Planning The Week

Well, we survived the first week of 2012.  I'm pretty excited about all we have done, actually.  We started reading the book of Acts -1 chapter each day so that we finish by the end of the month- together each morning, Lil Man kicked up to 1st grade, I've renewed my determination to take at least one photo a week that expresses something about our family, and I kicked off our homeschooling blog.

This coming week is a full one with school and family fun -- we're going to try to build a model of the solar system in science, learn math with the #9 this week, and cook two things we've never made before (a new granola recipe and home made poptarts).  I'm excited!  I'm also enjoying joining up with Menu Plan Monday @ I'm An Organizing Junkie each week for the accountability and all the fantastic meal ideas.  Now that we've about cleaned out the pantry and we're into our season {lifestyle!} of eating nutritious whole foods, I'm always on the prowl for recipes.  For those of you who are new to Graceful Abandon, you can get to know me HERE a little bit better ... and be sure and introduce yourself :)

Breakfasts:

• Eggs, Wheat Honey Oatmeal Bread
• Orange Cranberry Muffins (I need to share my recipe one of these days; I've totally made my own recipe and it's a family favorite!)
• Oatmeal (we flavor it up - honey berry, apple cinnamon, banana raisin, strawberry, maple raisin - and it's quite good!)
• Greek yogurt (I'm not making it myself yet, but I certainly plan to start) topped with granola (honey bunches of oats with almonds flavored)

Lunches:

• PB&J
• Ham & Cheese
• Pasta
• Salad with Bread (maybe homemade croutons?)

Dinners:

• Monday: Pancakes (we love a good breakfast for dinner meal!) and Pineapples
• Tuesday: Western Skillet (a spoof off of THIS recipe)
• Wednesday: Grilled Cheese and Salad (maybe quesadillas, if I can get my tortilas to turn out well!)
• Thursday: Spaghetti and Garlic Knots and Salad
• Friday: Pizza Night (homemade pizza ... I'm thinking BBQ Chicken)
• Saturday: Loaded Baked Potatoes
• Sunday: Baked French Toast (coated in egg and granola then baked till crisp and topped with peaches and cream) and Home Fries

See you tomorrow for some encouragement and next week for another healthy menu plan; I challenge you to not just make great food to nourish your bodies, but to nourish family with life affirming words this week!