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Meal Planning

In an effort to save money and time I have decided to start meal planning again. I find that I spend so much more money when I don't and waste so much food. The only problem with this is I feel like we are in a food rut. We eat the same thing over and over and I just don't know what to make especially when I have picky eaters. On a side note, I do think that I solved that problem with the help of my good friend Amber. The solution was: If they don't like meat give them beans as their protein. Although they still do not favor the black beans they now have a choice of their own. So if any of you out there have some meal planning menus send them my way.....

Here is our freezer stock:

Ground Hamburger

Pork Tenderlion

Chicken

9 more weeks to go!

I can't beleive in just 9 short/long weeks I will be a mother of 4! I have mixed feelings about this because I know how awesome it will be in 5 years, but I also know how hard it will be to get there. I am finally though reaching a point of excitement and looking forward to meeting this little one. Who will it look like? What will it be? All the joys of parenting come to my mind. Looking forward to meeting you little one and I am okay if you come in 7 :)

Amber's Weekly Review

So I decided to save a few pennies and buy the Kirkland Signature Diapers. Boy was that a mistake! Out of 220 couches (that is what they call them) 60 of them at least have leaked! The others probably would have done so if I let Ava pee more than twice. So if you are going to Costco to buy the diapers you may want to think twice. You are only saving pennies! I think they "might" be okay if your child is under one, but that is about it.

Fun Times!

Last night after dinner.......
Reese: "mom, I wish tonight was a family movie night"
Mom: "Sorry honey, we need to take baths tonight and it is getting late"
Collin and I stayed at the table talking a little more. I heard the kids laughing and giggling in the hall way.
Reese: "shh, shhhh! Hold on I need to count how many nakeees there are....1..2...3 nakeees Go!"
All of a sundden they come rushing out running around Singing "Nakee Nakee babies Nakee Nakee Babies!"
We clapped our hands and sang with them! It was so darn cute! I just love to laugh.....

Things to do today

Pray

make breakfast

go to MOPS

stop by the office

make lunch

wash the windows

plan out the meals for the week

laundry

laundry

laundry

fold laundry

(my list is starting to look like a tree. So I am going to add color)

go to costco

cook dinner

while taking care of 3 lively kids

Hopefully in between all this I can:

get lots of hugs and kisses

play with the kids

laugh

and have joy

What do you do?

Today Collin went to pick the kids up from Awanas and first someone came up to him and said "you know, Reese kind of has a reputation of talking like a baby" ummm okay. (this is coming from an 8 year old)
Then when he went to pick up the kids from there class a lady goes and sits down on the bench. Dallas points and her and says "Daddy...She's fat"
So my questions is....How are you supposed to respond to this? Do you have him apologize to the lady? What do you do in that very moment? What should a parents response be?
We had a long talk with him about how we are all shaped differently and that it really hurts peoples feelings when you say stuff like that. And to never use the word "fat" when you are talking about people. We told him that God wants us to tell people things that build others up not tear them down. Like "you look pretty today" Hopefully he will understand and we will not have to experience this again.