Menu Plan 5-19/5-25

Thursday- Homemade French Bread Pizza, Fruit and Fresh Veggies

Friday- Sour Cream Noodle Bake, Veggies and Fruit

Sat- Dinners for eight (Yay! Always nice to meet some new people)

Sunday - Baked Ham and Broccoli Rolls , Fruit

Monday- Lasagna, Garlic Cheese Bread, Veggies, Fruit

Tuesday-Pancakes, Eggs and Sausage

Wed- Leftovers

New Year

Good Bye 2010 and Hello 2011! (I know I am 11 days late but its all good)

This is how our 2010 went

• Adopted our dogs
• Kids progressed at school both staying on the honor roll!
• Took the last of our Disney Vacations (J is singing happy music right now)
• I found out that moving down south is in fact bad for my health (Little inside joke here)
• Being exposed to so much healthy food (Read- Butter filled goodness) down here I have managed to keep the need alive for stretchy pants
• I started my pursuit of a bigger education and its still going strong...
• I found out what its like to be a single mother for around 5 months...Not fun at all, I give kudos to all the mothers who are single out there..

Books in my nook library

I thought it would be fun to list all the different books I have been reading since getting a nook. I swear I have been able to read more since having this, even if I am not saving $$ by buying them I still get more read.

Here is my "done" list - Along with little reviews of each (I have read others but I deleted them from my nook so I will have to start from here)

I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali --- Very good book! Looks at a girl age 10 who is forced to marry a much older man. She finally gets the courage to stand up for what she believes and runs away to the court house for a divorce (which is really un heard of in her land) I would totally read it again!

Little Earthquakes- This is a book from the same author as "good in bed" and "in her shoes". This book is about a group of women who meet in a yoga class (pregnant) and become really good friends-Each lady goes through a "little earthquake" in her life (loss of a baby, job loss, etc) Well written and an easy read

No Wonder my parents drank by Jay Mohr- This book was ok, I didn't finish it because it was rather slow moving for me.

The Obama Diaries by Laura Ingraham- Ha! Funny book!!! Loved it

Theodore Boone by John Grisham- My very first Grishman book I have ever read. This was pretty good, an easy read for me. So far I like him I think I will try reading his others.

Links I Love!

Great cool ideas!!! Sometime in all my free time maybe K and D will have lunches like this ;)http://www.anotherlunch.com/

Everyone needs a good deal! I check this daily (yes I admit it, I am a deal lady)

http://www.southernsavers.com/

This is the second one that I check daily, she always posts great finds in our local area :)

http://www.mybatonrougemommy.com/

I have signed up for this a couple of weeks ago and so far so good! (there is also a coupon code *DAVE that will save you more $$ off of it) The kids seem to enjoy 99.9% of the meals

http://www.e-mealz.com/

Life

Things have gotten really busy around here! I am trying just as fast as I can on finishing up my pre-req's so I can finally start some real nursing classes. :) Both kids have been doing really well at school! They both have a 4.0 GPA! Woo Hoo!!!! J and I are so proud of them.

The Baby

So here she is Miss America AKA Scarlet as of today she is a little over 8 months old!

My Fave Things

Here are a few of my fave things-

The first one is my Scentsy Warmer-First it was really fast shipping (which is a good thing) and Second it makes the house smell great for having a circus living here (dogs and cat, not the kids or J) It is worth its $$ in gold! And the great thing about it is I don't have to worry about catching anything on fire unlike candles (or leaving them on at night- Not that I have ever done that) This one in the kitchen I have a grape scent in it, I have another one in our Master Bedroom that is Orange Dreamsicle (YUM!)

Lastly I just got this book in the mail from Amazon this week~ I can't wait to try all the new dishes! I really didn't have high thoughts about this, I mean come on she is on a Bravo TV show, She isn't a chef or anything But I have read it and it is really a good book! So don't knock it until you read it!