Archive for April, 2009

Something to think about as you plan your meals

April 6, 2009 by  |  2 Comments

As you plan your meals this week, keep in mind the quality of the food you are going to prepare.  ListMamaBlog has a great post today regarding this subject.  Meal planning is more that just filling our families stomachs with whatever is handy.  We need to make healthy choices.  Most of us make sure our [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – April 6, 2009

April 6, 2009 by  |  2 Comments

Menu Plan Monday - April 6, 2009

Welcome to Monday!  What are you planning on feeding your family this week?  If you haven’t got a clue, Menu Plan Mondays are here to help!  Each week, I post my menu plan for the week and I, also, give you the link for more participants in Menu Plan Monday.  Think of it as your [...]

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Family Night

April 4, 2009 by  |  2 Comments

Here is an article written by my 2nd grade daughter.  She has some insights to share with you about her favorite night of the week. Hey moms. Do you have family night? If you don’t, get started now! If you can’t keep track of your kids life and you don’t homeschool. You don’t have a [...]

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An off week?

April 3, 2009 by  |  1 Comment

This week has been a little off for me.   I have had an extreme lack of motivation.  It’s not like I didn’t get anything done this week.  There was a dentist appointment, grocery shopping, mom’s group, church, an Easter program, laundry, dishes, sweeping, general childcare….. You know the rest.  You did the same things.  I [...]

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Spring cleaning wrap up….sort of

April 2, 2009 by  |  2 Comments

As you know, my plan was to finish spring cleaning by the end of March by tackling this task bit by bit.  It is April 2 and I am here to report that my spring cleaning is almost done.  The old, “busy” me would be condemning myself for this failure to reach my goal.  Luckily, [...]

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Just say no!!!

April 1, 2009 by  |  No Comments

Why do we say yes to so many things and end up kicking ourselves later for it?  Our quest for a simple life is thwarted by those around us who “need” us.  I am constantly re-examining what is really necessary in my life and learning to say “no”.  It is hard.  There are so many [...]

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