This week could have been titled catch up week! Everything is officially washed and put away from vacation, Christmas decorations are down, the tree has been recycled, and the cars are vacuumed. Now we are settling back into a routine. The baby has had his fair share of cranky days the past week but I’m hoping that since tooth number 3 has broken through we’ll have some happier moments. Until the next 3 decide to come in anyway. The weather was gorgeous Sunday. A trip to the park made my daughter’s weekend.

Playing in her box rocket ship, broccoli cheese soup, and pizza and bread sticks we made for friends.

Other than one meeting, this week should be uneventful. (Here’s hoping that nothing unplanned pops up. A quiet week sounds good to me.) I’m hoping to be able to tackle some projects! (Decluttering is high on the list. It seems like stuff always piles up. Please tell me I’m not the only one that happens to?)

Suppers:

• Broccoli Cheese Soup x 3
• Mexican Soup x 2
• Homemade Baked Egg Rolls (didn’t have these last week)
• Homemade Frozen Pizza (this is an experiment, never tried making them before!)

Lunches:

• Salad
• Mexican Soup
• Egg Rolls

Breakfasts:

• Eggs
• Sweet Potato Hash Browns

Snacks:

• Fruit: Pomegranates, oranges, pineapple
• Cucumber and Carrots with hummus

Goals (affiliate links used):

• Read 4 chapters in Primal and 8 in Pride and Prejudice
• Type up the final layer dip recipe
• Write a guest post
• Start a memory verse with my daughter
• Exercise
• Bonus: continue working on project

What’s on your menu for the week? Any goals you are trying to accomplish

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Such an amazing past 10 days. We drove to my parents’ home and spent time with them and my siblings. We started the trip with two sick kids but they were back to full strength for the last 3 days. I must say, it was nice to have lots of extra hands to entertain the kids and not be the one in charge of cooking and cleaning. 🙂 It’s also amazing how productive brainstorming can be when ones mom is involved –  the 5 Layer Dip Recipes are one of the results.

My daughter was excited to experience a movie theater for her first time, sleep in a fort made of blankets on the game room floor with one of her aunts, and run around like a maniac with her dog cousin Denalli. (They had a little too much fun together – they played like two human kids. She wasn’t intimidated at all. It was so cute!)

One of my sisters, Alison, works at a salon and gave our daughter a (needed) first hair trim. We started calling it that after the not quite 3 year old asked “if it hurt” when we were on the way to get our hair done.

After trips like this, I always wish we lived closer. The time is always too short and too far between.

Suppers:

• Baked Egg Rolls (bought the ingredients for Christmas and ended up having plans come up)
• Pasta Bar (at my parents’)
• Fried Rice (at my parents’)
• Grilled Cheese
• Ladies’ Bible Study
• Homemade Pizza

Lunches:

• Leftovers
• Sweet Potatoes (white for my husband)

Breakfasts:

• Pancakes
• Granola

Goals:

• End of year giving records for out local concert series association (didn’t happen last week)
• Read 4 chapters of 2 different books
• Put the Christmas decorations up
• Clean up post vacation mess
• Research for a project

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I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas. Our Christmas Eve was spent at home and church followed by dinner at home. Our daughter was exhausted and was not only in bed but also asleep by 7:19! It was fun experiencing Christmas morning with our daughter who didn’t remember anything from last year. She had a blast opening her presents and handing out the ones she picked out for us and her brother. The day was finished with a game night at a friend’s house. I wish I came in victorious, but nope. At least we gave the winner a slight run.

This week started with a little rocky start. Both kids have been under the weather and just got over a fever and still have a  bit of a cough. But the week is a fun one anyway. We are off of work and get to spend time with family. I’m going to thoroughly enjoy a small break from cooking.

Meals:

• Potato Sausage Soup
• Snacks and finger foods
• Roast
• Homemade Pizza

My goals this week are simple:

• Blog brainstorming
• Write 4 posts
• Makes goals for the next year
• Have fun!!!

Coming up this week I’m sharing some of the favorite books I read in 2013 and sharing a round up of posts to help you with your goals setting for the new year.

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