WooHoo! A post on time

I'm actually going to post my menu on Saturday, like I said I would!

Subway

Baked potates with all the trimmings

Salmon burgers, yogurt fruit salad

Oriental chicken salad wraps

Hamburgers with fried potato rings (This was my big surprise!! I used leftover baked potatoes, cut them in 1/2 inch rounds, lightly fried them, put a pat of butter and salt and pepper on the top...way yummy!)

BBQ rib sandwiches, chips, fruit

Pancakes, eggs

A picture for fun ;0)

The little sister isn't so little anymore

I thought I had already posted this silly picture of Kaylee, but I'm pretty sure I didn't add the "original" picture of when this shirt actually fit her. This was "pajamas" that she came up with one night. The shirt says "I'm the little sister".

The is the original version of the outfit! Over 4 years ago and only 7 lbs 7 oz.

Big Brother and Big Sister are so cute! The shirts were a gift from grandma S.

Pretty quiet around here!

There's just no news to report. I've posted all the pictures I took in September. I'm stalling on posting my menu for last week because it wasn't very exciting. Nothing has been done with the backyard...still looks like a bomb hit...but hopefully next week there will be changes in that department. The addition is SUPPOSED to get started this month. Kaylee is saying and doing some very funny things, but she won't let me take a picture or record her. (And my memory fails me everytime I want to repeat what she has said.) I did come up with a good idea (probably has been done before) for leftover baked potatoes last night, but you'll have to anxiously wait for the menu next week to find out!

Last week's menu:
Orange chicken, rice, gyozas

Chicken fajitas

Swedish pancakes, egg scramble, banana muffins

Chicken nuggets, taquitos, salad, fruit

Last week was a LONG time ago. I'm sure we ate more than 4 times, but that is what I can remember.

Menu

Sunday - do-it-yourself. Personally I had a bowl of granola! Fancy!

Monday - baked halibut, salad, fruit salad, pinched small, red potatoes (baked, pinched open, salt, pepper, and drizzled w/olive oil)

Tuesday - chicken cakes (like crab cakes, but with canned chicken), cinnamon/sugar apples, quesadillas

Wednesday - ham and cheese turnovers, nectarines, salad

Thursday - oven glazed chicken (YUM! and so easy), something else

Friday - leftover glazed chicken shredded and put over rice, biscuit bites

Saturday - beef taco skillet, ceasar salad, nectarines

This week I went through a bunch of recipes that I had ripped out of magazines, picked out what I wanted to make for the week, and left the pile on the counter. I did my grocery shopping Monday and got everything I needed for the week. Each day I went through the stack and chose what sounded good for that night. I liked this idea - it was a new recipe every night. I didn't think I liked cooking from recipes! Workers this week...I'm going to have to get more creative with my side dishes...the hardest part for me.

Garden Shed

The garden shed is slowly, but surely, coming along. I was able to take advantage of our late summer and get the whole thing painted. (Kaylee wanted to take a picture so bad!) After we get things cleaned up around and inside the shed, then I can take a picture from the front. It looks so tacky at the moment....our poor neighbors. Did I post ealier that I was going to paint the shed barn red? That was the original plan. The final plan ended up being the same color as the house so I can plant colorful flowers in front without clashing with red paint. I'm still going to have big, black hinges on the doors! And, one old window has been installed.

My helper!
Keeping out of the hot sun and the wet paint.