You should see the other guy...

Emily, the day after a run in with (well, actually a trip and fall into) the riding mower.

Menu for the week of February 26, 2012

Sunday

• Breakfast -  Scrambled Eggs with Ham, Toast
• Lunch - Ham & Cheese Roll ups, Chips, Cookies
• Supper - ?

Monday

• Breakfast -  Steel Cut Oats with Blueberries & Granola, Toast & Peanut Butter
• Snack - Bananas
• Lunch - Baked Beans with Ground Beef, Corn Bread
• Snack - Peanuts
• Supper - Lasagna, Salad, Green Beans

Tuesday

• Breakfast - Overnight Coffee Cake, Fried Eggs
• Snack - Oranges
• Lunch - Spinach Salad with Chicken, Orange and Avocado
• Snack - Raisins
• Supper - Pork Chops, Buttered Garlic Noodles, Steamed Broccoli & Cauliflower

Wednesday

• Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs with Sausage, Toast
• Snack - Granola Bars  Leftover Coffee Cake
• Lunch - Leftovers
• Snack - Peanuts
• Supper - Chicken with Black Beans & Rice, Avocado salad This didn't really get many thumbs up - nobody disliked it, exactly, but we had plenty of leftovers...  The leftovers went over really well - we made some corn tortillas to wrap the rice, bean and chicken mixture in and served it with sour cream and guacamole - yum!

Thursday

• Breakfast - Baked Eggs, English Muffins
• Snack - Cheese & Crackers
• Lunch - Chili Leftovers
• Snack - Peanuts
• Supper - Crock pot beef roast with potatoes and carrots, Squash

Friday

• Breakfast - Oven crepes filled with scrambled eggs and bacon
• Snack - Celery with Peanut Butter
• Lunch - Leftovers
• Snack - Crackers & Cheese
• Supper - Leftovers

Saturday

• Breakfast - Cinnamon Rolls, Scrambled Eggs
• Lunch - BBQ Pork Sandwiches
• Supper - Leftovers

You'd think they would run out of things to talk about

Even though they really should be trying to go to sleep instead of visiting with each other, I love to hear the kids whispering after lights out.  I'm glad they (usually) enjoy each other.

I remember making up stories and giggling with my sister after lights out too.  And thinking our parents had no idea we were still awake (even when our after lights out entertainment was jumping on the bed). ha ha

Children of mine, you were not supposed to read this post!!

Idaho Sunshine

For Ruth:

The Idaho Sunshine breakfast was a keeper.

It took longer to cook than the recipe said it would - about twice as long, but that might have been because the potatoes were cold since we baked and scooped them out last night.  We also decided that it would be better with smaller potatoes.  I think I'll try it with red potatoes next time, since they are pretty small.  Also, it would probably work better to sprinkle the cheese on top after the eggs and potatoes are done.  It was hard to tell if the egg was cooked or not with the cheese covering them.

Menu for the week of 2/19/12

Sunday

• Breakfast -  Cinnamon Rolls, Baked Eggs
• Lunch - Ham, Potato Casserole, Corn, Rolls, Salad, Fruit Cobbler, Ice Cream
• Supper - Ham Sandwiches, Popcorn

Monday

• Breakfast - Eggs with Salsa in Tortilla Cups
• Snack - Celery with Cream Cheese, Juice
• Lunch - Sweet & Sour Sausage with Rice
• Snack - Oranges
• Supper - Ground Beef Pot Pie, Salad Leftovers (Make Baked potatoes for tomorrow breakfast)

Tuesday

• Breakfast - Baked Eggs in Potato Bowls
• Snack - Graham Crackers with Peanut Butter, Milk
• Lunch - Cheesy Hamburger Sandwiches, French Fries, Carrot Sticks with Dip
• Snack - Raisins
• Supper - Creamed Bologna, Biscuits, Peas (I think this will be like chipped beef gravy... we have some bologna in the freezer that should be used - might be an interesting supper)

Wednesday

• Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs, Toast
• Snack - Granola Bars
• Lunch - Leftovers
• Snack - Chips & Salsa
• Supper - Ham & Broccoli Potato Soup

