menu plan Monday

Over the river and through the woods and home again, home again jiggity-jig

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We were on the road for 12 hours yesterday, driving home from my dad’s house. There was a lot of traffic on the interstate, and it rained for about 11 of the 12 hours. Both of which meant there were a lot of traffic jams. Maybe it was just the extra holiday traffic causing the frequent stops. But the rain was still dreary, and there was a lot of it. Regardless, we took an alternate route for a good part of the drive. Not being on the interstate meant that we got to see lots houses freshly decorated for Christmas instead of lots of billboards advertising cheeseburgers.

Today, it’s back to real life. The cat missed us so much that she, shall we say, lost control of her faculties while we were away; one of the pumpkins out front has transformed itself not into a carriage but rather an orange pile of goo; the fish tank is in desperate need of a cleaning; there are bags to unpack; and the cupboards are bare. Which brings us to this week’s menu plan:

Monday: Swedish meatballs

I bought a bag of them at Ikea when we were there a few weeks ago. Tonight’s dinner should be relatively hassle-free.

Tuesday: Spaghetti

And garlic bread, also. And probably peas.

Wednesday: Chicken & dumpling “stoup”

This is from a Rachael Ray cookbook. I don’t care for the word “stoup” so much, but the recipe looks tasty.

Thursday: Sausages and potatoes

Chicken sausages and a box of scalloped potatoes. Not much to this, but it’s filling

Friday: Pizza

Once I get everything else in order, it’ll be time to start decorating for Christmas. We’ll probably wait until Saturday to get the Christmas tree (although I’d like to do it before then; it’ll depend on Rockford’s schedule). Poppy has wanted to decorate outside for a few years, and I’ve put it off by telling her we’d decorate outside once we owned our own home. And this year we do! I don’t think a wreath on the door will suffice, so I guess I’ll be going out to get some outdoor decor sometime this week.

Have you decorated for Christmas yet?

4 thoughts on “Over the river and through the woods and home again, home again jiggity-jig”

  1. Welcome home! Sorry about your rainy, long drive and your rough re-entry. That’s the bad thing about vacation – when it ends.

  2. I’m hoping to get my decorations up in the next day or so. Have to dig out that Jesse Tree so we can get it started on the 1st. Thanks for sharing your menu plan. Rachael’s stoops are always delicious. Have a yummy week.

  4. I like your menus, they give me ideas.
    I haven’t decorated yet, but I have thought about it. #2 child has a birthday on November 30,so we wait until after that to put stuff out.

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