Menu Plan Monday

It is time to get back on Track with my Menu planning. So:

Monday: Leftovers - clean out fridge.

Tuesday: Turkey Pot Pie, Fruit Cocktail

Wednesday: Dinner out (Nic's B-day)

Thursday: Honey Pecan Chicken, Taters, veggies

Friday: Waffles, Eggs, Bacon

Hopefully I can get back on track and start writing up menus with recipes.

Over at Orgjunkie.com she is having a give-a-way for a twelve-month subscription to Relish! You should check it out!

LOS Update

Many of the few people that read this blog are aware that my sister Margaret gave birth to a delightful little boy named Lucas Oscar Asselin on November 19th. He was 8lbs 4 oz and I think 19 inches long. He is a beautiful boy.
Since then there have been some events - He got sick on Dec 30th and was sent to the ER by his pediatricion. After a really long day he was diagnosed with Retnal Blastoma - a tumor in his eye. He has been in the hospital since. He and his parents were transfered to Atlanta on Sunday and they did surgery to remove his eye yesterday (Jan 5). He is doing well and is being released to go home today. Margaret will be glad to get home to her own bed after a week sleeping at a Hospital. They plan on doing further test on his remaining eye and he will have to go in for regular evaluations for years...
Please keep them in your thoughts as they are trying to get their life back on track.

Straight no Chaser

While I don't care for the name of the group I am so glad that Bethany posted about this wonderful group. I am hoping to pick up their CD after Christmas. Hopefully it will be on sale. Not often do I purchase CD's ....in fact I probably have bought less than 20 over my lifetime. But this will definatly be one that I do purchase.

I can't figure out how to upload something from youtube.com so you will just have to click over to hear their version of 12 days of Christmas.

LOVE IT!!

Update

Okay - so it's really bad when a whole month goes by and you don't update....Sorry. I was talking with my good friend Amber and she told me it was time. It has been a crazy busy month. Food, shopping, a new nephew....What, didn't you know?

Lucas Oscar Asselin born November 19th at 8:27 a.m.(???I think correct time). He weight 8 lbs 4 oz and was 19 inches long. He is a real cutie patootie. He and Mother are doing great! He is getting bigger everytime I see him...and more adorable too! The kids all love holding him. It was great being able to spend the first day of his life with my sister and her new baby. Helping out when needed. Yea! Margaret's MIL (Jackie) and new FIL (Paul) were in town for the first weeks to help out. Margaret's church friends are also extending a hand. If you know Margaret then you know that things have been planned for months.....she even sent out an excel spreadsheet with who was going to be in town when....crazy, but I greatly admire her organizational skills. With her Jackie and Paul at the helm Thanksgiving was a breeze...I didn't cook one single thing. I was supposed to help with the clean up and somehow manage to get out of that....not intentionally mind you.

I did the Black Friday sales picking up a few things for Margaret since I was out and about. Emilia stayed the night on Thursday night with M&J so Steve and I were free to go out shopping. Walmart was crazy shopping, but the registers went quick. Not so at the other two stores I went to. ToysRUs and Target had crazy lines.

This year is the first year that Emilia has asked for something on her wish list and been consistant about it. She wants a baby alive.....now personally I don't care for it. Don't like it peeing/ don't want her messing with it. And she already had baby dolls....I bought Emilia a toy (not saying what) but now I am wondering whether she is going to be happy about it since it isn't what she wanted. But I guess we will cross our fingers and hope that the excitement doesn't wane on Christmas morning. I have everyone covered except for the hubs. I keep warning if he doesn't come up with something he wants...Santa just might not bring him something. I have already had to stop him from overbuying for us. He tends to do that. Last year -- I gave him a gift certificate for a book....he gave me a camcorder and accesories. He does spoil us!

The kids have both improved in school. Nicholas is getting good grades and Emilia has been bringing home A's in Conduct. So each have improved in their own little areas.

Well that is the update for now.....hopefully I can get better on keeping up with the blogs.

Fit Friday #2

Okay once again another installment. I have done better about eating breakfast and packing lunches. We made some chili that I could take to work as it is quite cold in my office...I definatly wanted something warm to eat. The bad part of it being cold in I am less inclined to exersice. After this weekend with daylight savings I am hoping to walk Emilia to school. It has been too dark to really consider it safe to walk her. After tonight we don't have plans in the evenings so I am hoping to get a chance to exersise a little more...it is just so hard to pack it into the short time I have in the evenings....

It is also hard because today there are 10 million Halloween parties going on here at work and off course it's all healthy, homemade snacks - NOT!! Step away from the cupcakes!

Well I am hoping that this next week will be the start of a whole new outlook.