Thursday

• Breakfast - Steel Cut Oats with Blueberries & Granola, Toast & Peanut Butter
• Snack - Cheese & Crackers
• Lunch - Chicken Enchiladas, Southwestern Black Bean Salad, Cookies
• Snack - Peanuts
• Supper - Pizza, Salad, Fruit Salad

Friday

• Breakfast - Dutch Babies, Link Sausage
• Snack - Celery with Peanut Butter
• Lunch - Leftovers
• Snack - Crackers & Cheese
• Supper - Pizza

Saturday

• Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs, Toast
• Lunch - Baked Pork Chops, Garlic Butter Noodles, Cooked Carrots, Salad  Leftovers
• Supper - Leftovers

Chocolate for breakfast.

In honor of the chocolate eggs we had for breakfast one day, a friend of ours gave us this recipe.  We haven't tried it yet, but we might get brave one of these days...

Chocolate French Toast

4 eggs
3 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp cocoa powder
2 ounces dark chocolate syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla
8 slices bread
2 Tbsp butter

Mix together eggs, cocoa, sugar, dark chocolate syrup, and vanilla.  Soak each bread slice in the mixture.  Melt the butter in a skillet and fry bread.  Top with your favorite toppings.  Makes 4 servings.

Another bookworm in the family

Heidi has finally decided that it is fun to read!  Yay!!!  She just doesn't like those science books that Lincoln reads.  And he doesn't like those fiction (Little House) books that she likes.  At least they won't fight over who gets what books when Todd brings home books from the library after work...

When I was 5...

I'm pretty sure I didn't run to the computer and "google" whatever it was that I was wondering about...

We were all just standing around the fish tank watching the starfish glide around and trying to figure out where its "face" was.  Next thing I know, Lincoln was googling "Do starfish have eyes?"

Cracks me up!

A patriotic ear

A couple of months ago, when she first found out she would need a hearing aid, Heidi said, "But the kids might all laugh at me."  After I explained that it was no different than wearing glasses to make it easier to see and asked her if she had ever noticed that a friend of ours wears a hearing aid (she hadn't ever noticed), she became excited that she would be able to hear better. Her appointment for picking it out and making the mold was yesterday. Before we went, I told her that she would be picking out the color of it.  I explained that she could either choose one that would blend in with her skin and hair so it wasn't obvious or she could pick one that was a fun color that everyone could see.  She decided then that she would get a hot pink one!  Once we got there and she saw all the fun colors, she decided on a metallic blue with a swirled red white and blue ear mold.  For kids, they recommend getting a behind the ear aid which attaches to a mold that fits inside the ear.  The behind the ear part lasts for about 5 - 7 years and the mold gets replaced about once a year.

Menu for the week of February 12, 2012

This is a little very late posting of our menu for the week.  The kids keep asking me to post it so they know what is coming up, so I guess better late than never...  


Sunday

• Breakfast -  Ham & Cheese Roll-ups
• Lunch -  at Dad & Mom Fox's
• Supper -  at Dad & Mom Fox's

Monday

• Breakfast - Cereal, Toast
• Snack - Graham Crackers & Peanut Butter
• Lunch - Toasted Sub Sandwiches, Chips
• Supper - Meatballs, Rice, Sweet Potatoes, Salad

Tuesday

• Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs, Toast
• Lunch - Macaroni & Cheese with sausages, Peas
• Supper - Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Green Beans, Salad

Wednesday

• Breakfast -  Baked Eggs with Ham, Toast
• Lunch - Ham Sandwiches
• Supper - Pizza

Thursday

• Breakfast - Oatmeal, Toast
• Snack - Peanuts
• Lunch - Taco Soup, Corn Chips, Sour Cream, Shredded Cheese
• Snack - Goldfish
• Supper -  Chicken Drumsticks, Rice, Beets, Salad

Friday

• Breakfast - Blueberry Oven Pancake
• Snack - Mini Peppers with Cream Cheese
• Lunch - Leftovers
• Snack - Bananas & Milk
• Supper - Slow Cooker Roast Beef Sandwiches, French Fries, Carrots We ended up having Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green Beans & Sweet Potatoes...

