The Weekly Plan {May 21st}

(local field of wheat)

Last week I took a little break from the menu plan. I just didn't see the point since I was only going to be home to cook one night of that week. It was kind of nice, I must say, but then again it was nice to cook on that one night. We had breakfast burritos (a family fave!) and, oh, they were SO good! We like to serve them in the create-your-own style, so the table was full of choices: tortillas, fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, bacon, guacamole, salsa, diced tomatoes and shredded cheese. Mmmm.... We all love these, so it doesn't matter if it's breakfast, lunch or dinner we'll eat them whenever.

We also took a week-long break from homeschool last week. We were out of town Monday through Wednesday, although we were able to squeeze in a field trip on the way home on Wednesday. Then on Friday I attended a homeschool convention in Nashville. So I was at home all of one day this week...well, two if you count most of Saturday. I'm looking forward to this week since I don't have any major places to be. We need to get back to our school work and I need to give some attention to the house.

Monday:

-Babysitting a friend's kiddos in the morning

-Homeschool in the afternoon

-Clean Master Bedroom & Bath

-Dinner: Fajitas with Grilled Corn on the Cob

Tuesday:

-Homeschool

-Change all bedsheets

-Taking The Princess to a friend's birthday party

-Dinner: Chicken Crepes and Roasted Broccoli
Wednesday:

-Make a trip to the Farmers Market

-Homeschool

-Kids' Bible Class at Church

-Dinner: Tostadas

Thursday:

-Homeschool

-Clean the Learning Room
-Dinner: The Perfect Burgers with Roasted Potatoes
Friday:

-Homeschool

-Make a trip to the library

-Dinner: Homemade Pizza--Pepperoni and Three-CheeseWhite Pizza w/Spinach

Saturday:

-Lowe's Build & Grow Kids' Clinic

-Enjoy some good family time

-Dinner: Ricatoni's Pasta, Homemade Italian Bread with Dipping Oil

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

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