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Small Update to Pantry Reorganization

Due to sickness for the last couple of weeks, I’ve not had hardly any time to continue working on it or pick up the other 2 shelves that I need.  Plus, this week is spring break for the kids.  I hope to get back to working on this by next week when the kids go back to school.   I haven’t forgotten you all, just not had the time to finish!  Keep checking back.  It will get done!

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Is That Spring I Smell?

Yes, it is!!!  Oh, my!  I can’t believe it’s finally here!  And look:

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This is what’s been going on at my house!  We’ve had a really hard time finding a good used plow to buy, and we finally called our neighbor to see if we could borrow his tiller.  Well, his tiller was messed up but we did discover that he had a plow and he let us borrow it!!  Oh, happy day!  So, my garden has been plowed and cut, now we’ll still need to find a tiller to put the finishing touches on it so we can start planting.  I guess more people are using their equipment right now instead of selling it. 

Here’s what my garden looks like so far:

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The freshly turned dirt feels so good in my hands!  I can’t wait to actually start planting!  It’s supposed to start raining tomorrow:  Freshly turned soil + rain = SPRING!!!!

My mouths already watering thinking of all the yummy veggies that will be growing in my garden this year!

HAPPY SPRING, EVERYONE!!!!

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Menu Plan 03/23 – 03/29

Since I had one sick last week and now have 2 sick this week, plus the kids are on spring break, I’m definitely going to make this week easy, as well as carry a few meals over from last week. Here it is, in no particular order:

Breakfast

  • Cereal
  • Banana muffins (in freezer)
  • fresh fruit with homemade Dulce de Leche
  • pancakes (in freezer)

Lunch

  • Sandwiches
  • leftovers

Dinner

  • Poor Man’s Soup (my grandmother’s depression-era soup recipe)
  • CP pinto beans
  • Refried bean burritos
  • CP Chili
  • Pancakes, bacon/sausage, eggs
  • Tacos or Salmon patties
  • CP Roast with veggies

This week should be interesting with the kids passing this wonderful flu-like virus around. I’m really glad it’s not the flu itself, and that it’s spring break and they can just concentrate on resting and getting better. We’ll see how well the menu works and how much changing around I’ll be doing again.

I’m really looking forward to making my grandmother’s soup this week. It’s been one of my all time favorite meals ever since I was little! I’m very thankful that she has passed on the recipe to me. But I’ll still have her make it for me any time I can. There’s something about your grandmother making your favorite meals that makes them really special (I don’t care how old you are!).

Don’t forget to check out Organized Junkie for more great menu plans this week!