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The Weekly Plan {Jan 14th}


It's one of those weeks, y'all.  One where everything needs to be done: grocery shopping, ironing, the whole house cleaned and straightened up, you-name-it.  I feel like I haven't been very motivated since the holidays to get back on track with a regular schedule, but am just continually playing catch-up.  Hopefully this week will be the week where I'm back on track!

It's always motivating when company is coming, right?  And we have a friend from Alabama coming this weekend for a visit.  Having company and hosting parties seems to work the best for us to get things done around here...ha!

And here's what's cooking this week:

Monday:  Beef & Noodles

Tuesday:  Moms Night Out with my homeschool mama peeps!  Whoo hoo!!  Vince and the kiddos will likely have pizza:)

Wednesday:  Tostadas (you may think this is a boring meal that we have too often, but it's such a quick meal, perfect for our Wednesday nights and the kids LOVE it)

Thursday:  Meeting friends for dinner in Bowling Green

Friday:  BBQ Chicken Loaded Potatoes with baked beans and garlic toast

Saturday:  Stromboli

This post is linked to Menu Plan Monday at I'm an Organizing Junkie.   
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Rose @ Walnut Acre said…
The BBQ chicken loaded potatoes sound delicious! I hope you have a wonderful week.
January 14, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Lora @ my blessed life said…
Annette,
Tostadas are kind of like an open-face taco. You take a flat, crunchy corn shell (like a crunchy taco, but flat), and top it with (warmed) refried beans, enchilada sauce, shredded lettuce and shredded cheese. We like to heat up the shells in the oven at 250F before topping them. You can usually find the shells in the hispanic section of the grocery store, although I think Alidi's has the best ones if you happen to have an Aldi's nearby:)
January 14, 2013 at 1:04 PM
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