Saturday

• Breakfast - Eggs in a hole  Instead, we had scrambled eggs and toast with raspberry oven crepe (an accidental experiment that turned out very yummy).
• Snack - Oranges or Apples We opted for Hershey chocolate bars instead...
• Lunch - Leftovers
• Supper - BBQ Chicken and Hawaiian Pizzas, Salad

Menu 2/5/12

Sunday

• Breakfast -  Blueberry Oven Pancake, Scrambled Eggs
• Lunch - at R&R's
• Supper - Cheese, sausage & crackers, popcorn

Monday

• Breakfast - Boiled Eggs, Toast
• Snack - Leftover cobbler
• Lunch - Chicken Noodle Soup, Bread, Cheese
• Snack - Bananas
• Supper - Crunchy Baked Chimichangas, Corn, Spinach Salad

Tuesday

• Breakfast - Cream of Wheat, Toast
• Snack - Pretzels with cheese cubes
• Lunch - Beef Vegetable Barley Soup, Bread
• Snack - Peanuts
• Supper - Chicken Wings, Garlic Buttered Pasta, Green Beans, Salad

Wednesday

• Breakfast - Cranberry Muffins, Poached Eggs
• Snack - Honey Granola Bars
• Lunch - Tomato Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
• Snack - Celery with Cream Cheese
• Supper - Meat Loaf, Baked Potatoes, Beets

Thursday

• Breakfast - Baked Eggs with Ham
• Snack - Peppers with dip
• Lunch - Potato Broccoli Soup
• Snack - Peanuts, Juice
• Supper -  Chicken with Black Beans & Rice  

Friday

• Breakfast - Eggs in a hole with Canadian Bacon
• Snack - Graham Crackers with Peanut Butter
• Lunch - Stir Fry Vegetables with Chicken, Rice
• Snack - Chips & Salsa
• Supper -  D&Ts

Saturday

• Breakfast - Dutch Babies, Sausages
• Lunch - BBQ Pork Sandwiches, Chips
• Supper - Pizza, Popcorn

Our afternoon in pictures

We've enjoyed having Kim and Becca here for a couple of days!  The weather was so nice today, it was hard to stay inside.  After school was done, we all decided to take a little walk down to the lower pasture where it wouldn't be so windy.  It turned into a full blown hike across the creeks and over the hills, through the woods, right into the middle of the briers and thorns.  But it was a gorgeous day with beautiful scenery.

Sweet boy - wonder where he was p'tending to go....

Bare feet January 31

Swinging on a vine

Bright spot in the winter woods

Country Hicks

What is it with the bare feet?!?

A girl and her horse

Brave Becca

They talked her into it

  

Going on a lion hunt?

Love these kids!  (Yes, that is a bone from a cow that Lincoln is holding - the treasures of childhood!) 

Heading back home

Lincoln has been reading about beavers.  One of the magazines he read the other day had a recipe for beaver lodges.  He asked if we could have them for snacks.  So instead of cheese and pretzels, we're having chocolate covered chow mein noodles today.

Sometimes it's OK to interrupt

Something we work on constantly around here is not interrupting.  There are so many of us who like to talk, that some of us wouldn't ever get to say anything if we didn't do some interrupting.

I was standing in the kitchen visiting with Kim this afternoon and Lincoln came up to me.  "Mommy?"  "Mommy?"  "Mommy?"... Finally I said "What do you need, Lincoln?"  He had taken a gallon of milk down to the basement refrigerator for me and accidentally dropped it as he was putting it on the shelf...  "Is it spilling?" "Yes." (Notice there is no exclamation point after that yes... He was not overreacting on this one.)

This is all that was left in the jug when I got down there.

This time we cleaned it up with mops and towels.  No, it isn't the first jug of milk we've dropped.  We learned our lesson though, we didn't bring in the cats and kittens to clean it up.  We did that a few times ago  Those cats had to find new homes because every time we opened the door they thought there was a gallon of milk on the floor for them to drink.

On second thought...

This morning, at breakfast, Heidi's hair hadn't been combed and she had a case of bed head.  We sent her back to put a barrette in it to keep it out of her food.  When she came back to the table, still looking a little wild, Lincoln said, "That looks..." I looked at him with my eyebrows raised and he quietly finished with "Nice."

(Somehow I don't think that was what he was originally planning to say...)