Fit Friday #1 (on Tuesday no less)

Well this first week of Fit Friday was a disaster. I was amazed when I wrote my food down at what I was eating. I have realized that I definately have to start eating breakfast and start packing my lunches. It has turned cooler so I am hoping to stock up on some soups to eat at work. We are also heading into the dreaded Holiday season with all of it's caloric wonderful food.

Here are my goals and what I have actually done in red.

Start walking my daughter to school - it's not far, but I am trying to create layer's of good choices. Haven't started as yet.
Eating a healthy breakfast every morning. Have done this a few times, but when I don't I tend to have really bad eating habits during the day.
Packing my lunch with lots of healthy snack choices. I haven't really done this, I am going to go get some soups and healthy snacks from the store tonight.
Exersice in the evenings at least 3x a week. Haven't started this yet.
Go for a walk or a bike ride on Saturday mornings. Didn't do this one either....I have been booked the last two Saturday's from Morning to night.
Not buying any more junk food. Since I haven't packed my lunch I have eaten out a few times. I did refrain from digging into the bag of candy that I bought for Halloween that was calling my name. Seriously....I heard it.
Quit TWD. (It is a great baking group but I can't have all those goodies in the house anymore) I did quit, and I haven't baked as much as I used to. I did have to bake one chocolate and caramel cake for a lost bet. (Who would of thought gas would go below $3! But I am glad I lost that bet.)
Buy a scale. (My daughter was playing with the last one and it broke) I am going to try to buy one tonight when I pick up the healthy snacks...
Blog HONESTLY about what I eat daily and post it every Friday. I am hoping that it will keep me honest in my food choices. ok....this is a hard one and embarresing....but I said I would do it so....

SATURDAY
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit, 1 1/2 pieces of bacon

1 candy corn

hamburger (onion, lettuce, tomatoe, mayo, mustard), sour cream and onion chips, Sprite, Peanut Butter M&Ms,

Biscuit

Dinner out with friends at Tony Roma's
Ribs, Shrimp, Baked potato (loaded), 2 pieces of birthday cake.

SUNDAY
2 Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuits

2 mini sheppard's pies, pork&beans, 2 slices of apple, koolaid

10 pizza bites, gum

MONDAY
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit

small handful of pretzels
1 chocolate truffle

2 cheesey bean & beef burritos, 1 taco, strawberry fruitista

chickent, mashed taters, cream corn

Tuesday (day with no breakfast and leftover lunch at work from day before)
1/2 chocolate & caramel candy bar

bean&cheese burrito, 1 taco

1 piece of chocolate & caramel cake
1 sm piece of peanut butter pie

mesquite chicken, loaded baked potato, kool-aid

WEDNESDAY
oatmeal w/butter, brown sugar, milk
banana

granola bar

corn on cob, baked potato w/ranch dressing & cheese, mesquite chicken

8" cold cut sub

THURSDAY
banana, pretzels

mesquite chicken & cheese sandwich, apple cinamon muffin, cheese stick, brownie

Snack plate (from Employee awards at work) - grapes, cheese cubes, chips & dip, cake, apples & caramel, sprite.

I forgot to keep track after that...but it doesn't get any better....went to my sister's baby shower on Saturday, went to the fair on Sunday....junk food galore.

I did pack the leftover turkey leg from the fair to shred up for my salad on Monday, but both yesterday and today didn't feel up to a cold lunch. I am taking home the turkey tonight to cut up for soup. I am starting fresh tomorrow......I will conquer this one day....

Fit Friday - The Beginning

Okay...so I am going to bravely join this Fit Friday that Missy over at It's Almost Naptime has started. Technically they are doing it to get fit for the Holidays...and of those who have joined they are looking to lose 15-20 lbs. Me...I am looking to lose over 100 lbs. Yep you read that right One Hundred. Now before you panic I am not trying to lose that all before the holidays. But I am looking to get a great head start and to also be aware of what I am eating during this Calorie-laden times.

Since puberty I have always been overwieght. We did not have such great eating habits when I was growing up and so I am still in the process of trying to create good habits. When I was little I was skin and bones just like my kids. I am hoping to become healthier so that I can play with my kids longer than 5 minutes without losing my breath.

How I plan to do this:

• Start walking my daughter to school - it's not far, but I am trying to create layer's of good choices.
• Eating a healthy breakfast every morning.
• Packing my lunch with lots of healthy snack choices.
• Exersice in the evenings at least 3x a week.
• Go for a walk or a bike ride on Saturday mornings.
• Not buying any more junk food.
• Quit TWD. (It is a great baking group but I can't have all those goodies in the house anymore)
• Buy a scale. (My daughter was playing with the last one and it broke)
• Blog HONESTLY about what I eat daily and post it every Friday. I am hoping that it will keep me honest in my food choices.

Well...that is all I can think of for now. Will keep you posted.