Weekend Recap/MPM

Last week was extremely mentally exhausting week at work.  We started rehearsals for what will be my last show as director and with meetings three times this week after school, I was drained.  And when Friday rolled around and I realized we had NOTHING planned, I could not have been happier.  Was my house a disaster?  Yes.  But I did not even care.  I worked on cleaning up slowly over the weekend and did lots of laundry, cleaned the bathrooms, swept and mopped the kitchen and laundry, and menu planned on Sunday.

What did we do Friday?  A was in bed at 8:30 (her choice) and we were asleep by 10 PM.

Saturday we went out to dinner BY OURSELVES.  Had some adult conversation.  It was great.

Here is the menu for the rest of the week.  Wednesday I will be posting a recap of how our Pantry Challenge went.

Sunday: Stuffed Cabbage Casserole
Monday: Pepper Steak
Tuesday: Chicken Chili
Wednesday: Unstuffed Pepper Soup
Thursday: Orzo with Broccoli and Carrots; Salad
Friday: Pizza night
Saturday: Something easy (I have a 31 party)

Linking up at OrgJunkie.

Weekend Recap/MPM

Someone (yeah, me) forgot to blog her weekend plan for the blog hop (sorry Molly!).  Then when I went to recap...I also just can't seem to remember what we did this weekend!  Here are the things I can remember, in no particular order and I am not even sure on what day.

• Played Mario Kart on the Wii
• Made Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal (need to try it again...recipe needs tweaking)
• Took Logan outside to play in the snow with Alexys
• Went to a camera class and lunch with my sister-in-law
• Stopped at HomeGoods and didn't buy ANYTHING
• Stopped at Target
• Watched some TV (Once Upon a Time and the Golden Globes...perfect way to spend a Sunday)

Um...yeah, that is all I can remember.  Oh, and we did some cleaning.  So how 'bout them apples?  Er, recap.  Whatever.

While I am at it, here is the menu plan for the week.  Still working on The Pantry Challenge  (check out my meal log here) getting ready to do a ton of freezer cooking in February as rehearsals begin for our musical (I can't believe auditions are this week!).  I know I am going to have to pick up some meat from the deli for lunches and eggs for pancakes but here is our menu for the week (I am making the pizza dough from scratch today):

Sunday: Skillet Lasagna
Monday: Buttermilk pancakes and hash browns
Tuesday: Chicken Caesar sammies, baked fries, corn
Wednesday: Not sure yet..something with ground beef because I know I have that in the freezer, lol
Thursday: Chicken corn chili
Friday: Stromboli and salad
Saturday: Mom and Dad's for my brother's birthday

Link up at OrgJunkie for Menu Planning Monday!

Weekend Recap

Thanks to everyone who participated in Friday's Blog Hop!  Be sure you are on the lookout next Friday because for all Weekend Planning Blog Hop participants who comment on my post and who follow A Life in Progress, I will be doing a Thirty-One giveaway!

So, what was accomplished this weekend?  

Friday (NO SCHOOL!  WOO HOO!):

• Buy paint for bedroom (maybe...)
• Wash bedding and swap out comforter for fall and winter
• Lunch date with my parents and the kiddos
• Clean the bathrooms
• Mop kitchen and laundry room
• Make grocery list
• Thirty-One party

Saturday:

• Grocery shop
• Clean out fridge
• Prep some dinners to take to my friend's house 
• Thirty-One party

Sunday:

• Logan's Halloween pictures 
• Going to see Footloose with Alexys
• Hopefully scamming dinner off my parents :)
• Make a ginormous pot of sauce for dinner and to freeze
• Hang out with my brother, who stopped over unexpectedly

I admit it.  I was kind of lazy this weekend.  Two Thirty-One parties kicked my butt because I had to unpack and repack everything.   I did not accomplish ANY of the cleaning I wanted to get done and now it is bedtime on Sunday night and I am tapped out.  I am going to go pack Logan's and my lunch and head to bed.  This Mama Bear is tired.

What did you accomplish this weekend?  Did you work on any projects?  Cleaning?  DIY?  Share with us and link up your post!

Weekend Recap and MPM

Seriously?  How is it Monday?  Where did the weekend go?  Wait...the same place as summer break, I suppose.  Heavy sigh.  Anyway, what did we accomplish this weekend?  It feels like a whole lotta nothing.   And this is going to be a lame update because I am exhausted after the weekend.

Friday:

-Pick up the mess that has become our dining room and living room

-Snuggle Logan because I really missed him this week

-Dinner with the fam (pork chops, rice, peas)

-Watch JIM THOME's first game back as an Indian!! while drinking a chai latte and relaxing

Saturday:

-All day bachelorette party (winery tour)

Sunday:

-Thirty-One party

-Lesson plan for the week (HA!  That so did NOT happen...)

-Laundry/prep clothes for work week

-Grocery store for any last-minute things we need for the week

Sunday:Jambalaya with turkey smoked sausage, corn
Monday: Sloppy joes, fries, veggie
Tuesday: Spaghetti, garlic bread
Wednesday: Sausage and peppers, cous cous, veggie
Thursday: Beans and rice enchiladas
Friday: Pizza night

Link up at OrgJunkie to join in Menu Planning Monday!

