I’m writing this Sunday night to the sound of freezing rain coming down turning to snow later tonight. We’ll see how much we end up with. But never fear, we’ll be back up into the 40s in just a couple days. Oklahoma weather is crazy, that’s all I have to say.

Might not be the most perfectly shaped heart in the world, but at least you can tell what it is and the kids liked it. 🙂 And the little guy did pretty decent eating his first cone!

After many times of putting it off, I finally tackled the grocery shopping that needed done weeks ago (I’ve only gone for produce) but that means we’ve been using up ingredients in the pantry and freezer which is always good – black bean soup, lentil soup, stir fry and lots and lots of leftovers. It’s nice to be restocked. 

February is already more than half over! It has flown by. I think the next few weeks will be uneventful and then we hit pledge drive week at the Christian radio station my husband works for. I’m thinking this year (and journey to knocking out our financial goal) might go by quickly!

Suppers:

• Heart Pizza and gingerbread ice cream cones (selected by my daughter)
• Small Groups – brought dessert and tortillas
• Salmon, asparagus, and roasted cauliflower (you know, the exact food that comes to mind when you think of being iced in)
• White Bean Chicken Chili x 3 (I’m hoping we get two meals of leftovers out of it anyway)
• Pasta with a creamy pesto sauce and asparagus pieces of some sort

Lunches:

• Bean Tostadas (Yes, these are one of my go to easy meals that we have at least twice a month. I make the beans in bulk and freeze them. This week it was our easy after church lunch)
• Salads – Shaun and myself
• Leftover black bean soup, tortillas, and pizza for the kids

Breakfasts:

• Eggs (Surprise. These have become a breakfast staple)
• Oatmeal
• Homemade Yogurt
• Green Smoothie
• Pancakes from the freezer are always an option as well

Goals:

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• I about finished Undone: A Story of Making Peace With an Unexpected Life so hopefully I can finished that and read some more of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself and At the Foot of the Snows
• Continue in A Bear Called Paddington with my 4 year old
• Do the BeFit Youtube exercise series 3 times (this is my 7th week doing it – it’s a 3 month challenge/program)
• If the brochures for the local concert association get finished stick them in the already printed envelopes (yay for getting that done last week) and mail
• So yeah, my daughter got all of her thank you cards finished last week but I didn’t get all of mine done to go with them so this is the week I get those knocked out.
• And last week’s goal that I completely backed out on – the valentine’s party. It was a long week, we had some listening/whining problems, and I just really didn’t feel motivated to make it happen. Next year???

Did a winter storm come through your area? What’s on your menu this week?

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The weather warmed up again and gave us another beautiful weekend! We spend several hours at the park and our daughter got to ride the bike she just received. Her second time out, she had the hang of it!

We celebrated her 4th birthday Thursday. After much agonizing and going back and forth between pavlova, cupcakes, and brownies she settled on Vanilla Bean Cupcakes for her dessert. She was pretty cute hunting for her presents and running over to her brother to give him a hug after opening up her crocs from him.

Suppers:

• Stir Fry x 2
• Red Curry Lentils x 2
• Sunday night snack supper
• Used a gift card to get a meal and appetizer (and it fed all 4 of us!)
• Slow Cooker Cuban Style Black Bean Soup

Lunches:

• Leftover birthday lasagna
• Bean Tostadas
• Salads – Shaun and myself
• Peanut Butter/Butter Sandwiches and leftover lasagna one day for the kids

Breakfasts:

• Smoothies from freezer
• Eggs
• Pancakes from freezer

Goals:

I got my Etsy shop stocked last week, we tackled cleaning the office Saturday, and had fun celebrating Kenna’s birthday and enjoying the weather! I think last week was pretty successful. 🙂

• Read
• Read more of Paddington Bear to Kenna and take her out to ride her bike the days it’s still warm
• Continue BeFit YouTube exercise program (Started month 2 last week and it was definitely harder!)
• Concert Series envelopes ready to mail with the flyers for next season
• Plan a little Valentine’s party for Kenna to invite a couple girls to.
• Get all the thank you cards written

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We spent the early part of this week enjoy weather near 80! Perfect for a power walk and a couple of strolls letting the kids wander down the sidewalk. The cold has come back though and it feels like winter once again. (Especially with the nasty wind. Oklahoma winters would be a lot more pleasant without it.)

Saturday we took a little trip to Chick Fil A and the kids played for hours and we enjoyed free food using our calender cards. Win win!

This week our daughter is turning 4! Hard to believe it. It doesn’t seem like that long ago she was a little newborn and now she’s full of personality and spunk and is always saying something memorable.

Breakfasts:

• Eggs and Sweet Potato Hash Browns
• Breakfast Burritos from freezer
• Cinnamon Rolls from freezer – birthday breakfast request
• Green Smoothie
• Muffins and pancakes from freezer

Lunches:

• Salads for Shaun and myself
• Peanut Butter sandwiches or something for the kids during the week. I made a batch of bread for them.
• Baked Sweet Potatoes – birthday lunch request
• Chick Fil A
• Pancakes

Suppers:

• Sandwiches
• Small Groups – Super Bowl Snacks
• Bean Tostadas
• Ladies’ Bible Study for me – leftover pizza for Shaun and the kids
• Beef and Bean Nachos topped with lettuce and tomatoes
• Lasagna – Birthday Request (She wanted pasta so we went over different options and this was her pick)

Goals:

• Start another book – I finished The Help last week.
• Do the BeFit YouTube Exercise program again
• Get birthday food and little random things together.
• Pick up the house
• Start tackling the office
• Finish adding items to my Etsy shop
• Maybe start working on a subscriber freebie
• To be honest, I don’t really think all of these will get done. I’ll be happy if 2,3,4 are the only ones accomplished but we’ll see. 🙂

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