Menu Plan Monday!

I am making NO promises, but I am trying to think about possibly maybe perhaps getting back into this blogging thing. I am a HUGE slacker lately! I have a good reason.. I swear I do! But do you really care? Nope, and you shouldn't. Just hold me accountable people...someone has to!

I DO still menu plan weekly and it is SO very helpful! On top of that I have gotten into the couponing game. No, nothing extreme here...you will definitely NOT find 47 jars of mustard on any shelves in this home! But with the help of a good friend and encouragement from others I have found that taking a small amount of time to organize and clip those coupons CAN, however, save you a ton of money at the checkout! With my growing stomachs..er, I mean, boys... that is a definite must!!! I've also been looking for easy and cheap, but still delicious, new recipe ideas...especially those that involve the crock pot. Orgjunkie.com's Menu Plan Monday is a great place to get inspiration!!

This is a busy week...our school's Fall Festival is this Saturday...and while I am not one of the coordinators this year I did volunteer to help with a couple of committees and this week is crunch time for both of them! So easy, cheap and delicious was the order for the week this week...nothing fancy, and I did splurge on a couple of convenience items (requested by Daddy and the boys...you know they have to celebrate when Mommy isn't home)... but I had coupons for both so I didn't feel so bad!

Here's what our week looks like:

• Monday-Chicken and dumplings ala Michelle at I'm Living the Good Life. Please pray that I don't screw it up this time...long story. Served with salad, green beans and corn.
• Tuesday-Asian chicken with basmati rice and salad.
• Wednesday-Breaded baked fish, macaroni and cheese and broccoli
  
• Thursday-Cincinnati chili 3 ways
• Friday-DiGiorno pizza night (aka-Mommy won't be home)
• Saturday-Festival food!!
• Sunday-Broccoli Alfredo pasta with salad and garlic cheddar biscuits

And there it is....simple and quick.

This is our busy week in a nutshell (no 'nut' jokes from the peanut gallery please):

• Fall Festival Presale-every morning at school
• Odyssey of the Mind-Wednesday after school
• Festival Raffle baskets-we put these together on Thursday night
• Festival set up-after school and most of the evening Friday
• Festival!!! Saturday afternoon and clean up that evening

I'd like to fit the pumpkin farm in there on Sunday...please pray that I'm not catatonic by then. The Fall Festival is worth every minute you spend toiling on it, and the day of the event is a huge pay off.....just the look on the kids faces is worth all the work. But it IS a ton of work. And I get it easy this year! I'm only a committee worker! Those coordinators are going to need a flask of good whiskey and a chiropractor by Sunday morning! I know...I have done it for the past 3 years. This is my first year taking it easy!

So I will raise my giant glass of bourbon and cola to salute those two lovely, hard working ladies who are this years festival coordinators...you are rocking it out ladies, it's almost over! I will buy you your own giant glass of bourbon and cola the night AFTER the festival. You are going to need it!