Menu Plan Monday #1

My mom is supposed to arrive sometime today from Michigan. So the menu may be switched around here and there depending on what is going on. It's going to be great to see her. We didn't tell the kids that she was coming so they are going to be very surprised. :)

Anyhow here is the plan for the week:

Monday: Homemade mac & cheese, green beans

Tuesday: Soup & grilled cheese

Wednesday: Oven BBQ Ribs, baked potatoes & steamed broccoli w/cheese sauce

Thursday: Sloppy joes on homemade rolls, corn and oven fries

Friday: Baked ham, Scalloped potatoes, green beans & rolls

Saturday: Tacos & Spanish rice

Sunday: Homemade ham & bean soup (freeze leftovers)

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The Amazing Freecycle

I was completely amazed today. Ok for several reasons. One, I got my darling husband to help me clean out our storage shed. We have had stuff in there for 3 years that family members had brought for us to sell at our yard sale. So the stuff that never sold I had every intention of getting rid of right after the yard sale...well my hunny just couldn't see why would should get rid of ohhhh say the cat travel box (the fact that we don't have a cat had no bearing on his case). Well, finally today he did it! We did a clean sweep of the shed. We had a keep pile, a trash pile and the freecycle pile. The keep pile was so small. I was very very pleased with how little we had to put back. Then I came in the house to start listing on freecycle.
People have been telling me for a couple of years that I should freecycle. I had this idea that you would list the stuff then have to wait days for them to come haul it away. And when I clean...I want that stuff gone yesterday, so I just didn't see how freecycle would work for me. Well to my utter amazement I listed the stuff an within 5 minutes I had replys! Everything we had to go is gone...Today! So my friends, if you have never freecycled and you are cleaning/decluttering for christmas, please give freecycle a try. If you don't know how to get started just go to freecycle.org, browse for a group near you, join and start posting your treasures.

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Friday's Feast #1

Orginally I had planned to blog about a craft I have been working on. Went to take pictures of it and surprise the batteries in my camera are dead. Going to try to replace those over the weekend and see if I can get that craft posted by Monday.
On with plan B...

Appetizer
How are you today?

I'm Grrrreat! The morning sickenss is alot better. I woke up with a headache but that disappeared rather quickly. :) And it's Friday!! WoooHooo!

Soup
Name 3 television shows you watch on a regular basis.

Heroes, CSI (the orginal) and Survivor.

Salad
What’s the scariest weather situation you’ve experienced?

Hmmmm, that's a tough one. There was one summer storm I remember when I was really little. We lived in Michigan and had recently moved into our new home. I remember that my mom was at the dining room table sewing when the sky turned really black. She had my brother and I go to the basement and play while she stayed upstairs sewing. I just remember thinking what if a tornado comes and she is still up there sewing. Everything turned out fine though. :)

Main Course
If you could wake up tomorrow morning in another country, where would you want to be?

Switzerland - if only I could drag my hunny with me!

Dessert
What do you usually wear to sleep?

Well, this time of year most nights it's a pair of my fleece jammies. I'm a bad one for taking a shower after I clean the house and just putting on a clean pair. Only getting dressed to real clothes if I MUST go out. I know..sad sad sad.

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Thursday Thirteen #1

Thirteen Things I Love About Fall 1. Seeing the leaves turn into beautiful colours 2. Hot Apple Cider 3. The smell of burning leaves 4. Cooler days and nights 5. Being able to wear my fleece jammies again 6. Putting more blankets on the beds 7. Taking the kids to the pumpkin patch 8. Hearing the leaves crunch under our feet on walks in the woods 9. Going to all the farm markets 10. Baking 11. Melting Autumn Wreath tarts from Yankee Candle 12. Decorating for Fall and Halloween 13. Spending more cozy evenings inside with my family Happy TTing Everyone! Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Rebecca 2. Amy 3. Blue Momma 4. Carol Anne 5. Shiloh Walker 6. Happy Mama To Three 7. Sniz 8. kc 9. David 10. kats 11. Veggiemomof2 12. Anglophile Football Fanatic 13. mama's moon 14. sandierpastures (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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