The Weekly Plan {Oct 22nd}

Could somebody please slow this train down?! Where does the time go?! Each week when I sit down to write this post and I type that date I just shake my head in wonder at how quickly time is going by.

I sure do hope I'm making the most of it. I don't want to just rush through life hanging on by the skin of my teeth (whatever that is). I am currently working toward refocusing, reorganizing, restructuring, and taking some things off of my "plate" (more on that soon). I don't want to miss out on living!

In the meantime, we've got to eat, right? So here's the plan, a little sketchy, but a plan nonetheless.

Monday:
-Homeschool
-Do laundry
-Clean bathrooms
-Dinner: Pan-Seared Talapia, Baked Sweet Potatoes, and Broccoli

Tuesday:
-Homeschool
-Put a chicken in the crockpot
-Do laundry
-Take a load to the Goodwill store
-Dinner: Individual Chicken Pot Pies with Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

Wednesday:
-Homeschool
-Dust/Vaccum
-Bible study/Kids' class
-Dinner: Chicken Tacos

Thursday:
-Pick up Vince at the airport (from his Alaska trip)
-Homeschool (while Daddy sleeps off jet lag)
-Dinner: Harvest Festival (chili) at a local school

Friday:
-Co-op classes
-Dinner: Beef Stroganoff

Saturday:
-Lowe's Build & Grow with the kiddos
-"Pumpkin Day" at our house!
-Dinner: Cincinnati Chili 4-Way

Sunday:
-Worship at Christ Community Church
-Lunch: Crockpot Cream Cheese Chicken with Rice
-Dinner: Chili Cook-off~Vince's special recipe

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

Comments

Erin Branscom said…

Just found your blog from Org Junkie and wanted to say hi! :) I am also doing a Monday Menu link up as well too if you want to link up. :) Have a great day! Erin

http://www.healthybranscoms.com/2012/10/menu-monday.html

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