So much fun with my boys and my family... food, presents, laughter... it really was wonderful.
Now this week while we're enjoying the last bit of vacation, it'll be organizational time for me. I will go through our files and get our paperwork in order to do taxes, as well as plan out a menu for the whole month. After all the presents we've bought in January, and college tuition due for hubby's graduate class, we'll need to count our pennies a little more carefully. ;)
This week:
(my brother & his girls are due in sometime this week, so one evening may be scrapped to have dinner with them.)
Sunday~ lunch at my parents' house - yummy leftovers from Christmas Day's dinner!
Monday~ Jambalaya (using ham from our Christmas dinner)
Tuesday~ Black & bleu salad (using flank steak leftover from last week)
Wednesday~ Sticky chicken, mashed potatoes, field peas
Thursday~ Ham & cheese in puff pastry, green salad
Friday~ New Year's Eve... menu TBA
Saturday~ Happy New Year!!! Probably Mexican (tacos, nachos, cheesy dipping things!)
January's menu looks like this:
2~ Rosemary roasted chicken and potatoes, salad
3~ Red beans & rice
4~ Pasta with mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, and feta cheese
5~ Pasta fagioli, garlic bread
6~ Cashew chicken, rice, broccoli, mandarin oranges
7~ Eggs, grits, bacon, biscuits
8~ Loaded baked potatoes
9~ Turkey (bought at Publix when they were .59/lb - didn't have turkey for Christmas, so we'll be okay with this meal!), stuffing, Swiss beans or peas
10~ Turkey sandwiches
11~ Spaghetti and stuffed peppers (this has been on the menu several times, but we've yet to get to it)
12~ Tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
13-15~ Mom's at a conference out of town, so the guys will fend for themselves!
16~ Ham & beans, cornbread, green salad
17~ MLK Holiday... possibly something on the grill
18~ Cole's Ravioli dinner (only cost me $3!!!)
19~ Chicken noodle soup & bacon sandwiches (a slightly healthier version...)
20~ Stuffed eggplant with tomato sauce (frozen this summer when we had eggplant coming out our ears!), spaghetti noodles
21~ Waffles, sausage, fruit
22~ Sticky chicken, baked potatoes, peas
23~ Roast in the crockpot, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, salad, rolls
24~ Open faced roast beef sandwiches
25~ Leftovers
26~ Chili mac
27~ Ham slices (wrapped and frozen from Christmas dinner), mac 'n' cheese, biscuits, peas
28~ OUT! :)
29~ Lasagna, tossed salad, garlic bread
The rest of the month will be planned at that time. :)
