Menu Plan Monday! 8/16

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I'm trying. I really am!  My menu is all messed up from what I created 2 weeks ago but at least it's giving me ideas of what is in the freezer/pantry/fridge. :)

• Sunday - Leftover Buffet!! We had spaghetti, ribs, hot dogs, potato/zucchini pancakes, fruit.  The kids actually ate it (rare around here, they hate leftovers!) and the fridge got cleaned out.  I didn't have much to do except warm things up.
• Monday - Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwiches, green salad, noodles.
• Tuesday & Wednesday - I work in the evening, FG gets to figure out dinner.  One night will be chicken nuggets, applesauce & green beans & the other he may want me to defrost the leftover spaghetti sauce because those two meals he can really handle.
• Thursday - Grilled Chicken Fajita Quesadillas, green salad (peppers from my parent's garden)
• Friday - ? No idea. I'm hoping we can pick up take out!  Or I'll make some pizza. We haven't had that in awhile!
• Saturday - Tri-tip steak, pasta salad, cabbage slaw

A little pat on the back for myself today.  I have both kids playing nicely in the playroom together, with toys.  No TV.  Only a bit of bickering.  I'm getting the laundry & cleaning done.  Mondays have been good "stay home & catch up" days!  I have the pork roast in the crock pot for dinner.  I paid $6 for the roast and will easily get 3 meals (and a few lunches) out of it.  The BBQ sauce for it I make myself which uses a spicy ketchup I can only find in IL.  I need to get to the store to get some fresh fruit & veggies.  I also need to get a berry cobbler made.  I bought berries a week ago and haven't had time to make anything with them.  I've been on quite a blueberry kick though, eating them a lot. I did manage to freeze 2 pounds of them but gosh, I have eaten nearly 4 lbs on my own!  Blackberries were $.98 for a 1 lb pack at my store last week. So I'll toss together some blueberries, blackberries & strawberries for the cobbler. Ohhh, I can't wait for dessert tonight! 

I also started the kids on local honey.  Poor DS gets such sniffles from allergies!  I have tried Claritin and Zyrtec, both of which work ok but not great.  So I got a big ol jar of local honey at the farmers market last weekend and give each kid 1 tsp. per day.  In about 2 - 3 weeks, their bodies should adjust to the pollen and the allergies should be minimal or gone.  Yay!!!!  I have heard about this soooo much lately and there was recently an article in our paper about people who were able to stop all medicine, including allergy shots, after trying the honey.  I will keep you posted on our results!