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menu plan Monday, National Blog Posting Month

The freezer section is playing a major role this week

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NaBloPoMo 2010We’re going to be having some unusual scheduling at the end of our week, because I’m going away with some friends for a few days and leaving Rockford in charge. I’ll tell you more about what’s going on with that next week. In the meantime, here’s what we’ll be eating this week:

Monday: General Chang’s Chicken

I don’t buy the frozen-meal-in-a-bag products very often, but I was intrigued when I saw that PF Changs was making them. I love PF Changs. The General Chang’s meal isn’t my favorite (that would be crab wontons + Kung Pao Scallops), but I’m hoping this will be delicious anyway.
Menu Plan Monday

Tuesday: Bean griddlecakes and cheese quesadillas

I know Poppy won’t touch the bean cakes, so I’m also making the quesadillas. Which means I’m seasoning the beans with the same salsa & taco seasoning blend again.

Wednesday: Eggs & veggie sausages

I used duck eggs for last week’s breakfast for dinner, and the kids said they were tasty. We’re back to chicken eggs this week, unless the neighbors bring us more of their ducks’ bounty.

Thursday: Pizza

Pizza Thursday two weeks in a row? Yes. And this week it’s an even lazier edition, in that I’m using a frozen pizza.
Homeschool

I started the week by getting the wrong book from the library

home/schoolIt kind of feels like we didn’t do all that much worth writing home about this week. I know it’s all valuable material that Poppy’s covering, but it’s pretty much the same week-to-week at this point. I need to rejuvenate, I think. Anyway:

  • Poppy did her handwriting exercises every day, as usual. She’s nearly finished with her handwriting book. I’m not sure whether I’m going to order the next book or just do copywork from here on out. I’m leaning toward copywork.
  • She’s doing really well with her Spanish lessons. I don’t know that she could carry on a full conversation in Spanish yet, but she could definitely tell you whether el hombre comiendo manzanas or fresa.
  • We started the “deference” section of “Character Building for Families.” Poppy has very strong leadership qualities — read: she’s bossy — so I’m hoping this sinks in for her.
  • She memorized “The Window” by Walter de la Mare this week. It’s kind of a creepy poem. I told her that I’d make a DVD of all of her recitations, so I’ve been learning iMovie this week, too.
  • Poppy’s BookIt challenge this month is to read 100 pages. She’s starting with “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” We also started a new chapter book this week: “The Water-Horse” by Dick King-Smith. It was made into a movie a few years ago. I saw it with my niece when it came out, but I don’t remember much about it. So I’m not sure whether or not we’ll put it on the Netflix when we’re finished reading the book.