Meal Plan Week #15

Meal planning has continued to be a part of our weekly routine at our house. I've successfully meal planned every week this year! It saves me time, headache and money because I'm only buying what I need from the store each week. And nobody has to ask "What's for dinner tonight?"

MONDAY: Picnic Dinner
Cheese, crackers, fruits, popcorn, veggies & dip, whatever we can find! 

TUESDAY: Mini Mexican Pizzas
I love this spin on tacos, we'll probably top ours with lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

WEDNESDAY: Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken on the grill
Wednesday is looking promising to be grilling out so we'll make this freezer meal on the grill! Here's the recipe we used.

THURSDAY: Grilled Cheese Pizza Sandwiches
We had these back in December and they were a big hit so we'll put them on the menu again for this week.

FRIDAY: Clean out the fridge
We'll use tonight to clean out any leftovers in the fridge.

Meal Plan Week #14

Another week, another round of "what's for dinner?". Since I still can't park in the driveway [read the whole story here] we will be getting a little creative with the meal plan again this week. 

MONDAY: Chicken Patty Sandwiches with Steamed Green Beans

TUESDAY: Tacos in a Sleeping Bag
This is one of the freezer meals I have on hand. We love anything taco related in this house so these should be a winner! My extremely picky nephew ate these already and called to thank me for making them and tell me that they were even better than tacos. I am pretty impressed with his review so I hope my kids will love them just as much.

WEDNESDAY: Free For All!
Sometimes Mom just needs a night off so tonight everyone gets to fend for themselves. If you can find it and make it, you can eat it :)

THURSDAY: Whole Wheat Pancakes and Fruit Salad
Though it is not a freezer meal, we did put together some whole wheat pancake mix as part of our freezer meal planning a few weeks ago.

FRIDAY: Make Your Own Mini Pizzas
Usually this is a grill meal at our house, but it's not quite warm enough (and it won't stop raining long enough) for me to start up the grill. Instead we'll use tortillas and bake them in the oven. I think I'll try out this recipe for BBQ chicken pizza.

This photo is from the original post, back when A couldn't eat cheese
so that's why we have a cheese-less pizza on the grill :)

I should be back to my regular shopping schedule next week. Any new recipes we should try?

April: I will try

For March I set a few goals or things I would "try" to do. Here's how it went:

• I will try to watch my portions.
• I think I've been doing pretty good here. There's always room for improvement though.
• I will try one new workout each week.
• I rode my bike, ran and did a barre DVD a couple of times. I didn't make it to working out each week as the weather turned nasty again and I lost my motivation. But I did do a variety of things which made it more fun for me.

• I will try to plan a family fun night once a week.
• Biggest success of the month! The first week was my choice so I chose the snacks and movie we would watch (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - you must watch!). The following week A chose to go to Zestos (a local ice cream place) for dinner. 

Then J chose to go to the movies to see the third Night at the Museum (another winner movie choice!). Lastly the husband decided he needed more than just a night so he picked to go out for breakfast at our favorite pancake joint and then dinner at our favorite Mexican place (my waistline doesn't thank him). I think everyone liked having a say in how we spent our Sundays.

 

Now here's what I'll be trying for the month of April:

• I will try to workout more.
• I feel like a broken record, but our cruise is in less than 2 months and I want to confidently go lay by the pool and play with my kids.
• I will try to read 2 books.
• The past couple of years I've set a yearly goal of how many books I wanted to read. Last year I read 39 books so I decided this year I'd shoot for 35 books. I'd like to knock at least 2 off my list in April. You can follow me on Goodreads to see what I'm reading and what I want to read next.
• I will try to think positive.
• I really believe in the power of positivity. Whenever my kids say "I can't do that!", I always tell them that they won't ever do it if they think that way. They need to think positively and then they have a chance of being able to do what they think they can't do. Well I think it's time for mama to take her own advice. Lots of positivity coming my way this month!

I always love to see what other people's goals are for the month. Nicole over at Treasure Tromp always makes a great goals list. So tell me, what do you want to do in April?