*Winter FINALLY arrived this week. After the ice storm Sunday night/Monday morning, we finally got some snow. About 4" Monday night...on top of the ice, of course. Then we've had 1-2" daily since. It's about time! I was beginning to feel like we'd been secretly transplanted to another part of the world. Still waiting for a nice big dumping though.
*A few accomplishments:
--Menu plan success. May be the first time in history when I actually managed to follow my plan to a tee. We usually have something screw up at least a night or two. Felt so good to be so organized. Unfortunately, Rich messed things up for the coming week. Before I had a chance to make a menu and grocery list, he went to the store and picked up a bunch of stuff. So now I'm back to throwing things together again. Guess I'll have to get on the planning earlier to avoid such mishaps again. Because it really was nice to not be scrambling around each night wondering what to make.
--Finally had that baseline mammogram. Thanks so much to all who wrote and reassured me of how easy it was! You were all so right. Geez--there's really nothing to it, is there?
--Managed to get Annie's 2nd quarter progress report written yesterday. Took 11+ hours, but it's now done. What a pain!
*I realized I watched a ton of movies this past week. Can't remember when I've ever managed to watch so many movies in a week's time (except during bed rest, that is). Mostly, I watched them between 4:00am and 6:00 when everyone else is still in bed. (I like to get up then, so I can work on lesson plans and the like without constant interruptions.) Did watch 2 with the kids, too. And frankly, they were the best ones. Most of the others came from my brother...each Christmas he gives Rich and I a huge box of movies-some he's taped, some he buys used. We have literally hundreds of movies we haven't watched yet. Anyway, here's the run-down:
--Nanny McPhee (not spectacular, but I enjoyed it)
--Irreconcilable Differences (okay)
--The Babysitter's Seduction (definitely not mentally stimulating, but I enjoy these made-for-TV type movies)
--Some Girl (weird, can't decide if I liked it or not)
--Appointment for a Killing (another made-for-TV type crime movie)
--Hoot (I know it got lousy reviews, but we all enjoyed it)
And that about sums up my week.
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I didn't quite take the menu planning to the level you did last week, but I managed to know what I was going to make every day :) This week I'm going out Tuesday and Wednesday so Rich and Timmy are on their own.
I'm wondering where winter went around here as well. NO SNOW yet. It was pretty darn cold one day last week but then warmed up again.
I've heard of Nanny McPhee but haven't seen it. The other movies I haven't heard of.
I get to school very early because I like how quite it is. I can relate to you getting up so early in the morning for the same reason.
take care,
Dawn
Wow, I totally admire you for being disciplined enough to get up at 4 AM. You're my hero! I want to see Nanny McPhee.. I'm hoping it comes on our cable's free OnDemand before our free trial subscription runs out :)
Bravo on sticking to your menu! I'm just winging it this week, since we were gone for a few days. I hope to be back on the wagon next week.
If your hubby went and bought a bunch of "regular" or "normal" things that you use often, you can also do a menu idea thing, of meals your family likes, that you can make on a night when you think you have those ingredients on hand. Think of it like a "go-to" meal plan, that you can probably make with stuff you commonly have or keep. That might help, unless he bought a lot of off-the-wall grocery items :)
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