Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Crafting goals

This weekend was beautiful and I took the weekend off from working on my crafts. Instead I did some organizing and playing outside in the cooler weather. Hancock Fabrics was having a great sale this weekend and I was able to get the patterns for my children's Halloween costumes for very cheap. I love when they have sales that I can get a pattern for .99 or $1.99. Before going I sat down with the kids in front of the computer and we picked out their costumes. These are what they picked.
Merlin for my oldest. I am very excited about this costume, as my son loves to read about Merlin.


For my daughter,  we went back and forth for awhile about which princess she would be and I am glad that she finally decided that she wanted to be "Tangled."
For my youngest he will be a monkey, which is very fitting as I tend to call my little ones my little monkeys.

I can not wait to get started on making their costumes. The Tangled costume and the Merlin costume both require quite a bit of fabric. So the plan is to slowly work on them so that I do not end up with a fabric bill that is huge. I only allow myself the weekends to do my sewing because the week gets really busy, and I am trying to focus on some training that needs to get completed before the new baby arrives.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Menu 9/5-9/11

On this weeks menu:

Breakfasts:
Buttermilk pancakes
Oatmeal w/ homemade toast
Cheesy eggs w/ toast
Egg muffin sandwiches
Smoothies w/ toast
Malt-o-meal
Bacon, eggs and biscuits

Lunch:
Bean burritos, w/ fruit
PB & Jam sandwiches, energy bites
Quesadillas w/ fruit
Chicken salad sandwiches, salad
Hot dogs, mac and cheese, and fruit
Left-overs

Dinner:
Bacon-wrapped apple BBQ chicken, marinated cucumbers, and Oven baked Parmesan seasoned fries
Pork roast, rice, rolls, and honey carrots
Taco soup, corn bread
Orange chicken bowls
Buttermilk waffles, bacon, eggs, fruit
Stuffed hamburgers, squash, and macaroni salad
Sausage and cheese pizza

The links provided are wonderfully delicious recipes that I highly recommend.