What a weekend, MPM

Wow what a weekned my Dh and I went away with no kids for the whole weekend, so relaxing not having to chase after a two year old all day. Now on this little adventure I did go see my 11 and 10 yo play football on saturday. So I have lots of pictures to share, TFL.

Now Zach's are the first set, it was nice he lost his jersey so he had to wear his practice one so he is the only one in all white. Seen here tackling.

And Ryan is #39, he is a little harder to tell on the action shots but he has no red sleeves like the others do.

They did a great job, both of them. It was very hot that day burnt my face a little. So now on to MPM. A few are from last week things we didn't get to before we left for the weekend.

-Tuna melts, raw veggies

-Cheese Chili over baked potatoes

-Homemade pizza

-Chicken tacos

-Hamburger helper

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Here are a few cakes I made for a friends daughter's birthday party and the invite I made them also.

OK so I am doing this kind of early, but it's because when I did my two week menu I really didn't acount for the weekend. So this is what we will be having till next Sunday the 14th. For more menu ideas on Mondays check out Laura's site.

-Sunday night we will be at my parents house for my Aunt Marjie's taco salad

-Thursday night thru Sun. afternoon Dh and I will be out of town, yea a little break( the guys are dirt biking and I will be scrapbooking and driving to Yakima watching 2 of my sond play football)

-Tuna melts, salad

-Tacos

-Catfish Parmesean, corn, noodles

-Pepperjack chicken rolls

Pizza Breadstick Casserole
I have MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) on Thurs. and my group is bringing food this week and this is what I'm brining.

-Peanutbutter fudge
-Potatoe Casserole

This is also a excercise journal I made on my computer and used my Zutter Bind it all.(love that machine) I actually having been using it too, yea me. TFL

Few more pics from this last week.

Smellin the flowers.

Colton playing soccer for his school.

Sunday life.....

So it is time to start getting my butt in gear. Seriuosly I have been saying forever that I want to start working out, but I never do. Ok I do it one day and that's it -I hate to say. But my DH and I are taking a cruise in December. And I am so fat that I don't fit in my fat jeans. AAAHHHHH! Not sure how much I actually weigh, but I know it is at least 135-140, my usual, happy, my clothes all fit, weight is 125. Plus I have to wear a swimsuit on the cruise, hello margaritas by the pool.

So to get going and keeping with my need a TO DO list to get anything done attitude I made this excercise journal. I haven't made a cover yet, but when I do I will post it. I'm thinking tropical to keep me motivated. I made this on my computer and I think it will work out good for me. Just really really need to keep with it. So please keep up the encouraging -please -please help me. Don't really want to be fat on a cruise and have nothing to wear but my DH jeans. (OH and I made this with my new Zutter Bind it all, love it.)

Let's see what else well we had all the boys this weekend. Wyatt loved it. More people to play with him. They had a few issues here and there, but it wasn't that bad. So this is my sunday life. what has happened and what hopefully will happen.

**UPDATED- my to dos

I decided to do this list online so maybe I would stay with it. Hope you all get through your to do lists this week too.

Alot done so far
make 20 moo cards for candy
redo my six christmas cards for swap i'm in and mail
Bday card for glory
clean out scrap drawers
stuff to jens house
dishes for the day
wash/dry D's work clothes
grocery shopping
costco

Still to do
regular house cleaning
done, didn't work we stayed the same- ? switch rooms w/ boys
done- change/ make all beds
clean bathroom
done and did blankets also- wash sheets & towels
done- Colton soccer(thurs)
done- reconcile C.Steels credit card
reconcile my check book
Pick up boys 600 pm (fri.)
Scrapbooking challenges- OLW & This is me

MPM

So not much has been going on this week. Trying to stay home and not spend money. We are pretty tight with our last money coming in, it wasn't the greatest (at least the bills our paid and we can eat) God has really been good to us since DH startd his own business. So to not leave the house to much I decided to do a two week menu plan instead of a week. Figure if I need to get out of the house then we will just have to freeze it out at the park (brr it sure is getting cold here)

Plus we are hopefully taking a dirt bike trip the second weekend of October so I'd like to have some money for that too.

