happy place.  My kids absolutely love going up to the ranch.  We are getting back in the swing of things after a busy week last week.  Hope you all have a great week!

Monday: Trim Mac Salad

Tuesday: Poppyseed Chicken

Wednesday: Instant Pot Pork Carnitas

Thursday: Dinner Out

Friday: Omelettes

Saturday: Whole Roasted Chicken

Sunday: Leftovers

Happy Monday!  We are chugging right along and the weather looks gorgeous for the first half of the week.  My husband is still out on medical leave and slowly healing.  This week, he will be getting a physical and a couple scans and next week we finally see the oncologist to get a plan.  It’s been weird having him home, but knowing he can’t really help with much right now.  I think I’m going to have him help me homeschool the kids and work one on one with them during some of his time off.

I’m back to cooking again.  It was so wonderful for our church friends to have provided meals over the past couple weeks.  Here’s what is on our menu for this week:

Monday: Pork chops, brown rice, lima beans

Tuesday: Tacos

Wednesday: Chili

Thursday: Soup and sandwiches

Friday: Burgers, mac and cheese, broccoli

Saturday: Breakfast for dinner

Sunday: Dinner with friends

This might be the last Meal Plan Monday for a while because we have some friends going to bring us some meals over the next few weeks to love on us.  We found out last week that my husband has cancer.  He has surgery later this week and then will receive scans to decide if they will follow up with radiation or chemo.  My husband is very rarely sick, so this was quite a surprise to us.  The kids are all taking it in stride and we will be leaning on our friends during this time to help keep everything rolling around here.  It’s likely my husband will be out of work for a bit on medical leave while he heals from surgery and goes through the plan that his oncologist will set up.

With that being said, his cancer is very treatable and his prognosis is good.   We thank God for the good news despite the bad news.  I’m not sure how often I will be blogging through the holidays.  To be honest, I almost feel that Mommy Octopus is coming to an end.  I have less time to work on it and the kids are getting bigger.  We still love traveling and checking things out for you guys!  Who knows what this next year will bring.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season.  Merry Christmas!

Monday: Cajun Cream Chicken, greens

Tuesday: Beef enchiladas

Wednesday: Pizza

Thursday: Food from friends

Friday: Food from friends

Saturday: Chili

Sunday: Soup and Grilled cheese

 

We had a fantastic weekend!  My oldest 2 children went to a homeschool dance and had a magical time.  I’m so glad they will have some wonderful memories.  This week we plan to enjoy some local Christmas activities and maybe finally go see the Nutcracker.  Here’s what we plan to make this week:

Monday: Meatloaf, okra, macaroni and cheese

Tuesday: Totally Dope Chicken, greens

Wednesday: Lazy Lasagna

Thursday: Pizza

Friday: Sandwiches and soup

Saturday: Cube Steak

Sunday: Soup

Yes, it’s Tuesday, but Monday was pretty busy.  It wasn’t due to Cyber Monday, as I mostly took a break from that.  Here’s what we plan to make this week

Tuesday: Black bean burritos

Wednesday: Fajita Chicken Casserole, broccoli, salad

Thursday: Chicken and brown rice soup

Friday: Burgers, green bean fries, rice

Saturday: Dinner Out with friends

Sunday: Dinner with church

 

We had a lovely weekend and are looking forward to another crazy week of homeschool, rainy weather, and life.  I’m loving this fall weather!  We drove up to the mountains and the leaves are changing.  It’s absolutely gorgeous out!  Here’s the meal plan for this week:

Monday: Happy Birthday to my hubby!  He’s requested Chicken and Dumplings

Tuesday: Pork Roast

Wednesday: Omelettes, sausage

Thursday: Cajun Cream Chicken, okra

Friday: Dinner Out

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Bean burritos

Hope you all have a great week!

 

This weekend we celebrated the baby of the family turning 3.  It’s crazy how quickly time is flying by!  We had a pretty good weekend celebrating with family and Simon is enjoying all his new cars and trucks.  In the midst of all the fun, there is still the obvious elephant in the room.  Only 9 cousins.  There should be 10.  Levi is still in the hospital and still “storming” from his brain injury.  We aren’t sure when he will be able to come home and progress has pretty much stopped.  It’s a really hard emotional place to be, seeing a once very vibrant boy now have very little life to him.  We are all struggling and would appreciate prayers for sure.

The week ahead is filled with homeschool and cousins and tennis and all the fun that comes with it.  Here’s what we plan to make this week:

Monday: Grilled chicken, sweet potatoes, steamed veggies

Tuesday: Chicken pot pie

Wednesday: Steak, zucchini

Thursday: Bean burritos

Friday: Spaghetti with meatballs

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Omelettes