Menu Plan Monday

Here it is Monday again and its time to party in our household. Today is my oldest's birthday. The big number three. Happy Birthday my Daisy Mae!

Last week, I tried a few new reciepes. Yep still looking for that perfect Mac'n Cheese dish, Chicken and Rice dish, and even a great homemade BBQ sauce.

I also did all my preparing last Monday for the week. And I'm here to report I LOVED IT!!!
It cut down on my dishes for one thing. It was also nice, cause It'd come around five or six I go to get dinner ready and all the prep work was done! I didn't have to change my dinner plans, for I had already gotten them prepared, they just needed cooked. I also didn't have to go to my storage unit, very often, since I did all my "shopping" on Monday. Like I said, I loved it. But because of partying today and Koda going on night shift, I'm going to have to change my preparing for this week to tommorrow. But that's ok, you learn that quickly has a mom, flexibility is a must.

So onto my menu plans for the week.

MONDAY: PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA and CAKE'n ICE CREAM. YUMMM!!!

TUESDAY: Beef Stew

WEDNESDAY: Lasagna...Didn't have it last week, since I had none of the right cheeses so we had spaghetti instead, and we'll have lasagna this week.

THURSDAY: Extreme Nachos...Husband wants them, so we'll have them

FRIDAY: Hot Dog Delight...my own reciepe, very good, the name doesn't do it justice

SATURDAY: BBQ Chicken

SUNDAY: Sweet and Sour Pork...Husband doesn't care for this type of food much, but he eats it for me.

What's your plans for this week???
Link up here at Organizing junki.

I am a Survivor!

Today I went shopping with all three girls.
We survived.
Even came home happy and had naps.
It was great.
I think I've found a little trick.
Between the two stores I shop normally.
Take a trip to the park after lunch.
But have a snack (candy) waiting to lure them back into the truck.
No fits.
No tears.
Even listened (mostly) in the stores.
Yep it was successful.
:)

Farm Fact Friday

What color of milk does this cow make?

Nope Not Chocolate or Brown

White milk is what this cow produces just like every other cow that roams this earth.

Want to know more about different Types of dairy cows?

I'm going to be doing a new feature called Farm Fact Friday.

It's amazing the misconceptions that are out there about agriculture.

Let me know what you think.

Menu Plan Monday

My life has made some changes these past two weeks.
A new baby.
Running Water.
So now I get to stay home and do my laundry on Mondays.

So nice.

I've decided to implement another change this week.

Over at Organizing Junkie, she does a link party called Menu Plan Monday. We all link up and share what we are eating that week.

Here's my menu for the week.

MONDAY: Tater Tot Casserole & Brown Sugar Carrotts. I'm very use to doing slow cooker reciepes on Mondays, so I suppose I'll keep with the trend.

TUESDAY: BBQ Pork Ribs and Green Bean Casserole. Two of my favorite dishes and very easy to do.

WEDNESDAY: Lasagna and green salad. Something I actually craved through my pregnancy and still do!

THURSDAY: Smothered Chicken and Rice and Broccoli. I found this recipe online...sorry I can't remember where, but it sounds great. I've tried different chicken and rice recipes and still looking for the family favorite for our household.

FRIDAY: Steak, Tators and Gravy. We are beef ranchers, better eat beef sometime right?

SATURDAY: Slow Cooker Mac'n Cheese with hot dogs. I have to have a kid favorite meal this week right? Plus another easy one with the slowcooker in use.

SUNDAY: Roast and Veggies. Got to have a good Sunday meal, plus the leftovers work great for other meals next week. Double Bonus.

Come check out the other fun Menu's for this week at Organizing Junkie.

The other fun change this week. I'm going to do most of my perparing today. So there all ready to go and all I have to add is the finishing touches on the day we eat. Wish me luck!

I now have running city water in my house.

And I like it.

Two Destructive Forces Hit Home

This morning my little munchkins have been so good. Playing in their room and getting along. Its been nice, so I've just left them alone.

Well I eventually heard Page start screaming, went in and lets just say tornados Daisy A and Page L have hit our house recently.

Miss Melody

Thursday, April 28th our newest little angel arrived.

It was a long time coming. I started having contractions Easter Sunday, went in and got sent home; Early Labor. Well I kept having these contractions on and off. We seen the doctor on Wednesday and asked if I could be induced. Koda had been off work and just hanging around just in case. We didn't dare start working on our water line, in case she showed up in the middle of the project, so it was just waiting. And my patience was GONE. Dr. B was also leaving the next day for like five days and I wanted him to be there to deliver me.

Well by the end o the day, I was scheduled to go in at seven the next morning to be induced. Next morning about five thirty I get a call, telling me that during the night all the labor rooms had filled up and to call back about nine to see when to go in. So we waited, I called, and I could get right in. Now of course it took us a hour and half to get there.

So ten twenty I was in the labor room, hooked up and ready to go. Twelve thirty came along and Dr. B came and checked me and broke my water. An forty five minutes later the epidural finally showed up I was hurting pretty good by then. Two o'clock came along and I was wanting to push pretty badly. The epidural still hadn't quite taken full effect by then. Dr. B was able to get there and deliver me, although it was scheduled for Dr. A to do it. They figured that it would take a lot longer then two hours to get her here. I suppose it was a good thing we had me induced cause I figure if I hadn't and Koda was still at work, there is no way he would've gotten there in time for the delivery.

So we had our Melody Belle at 2:23 pm Thursday April 28th. She weighed in at 7 lbs 10 oz and a length of 19.5 inches and has a ton of hair.

Daisy is captivated by her and wants to help me do everything if it includes "Mellie". Page is a little more skeptical and has realized she's not the baby anymore and is turning into a regular toddler with tantrums being thrown over the littlest things. My sweet little baby girl is growing up, but I guess that happens, especially when you get a new baby in the house. One thing I was shocked by was how big Page actually was, its amazing, she isn't a baby. Haha funny I know. We are glad Melody is here and even though I'm a little more stressed out now, we'll someday figure it out.

The three girls

It really does happen three napping at once

Daisy and Melody

Daisy and Melody

Dad entertains the girls