The Weekly Plan {Nov 12th}

(It's our dog Holly's first birthday today!)

You may (or may not have) noticed that I never got around to posting a weekly plan for last week~and it's a good thing I didn't! I would have blown it for sure. It was quite a week!

It began with a stomach bug~those are always fun, right? Thankfully this mama didn't get sick even though everyone else did. Obviously, everyone wasn't up to the usual meals~which was good since I hadn't planned them..ha! But there was lots of chicken noodle cup-o-soup and homemade potato soup involved.

What was left of the week was very busy with schoolwork, co-op and our church family. It turned out to be a good week. Especially the early Thanksgiving dinner we had at church yesterday ....mmmmm!

Now this week is going to have to be much more organized~I've got lots to do to prepare for our family's Thanksgiving while also wrapping up schoolwork so that we can take next week off.

So here's what's happening:

Monday:

-Homeschool

-Catch up on laundry (it's bad, folks!)

-Cleaning bathrooms (oh the joy)

-Dinner: Leftover Turkey & Dressing with cranberry sauce (from our church's Thanksgiving meal yesterday), and veggies

-Then I'm headed to our homeschool group's monthly Moms Night Out

Tuesday:

-Homeschool

-More house cleaning

-Delivering dinner to a friend who recently had surgery

-Dinner: Chicken & Apple sausages, scalloped potatoes, and a veggie

Wednesday:

-Homeschool

-Run an errand or two

-Teaching kiddos at church

-Dinner: Tostadas

Thursday:

-Dr.'s appointment

-Taking the kiddos to see a local play: The True Story of Pocohantas

-Dinner: Cream Cheese Chicken Chili with rice

Friday:

-Homeschool group co-op classes

-Work at the special Moms Night Out our church is hosting for area moms

-Dinner: pizza at the church:)

Saturday:

-Lowe's Build & Grow clinic

-Continue prepping for Thanksgiving

-Dinner: Baked Potato Pizza

Sunday:

-Morning Worship

-Lunch: Out to eat for Mexican food

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

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