The Weekly Plan {Mar 5th}

As you will notice, today has been declared *Mom's Mental Health Day* around here! It has been one busy weekend: celebrating my hubby's birthday and having my parents and sister here for a visit. We have had SO much fun laughing our sides out, eating yummy food, letting the kids swim at the hotel and just hanging out. We were sad to say *goodbye* to them this morning.

Now I need to get back into my groove here at home. The laundry is piled up, the house is somewhat of a mess and, frankly, I'm just tired. So today we are relaxing the schooling schedule. The kiddos are doing some online learning, playing games together and playing outside.

Thankfully, I already have this week's lesson plans done, but I am finishing up plans for the co-op class I'll be teaching during this next quarter's co-op session (which starts next week!). And now that my weekly plan is made, I can head to the grocery store today as well.

It's going to be a busy one, but with my plan I'll survive!

Monday:
-Mom's Mental Health Day
-Clean up house
-Catch-up on laundry
-Grocery shop
-Dinner: Cheesy Enchilada Casserole with homemade salsa and chips

Tuesday:
-School
-Making dinner to deliver to friends: Chicken Pot Pie, Salad, Rolls and Peach *Cobbler*
-Dinner: (having friends over) Steak & Potato Scallop, Green Beans, Salad, Bread and Peach *Cobbler*

Wednesday:
-School
-Girl Scout meeting
-Dinner: Pasta e Fagioli (crockpot) with fresh bread
-Church (teach children's class)

Thursday:
-School
-Attending a play
-Dinner: Lemon Garlic Chicken (crockpot) with Roasted Potatoes and Carrots
-Art Reception at the local community college

Friday:
-Homeschool Group Monthly Meeting
-Dinner: Grilled Hot Dogs, Baked Beans and Fried Potatoes

Saturday:
-Dinner: {leftovers/snacks}

Sunday:
-Dinner: (crockpot) Roast, Carrots, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy and Rolls

This post is linked to Menu Plan Monday at I'm an Organizing Junkie.

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