So here are a meals for the next two weeks. I don't set a specific day for these. It is just easier for me to decide that day which one I will make.

-2 days for leftovers

-1 free night (we sometimes make meals w/ friends so I like to leave a night open for this)

-Oven fried Chicken Chimichangas, refried beans

-Chicken over biscuits

-Pulled pork sandwiches, fries

-Breakfast for dinnner (pancakes, sausage)

-Meatloaf, cheesy potatoes

-Homemade Chili w/ fritos
-German Style pork chops w/noodles
* As a note these are the best. They are so good. Yummo!!!

A dessert for this week-
-No bake cookies

For more great recipes visit organized junkie.

Learning to jump rope

So Wyatt was watching this cartoon Max and Ruby and Ruby was jump roping.

Wyatt comes and steals my tape measure adn grabs my hands and has me use it like the jump rope. It was so funny to watch him try to do this. I wish the pictures showed his motion a little better. I was laughing the rest of the day. It was so cute.

This is a blurry one but I think it shows how hard he was trying to jump.

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So some of our meals are carried over because we have gotten lucky with sharing meals with friends so some of the dinners didn't get made. Yea less groceries to buy.

-Chicken Tetrazini (see recipe below in last post)

-Shredded Pork Sandwiches
Fries

-Pepper Jack Chicken Roll ups
Mashed Potatoes
Cream corn

-Hamburger Helper
Rolls

-Golden Chicken

Also this weekend I went to a all day crop and it took me 9+ hours to make, but I made this mini album for my sister Kim. I am pretty proud of this book, I went out of my box fo rthis one, not sure if you can see it or not but on pages 2-5 some of them are scalloped. And then on pg.7 I actually used coffee straws (the pink sticks). Thanks for looking.

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

MPM, Masterpiece Monday

This is what I made to hang on my fridge, to help get all my cleaning done with out forgetting things. There is a transparency over the list so I can cross off and erase.

Sunday- Tacos

Shredded pork Sandwiches, salad

Chicken Tetrazzini (didn't get to this last week)

Meatball subs, fries (hubby request)

leftovers

Baked potatoes, chili, sour cream, onions, cheese

For lots more menu ideas check out Laura's blog over at http://www.orgjunkie.blogspot.com/

**This is what happens when I can't sleep I take pics of my poor kid sleeping, luckily he didn't wake up from the flash. Anywho... Wyatt has decided that he doesn't sleep in his crib anymore and wants to be like his older brothers. He is on his 4/5 night of sleeping on the bottom bunk. So I guess it's time to take the crib down.

YEA I'm a winner.

It is so funny I never win anything. And how funny is it that I won this book thru the blogabration.

As some of you know my love for scrapbook stores. See layout below.

Menu Plan Monday

Summer is over and all my older kids have gone back to their dad's house for school so it is just now my 2yo. DH is still really busy with the new business so I still try to take him dinner if he's working late, but I never know when he'll be home heck I don't think he really knows either.

So I have been having a heck of a time with making menus and sticking to them. I just haven't been in the mood to cook or heck clean. My house has stayed clean, but I just feel so over whelmed lately. I just feel like I never get it all done, so what's the point. It is weird, I really do love to cook and clean, but just don't feel like it right now. So this week I am going to keep my meals simple and slowly try to get back in it.

So if any of you ladies have any ideas as to help with my SAHM duties I would really appreciate it.

So here are my ideas for this week-

Chili Cheese Potato wedges, salad

Cheesy Italian Shells Hamburger helper, green beans, rolls

Chicken Tetrazzini

Hamburgers on the grill (DH favorite)

Tortellini w/ sauce, bread sticks

Blast from the past....

Well I decided to take all my pics from Jr. High (1986-1989) and make a mini album the last couple of days. This is not completely done, but I am not sure what to do to finish it up. So here is a look.