On Friday some friends came over and we listened to Dean Martin and his ilk (thanks Pandora) and talked about our day and ate spaghetti and meatballs, warm bread, fancy salad and a variety of fudge on the back porch — by candlelight because we discovered belatedly that the lightbulbs outside had all gone out. The kids ran around until it got so dark that we couldn’t see them, and then they ran around for awhile longer before we sent them inside. Our first Friday Night Meatball dinner was lovely. I’m already looking forward to the next one.

The rest of the weekend featured a couple of soccer games, more beautiful weather, some planning for today’s co-op class and a couple of trips to Target. Not so shabby.

We’ll be having meatball subs for lunch a few times this week; Rockford’s not too upset about that. Here’s what we’ll be having for dinner:

Monday: Poppyseed chicken casserole

We were supposed to have this last Thursday, but I think we ended up going out instead.

Tuesday: Sloppy Joes

I believe we’re expecting some Sloppy Joe weather this week.

Wednesday: Festival of Leftovers

Will there still be meatballs?!?! Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion. (I probably/possibly will not actually update you on the meatballs again next week.)

Thursday: Pizza

Well, we’ll be ordering pizza for Pete and Poppy and the in-laws. Rockford and I will probably be eating at Subway before our 19th Wilco concert.

Friday: Out

I’m linking this up with OrgJunkie.com’s weekly Menu Plan Monday thing.