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Friday Menu #5….and a messy baby.

October 28, 2011 - 3 Comments

So this is what parents meant.

And here I was, thinking that because I'm, like, so organized, I could handle it.

Nope.  I can't.

What they say is true….

It is humanly impossible to keep your house clean with a toddler.

Truly.  Impossible.  

The tupperware goes in the cupboards, the tupperware comes out of the cupboards.  A thousand times.

Toys go into the basket, toys come out of the basket and are strewn across the floor.  Always.

Clean diapers are dragged here and there.

There are clothes.  Blankets.  Socks.  Shoes.  Sippy cups.  Cords.  Books.  Hair brushes.  Wipes.

And if I pick it up and put it away…it shan't be long until it makes it's appearance once again.

And her favorite stuffed animal piggy?  Well, he's always on the move.

I swear I clean my house – multiple times per day – I swear!  But if you randomly stopped by to say hello, well my friend, the Lord has his ways of humbling us – doesn't he?

Amidst the chaos of a walking and adventurous little one, I'm thankful to have at least one thing in order: here's our menu for the next week!

Note: When I say “fresh fruit,” I mean apples and pears we picked from the nearby orchard.  That's what's in season and that's what we've got!

Sunday

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs & kefir smoothies
Snack: Homemade popcorn
Lunch: Leftovers from the weekend!
Dinner: Turkey pot pies with homemade crust (I never got around to making these last week for some reason!), green salad with candied nuts and dried cherries



Monday

Breakfast: Soaked oatmeal with fresh fruit
Snack: Cheese sticks, almonds
Lunch: Leftover pot pies
Dinner: Jas and Leena are coming for dinner to celebrate Halloween!  Grass-fed beef hamburgers with avocado and homemade buns, sweet potato wedges, green salad, freshly squeeze homemade apple cider


Tuesday

Breakfast: Fried potatoes, eggs, sprouted corn tortillas, fresh fruit
Snack: Bananas, homemade protein bars
Lunch: Leftover hamburgers, salad, sweet potato wedges
Dinner: Roasted root vegetables on a bed of brown rice with mustard vinaigrette and grilled salmon fillets with olive oil, salt & honey



Wednesday

Breakfast: Spiced applesauce & scrambled eggs
Snack: Homemade protein bars, sliced veggies
Lunch: Leftover salmon & roasted root vegetables, fresh fruit
Dinner: Roman lentil soup, baguettes, spinach salad with tomatoes, feta, and nuts



Thursday

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs & kefir smoothies
Snack: Apple slices, homemade spicy almonds
Lunch: Leftover lentil soup (I love leftover soup!), baguettes, and fresh fruit
Dinner: Butternut squash soup, jasmine rice, and curry-spiced shrimp
 

Friday

Breakfast: Soaked oatmeal with apples, eggs
Snack: Homemade popcorn
Lunch: Leftover squash soup and rice, fresh fruit
Dinner: Mom and Dad's!

Saturday
Free-bird Saturday.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to throw caution to the wind and clean my house even though I know in approximately 4.5 minutes it will be destroyed, once again.

Send reinforcement.

And have a great weekend!

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Comments:

  1. Mary Jane

    October 28, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    There’s a difference in cluttered and dirty. Try dividing the toys into to or three groups and rotate them from time to time…I kept them in big paper grocery sacks up in the closet and changed them out when Baby was sleeping. Keeps their interest more and reduces the mess. Try those safety locks on the cupboards.
    Hang in there, don’t obsess, just straighten up at naptime and bedtime, and enjoy your baby. She won’t be little forever. I know…I’m a mother of four and grandmother of seven!

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  2. Annette

    October 29, 2011 at 12:21 am

    I use to tell people that if I stop by to see me come anytime, if I stop by to see my house, make an appointment!

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  3. Annette

    October 29, 2011 at 12:23 am

    *they (cell phones and auto correct … grrrr)

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