THE PETERSENS

MONDAY

Breakfast: Oatmeal with Brown Sugar, Raisins and Cinnamon
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Lentil and Collard Greens Soup  and French Baguette

TUESDAY
Breakfast: Cereal and Fresh Peaches
Lunch: Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Baby Carrots
Dinner: Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas (with some revisions) with Salsa and Sour Cream

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Banana Bread and Cinnamon Applesauce
Lunch: Leftover BBQ Chicken Pizza with Cucumber Sticks
Dinner: @ a friend’s house (bringing this Tres Leches Cake for dessert!)

THURSDAY
Breakfast: Cereal Bars and Fruity-Spinach Yogurt Smoothies
Lunch: @ a friend’s house
Dinner: Vegetable Lasagna (with some revisions) with Sister Schubert’s Rolls and Salad

FRIDAY
Breakfast: Cinnamon Raisin Bread with Peanut Butter
Lunch: Baked Potatoes and Steamed Broccoli
Dinner: Brown Bag Burritos with Toppings and Corn and Black Bean Salad and Homemade Brownies

SATURDAY
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast
Lunch: PB&J Sandwiches with Goldfish and Mandarin Oranges
Dinner: Leftovers

SUNDAY
Breakfast: Pancakes
Lunch: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Baby Carrots
Dinner: @ La Fiesta del Pueblo in Moore Square

My sweet friend, Autumn, and I went strawberry pickin’ today with the kiddos.  We did the same last year, but Elena wasn’t here yet and Caleb was still itty-bitty.  So, it felt pretty different this year, but a good different.  That was not the only thing that was different though…THIS YEAR, there was a “special” visitor at the strawberry farm.  THIS YEAR, there was a TURKEY.  Yes, a turkey.  An honest-to-goodness, real, live, gobblin’, trottin’ turkey.  Oh my.  And, you know what????  It followed us.  It stalked us.  It scared us.  People, my dear children were frightened out of their little MINDS.  Poor things.  I think JL will be okay (we have actually laughed quite a lot about the turkey since this morning), but little Caleb was pretty traumatized.

So, I am thinking that this particular memory goes in that category of “so-extremely-scary-at-the-time-but-so-completely-hilarious-later”.  What do you think, Autumn?  Well, besides a few shed tears and some elevated heart rates this morning, my birthday has been off to a great start so far!  Thank you, dear friend.  I love you!  Can’t wait to continue our tradition of strawberry pickin’ next year…just maybe at different, turkey-free farm.

What we do over Ben’s lunch break at work…