Weekend Recap and MPM

So..what was accomplished this weekend?

Green: Done

Red: Not completed

Blue: Change made in plan

Friday:

* Store to purchase groceries for Sunday and a black and hot pink sheet for my display table 

* Vacuum bedrooms and upstairs 

* Work on lesson plans for Beowulf (thrilling, I know) (um...no way was this going to happen)

* Pray that Logan naps after we go for a walk. This whole standing in his crib screaming is extremely frustrating.  Thank you Jesus, he napped in the afternoon.

* Maybe a birthday party tonight.

Saturday:

* First Browns preseason game! Go Browns! While C is at the game, we will go to my parents' house. I am hoping to drop the kids off for awhile and come back to clean.  We went to my mom and dad's and I ended up staying over.  We went shopping for some back to school stuff for Alexys and stayed for dinner.

* Clean bathrooms

* Dust and vacuum living room and dining room

* Wash kitchen floor

* Set up display table and appetizer table 

* Make BLT dip, veggie dip,  prep veggies, make strawberry dip, cut bread for BLT dip

Sunday:

* Thirty-One Open House!

* True Blood date with my girlfriends!

Woot!  LOVE seeing all that GREEN of accomplished items!!  School starts next Tuesday, so I want to get some organizing done this week, which I will post for Tackle It Tuesday.  How did your weekend go?  Did your to-do list get finished??

Now, menu planning...this is a weird week.  We unexpectedly had to get Jamie's braces taken off, so it has cut into the budget quite a bit.  This week is going to be an odd one when it comes to the menu and basically cleaning out the fridge and pantry.  I am going to just put down the meat I am going to be using because the rest of the menu will be spur of the moment.

Sunday: Burgers and fries
Monday: Pork chops
Tuesday: Turkey sausage
Wednesday: Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Thursday: Chicken
Friday: Pizza night!
Saturday: Dinner at Mom and Dad's for Mom's birthday

Link up at OrgJunkie to check out the other menus!

Menu Planning Monday/Weekend Recap

First of all...YAY for all those who participated in the blog hop!!  Wow!!  Molly and I are both SO excited to have you joining us on Fridays!!  And WELCOME to my new followers!  I am so happy to have you around and with me on my journey while I bake my way through the chaos that is my life!

Now, down to business.  I am just going to lump these two things together on Mondays...because it makes my life easier!  So, here is what was on the agenda for this weekend:

Friday:

• Grocery list and menu plan for week
• Target for baby and household items (non-grocery) then to grocery store
• Potential trip to zoo (no zoo trip...boo!), depending on C's work schedule OR yard work (trim shrubs, edge, clean up flowerbeds, mow)
• Family dinner and game night (moved to Saturday)

Saturday:

• Clean both bathrooms
• Clean family room and declutter living room
• Dust and vacuum family room
• Dust and vacuum bedrooms, upstairs hall, stairs
• Set up canopy outside
• Make C's cake (decided to make it Sunday so it would be fresh) and veggie pizza, prep corn on cob (ended up not having this on Sunday)

Sunday:

• Get pork to smoking early!(note: Chuck was up at 4 AM to get things started! Crazy man!)
• Made Chuck's cake
• Party!
• Oh and my weekly True Blood date with my two besties!

So, what is on the menu for the week?
Monday: Jamie's farewell dinner of Dorito Casserole and salad, followed by leftover cake/S'mores Bars
Tuesday: I have a Celebrate and Connect meeting for 31, so Chuck and Alexys will have some leftover pulled pork, coleslaw, and fruit salad
Wednesday: Spaghetti
Thursday:Grilled cheese and tomato soup (random, yes, but in the pantry)
Friday: Pizza night
Saturday: First Browns preseason game, so hopefully we can scam dinner off of my parents :)

Did you menu plan this weekend? If so, link up at Orgjunkie!

How did your To-Do list go? Did you accomplish anything? Declutter? Work in the yard? Sit around and watch Lifetime movies?? Tell us in the comment section!

Weekend Recap

It was a toss-up between being a productive and generally lazy weekend. So what did we accomplish here at the Control Freak homestead? Here is a recap!

Friday: We wanted to spend the evening with the girls, so our night consisted of ordering Alice in Wonderland from On Demand and getting Dairy Queen. Little Dude likes his Pumpkin Pie Blizzard. I soaked my feet because it had been so disgustingly hot that day and the previous few days. In bed early!

Saturday:

• Waited for the ATT Uverse guy again. Hopefully things are figured out and our main box will continue to work.
• Assembled the crib!
• Took J shopping for a dress for her Washington DC trip
• Went to my in-laws' for dinner and game night!

Sunday:

• Did some laundry
• Went to a friend's Partylite party (ordered my fall scents! Woot!)
• Did a half-assed grocery shopping. I hate not going to my normal store. I couldn't find anything and now have to go BACK this week.
• Made a delish pancake dinner and my parents stopped over to see the crib
• Worked on a DIY project for the nursery (stay tuned!)

I definitely was not as productive as I wanted to be and most of my cleaning did not get finished. The girls are at their mom's next weekend, so I plan on getting much accomplished!

How was your weekend? Do any major projects? Spend Sunday watching football? Let us know!