I am hanging out for the last days of the working year. I cant wait I have to say. So I have planned ahead for the meals in my house so I dont have to cook too much and the meals can be dragged out of the freezer...yes that type of meal again.
Monday Wraps with cold meat and salad on the inside. Very easy and the children love them.
Tuesday My mum dropped off a frozen meal so that is for tonight.
Wednesday Frozen caserole potatoes and green vege
Thursday Homemade pie from the freezer with salad
Friday DD choice of takeaways as it was her birthday earlier in the week. She tells me it is Indian takeaways.
Saturday BBq chicken and vege
Sunday Leftover banquet.
Just to add to this I have baked 3 birthday cakes and 2 loads of Christmas cookies in the last 7 days. Oh to be out of the kitchen.
I came across a fabulous idea from the wonderfully talented Gabs. so here is my version. I used white envelopes instead of brown bags but the idea is the same as you can see here.
Inside is an activity to do, including some gifting and looking at the reason for the season.
Here is the the layout of the page I used. All the products I used are from Weeds and Wildflowers shop.
And here it is hanging in my house. We don't have many walls in our house so I had to be a little creative in my hanging.
It has been nothing but drama in our for the last 3 weeks, maybe even 4 weeks. Starting with Hayden in hospital, being burgles and then on Tuesday with DS2 breaking his arm after school. These things usually happen when DH is away and require and great deal of help from family members. Thanks to them my other children were all in bed when this when I got home the dishes done and the house tidy.
Anyway back to the lest than dramatic moment when DS2 tripped and broke the two bones in his arm. Yes just tripped, not pushed or anything dramatic. He was with my sister at her house just after school. Thankfully she knew just what to do and we ended up at the local A&E clinic where he was xrayed and given good pain relief before the ride in an ambulance.
Two green stick fractures, one ex rugby player orthopedic pediatric physician, with large biceps, to put it back into place and the fabulous ED physician to make things run smoothly. Lets not forget the nurses to make all the wheels keep moving.
All in all broken bone at 3.30pm back home in paster 8.10pm. Fantastic I say.
So here is the one sad looking little boy the morning after all the drama
4 to 6 weeks of this might become a little tedious I think.
Now i know my menu says November but it is full steam ahead into December here and Christmas just around the corner. More drama in my house this week but that is for my next post tomorrow.
Now to my menu. It is all about survival for me at the moment.
Monday Fahija (as I post this I need to say that is did not happen as I was in at the hospital with DS2)
Tuesday Chicken and vege.
Wednesday Crockpot food my recipe. Filled with leftover vege and meat.
Thursday Pie, potato and salad.
Friday Easy meal toasted sandwiches
Saturday Beef roast with vege to match and salad
Sunday cold meat and salad.
I know my DH will be saying again when it comes to the salad.
After much effort that has gone into procuring a replacement TV of equal value (see the blog post here) I was sent this joke. I had to post it because I think I have found my next burglar alarms.
A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said,
'Jesus knows you're here.'
He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze.
When he heard nothing more , after a bit, he shook his head and continued.
Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard
'Jesus is watching you.'
Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice.
Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.
'Did you say that?' he hissed at the parrot.
'Yep', the parrot confessed, then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he is watching you.'
The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?'
'Moses,' replied the bird.
'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?'
'The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler Jesus.'
Now I feel much better. There is always someone worse off than you.
Now is the time more than ever that I need to make the menu plan. I am tired and can't wait for the end of the school holidays. I can't wait for my grumpy children to get a chance to sleep in and relax, for the festive season to be over with so we can slow down life and enjoy the summer break. None the less late here is my menu
Monday BBq chicken and veges.
Tuedsay Crock pot - my special throw together recipe. Always tastes good.
Wednesday Leftover chicken and noodles day. Throw together all the left overs with some flour and an egg. Meat vege and noodles.
Thurday steak and vege. BBq style. So easy and no demanding my time.
Friday Homemade pizza.
Saturday. It will be leftovers again. DS2 is having a birthday party and I am sure we will be all food out. If you get my drift.