Boy's Noise...

Garrett:  "I just burped - it was a motorcycle burp!"

Brown eggs and ham

One of our easy breakfast dishes is to put ham in the bottom of a cake pan, break an egg on each piece of ham and put a little dollop of milk on each egg.

The other day, we made some chocolate milk in one of our milk jugs.  There was just a little bit left in the jug.  The breakfast cook, who shall not be named to protect the guilty, grabbed the jug, poured on the milk and put the pan in the oven.

Our eggs looked a little interesting this morning...

Menu Plan 1/29/12

Sunday

• Breakfast - Cinnamon Rolls, Baked Eggs
• Lunch - Potluck
• Supper - Popcorn, Braunsweiger on toast, sliced apples

Monday

• Breakfast - Crockpot Breakfast Casserole  http://www.alattewithotta.com/2010/11/crock-pott-recipe-egg-brunch-casserole.html
• Snack - Peanuts & Raisins
• Lunch - Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwiches, 
• Snack - Celery with Cream Cheese
• Supper - Hamburgers, French Fries, Carrot Sticks, Deviled Eggs, Fruit Salad 

Tuesday

• Breakfast - Steel Cut Oats, Blueberries, Yogurt, Granola,Toast
• Snack - Pretzel sticks with cheese cubes
• Lunch - Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Snack -  Apple Slices
• Supper - Lasagna, Peas, Salad

Wednesday

• Breakfast - Eggs in a hole, Bacon or Canadian Bacon, 
• Snack - Cinnamon Bites  http://ohmysugarhigh.com/scrumptious-baked-cinnamon-breakfast-bites-recipe/
• Lunch - Leftovers
• Snack - Granola and Yogurt
• Supper - Sandwiches, Chips 

Thursday

• Breakfast -  Overnight Blueberry Oven Pancake  http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7430804188369980529#editor/target=post;postID=5929703727194899022
• Snack -  Cheese & Crackers
• Lunch - Roasted Italian Sausage with Penne noodles
• Snack -  Carrot Sticks
• Supper - Ham & Beans, Cornbread

Friday

• Breakfast - Fried Eggs with bacon bits, Muffins
• Snack - Leftover Muffins with Milk
• Lunch - Macaroni & Cheese, Peas, Green Pepper strips
• Snack - Peanut Butter & Celery
• Supper - Leftovers

Saturday

• Breakfast - Baked Potato with Eggs  http://gimmesomeoven.com/idaho-sunrise-baked-eggs-and-bacon-in-potato-bowls/comment-page-1/#comments - Haven't had these before... I'm going to try these by baking the potatoes the day before and then putting the egg in them in the morning and baking.
• Lunch - Chicken & Noodles
• Supper - Leftovers

Does your barber drive a fire truck?

I was thinking I needed to give Garrett a few lessons on community helpers this morning.  He was playing that things were on fire.  He kept coming and telling me the barber helped him put the various fires out.  He finally put an Uncle in front of barber and it dawned on us.  Uncle Roger was helping him.

 

Band-aids to the rescue

Yesterday, Garrett started screaming and crying and came running.  I picked him up and asked him what was wrong.  All he would reply was "I don't know!!!"  I was starting to get a little frightened, because he was obviously in pain.  I was almost relieved to see some blood dripping because I knew this was a band-aid fixable owie.   Finally he admitted he had been cutting a piece of celery with a sharp knife.  He knew it was a big no no to use a knife, thus his reluctance to tell me what was wrong.  I asked him while I was fixing supper if he wanted to cut up the lettuce for me and he looked at me like I was crazy and shook his head no, so at least he is temporarily cured of using a knife...

While I was rocking him to make him feel better, I heard another blood curdling scream.  This time it was Heidi.  She came running.  When I asked her what was wrong, she said I just bumped into the door.  How in the world, I wondered, did her knee look like this from bumping into the door???

Cleaned up the next day - she wished I had taken a picture of it when it was all bloody!

While I was fixing lunch, Emily asked - "Mom, what is wrong with my door?"  "I have no idea, what do you mean?"  "Come look at it!"  Then it dawned on me, that bumping into the door was Heidi style - full steam ahead! Then I understood the pattern of her scrapes and scratches!