Menu Monday!

Monday

• Breakfast- Oranges, brown sugar oatmeal, toast, & milk
• Lunch- Turkey sandwiches, carrots, apple/cranberry juice
• Dinner- Grilled hot dogs and brats, salad, baked beans, chips & milk

Tuesday

• Breakfast- Hash browns & eggs, toast OJ, tea, coffee
• Lunch- Hearty enchilada bean soup (turkey), dinner rolls, & milk/ tea
• Dinner- Boiled dinner, butter crackers, milk

Wednesday

• Breakfast- Pancakes with strawberries, eggs, coffee/ tea
• Lunch- Soup, crackers, milk/ juice
• Dinner- Baked chicken parmesan, linguine, peas, texas toast & milk

Thursday

• Breakfast-Homemade power bars (oatmeal & pine nuts), OJ & milk,
• Lunch- Fried loaded hash browns (onions, peppers, etc.), egg sandwiches on wheat, OJ, milk
• Dinner-Taco venison rice medley, dinner roll, milk

Friday

• Breakfast- Pumpkin pie french toast w/ wheat, fruit salad, milk, coffee, tea
• Lunch-  Taco salad, juice
• Dinner- Friday Fun Night (boys pick)

Saturday

• Breakfast- (early go) Bagels, OJ & coffee/ tea
• Lunch- (picnic) Fajitas & fixings, milk & juice boxes
• Dinner- spaghetti, cheese bread, salad, milk

Sunday

• Breakfast- Scrambled egg cups w/ bacon wrap- on the go, OJ
• Lunch- Boston Butt, & giant butter rolls, vegetable chicken salad, brownies, milk
• Dinner- leftovers, milk

**Snacks for week (rotate until gone)- Bananas, oranges, peaches, carrot wedges, broccoli and dip, corn bread, rhubarb squares & juice/ water

DIY Sugar Scrub!

Delicious Sugar Scrub

3 C. Sugar

1 Cup oil of olive oil

(*feel free to substitute with your favorite- I like almond oil)

10 drops of essential oil of choice for scent

(ideas are peppermint, lavender, chamomile, etc) 

(These are great for an AM scrub- lemon, orange, a combo., etc.)

In a large bowl mix sugar and oils.  If you want to make more than one scent, hold out on the 10 drops of essential oil.  Instead place your divided mixture into several bowls or coffee cups and add 3-4 drops per /cup.  Place in cute jars and/or decorated containers.  Great gift item.  This is super easy!

Here are links with similar recipes and deviations:

 1.  The most delicious recipe ever!  Cinnamon vanilla sugar and sweet n' spicy brown sugar scrub by tidymom.  A great luxurious spa gift or accent and she has a link for great gift tags as well.  Enjoy! 

2. Cute idea from Vivian and recipe a little more textured than my recipe.  This is great for removing paint from your hands.





 

3. This lavender sugar scrub posted by Samantha is another option for gifting. This includes a recipe, and label template.  Thanks Samantha!

4.  Sarah includes this with a recipe of her own, it looks great too!

5. White cane Glimmer Sugar Scrub

Click here for a few more links.

Warming up

What a blessing the sunshine is today!  The sky was so clear last night.   It seemed as though every faint star in the sky was shimmering.  The heavenly site was even more spectacular when we spotted a couple stars rocketing across the sky on the drive home.  However, the crisp air was cold.  Then this morning the sun peaked out above the tree line and the warm glow was so beautiful.  Warm air made outside morning chores even more enjoyable ;) and the children played outside for most of the day.  Today it felt like the meltdown after so many weeks of extremely cold weather.  (Yet, only 12 degrees when I looked, but we'll gladly take it.)  A much needed snow day was at hand.  A day filled with cocoa, sledding, lots of laughs and smiles is a sure way to boost spirits around here. Winter camping anyone? the itch is back...