THE PETERSENS

Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal and Bananas
Lunch: At the Thompsons
Dinner: At Subway
Snack: Pretzels

Monday
Breakfast: Homemade English Muffin Toasting Bread with Homemade Strawberry Jam
Lunch: Cajun Rice with Steamed Broccoli and Grapes
Dinner: Parisienne Chicken with White Rice and Garden Salad
Snack: Veggie Chips

Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal and Applesauce
Lunch: Cheese and Black Bean Quesadillas; Grapes
Dinner: Beef and Yellow Squash Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Animal Crackers

Wednesday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast on Homemade Wheat Bread; Yogurt
Lunch: Pizza, Green Snap Peas and Grapes
Dinner: Baked Nachos with Tortilla Chips and Green Snap Peas
Snack: Apple Slices with Peanut Butter

Thursday
Breakfast: Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits and Bananas
Lunch: Grilled Cheese, Carrot Sticks and Yogurt Smoothies
Dinner: Chicken, Zucchini and Noodle Soup with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Plums and Pretzels

Friday
Breakfast: Cereal and Fresh Peach Slices
Lunch: Black Bean Enchiladas
Dinner: Roast Chicken, Rosemary Baby Red Potatoes, Green Beans and Brown Rice
Snack: Granola Bars

Saturday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones
Lunch: GRAND ASIA MARKET
Dinner: Chicken and Celery Soup with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Bananas with Peanut Butter and Raisins

It was so refreshing to have a long weekend!  I feel ready for the busy week we have ahead of us.  It is during our busiest weeks when I feel like my meal planning is of utmost necessity.  Otherwise, it is way too easy to grab a $5 Caesars Pizza or go out to eat…neither of those things are very friendly to our budget!  So, here is what we will be feasting on this week…

Sunday
Breakfast: Baked Oatmeal and Yogurt
Lunch: RED ROBIN (with my birthday burger coupon and a giftcard)
Dinner: Cereal and Grapes (yes, this is what we ate…I had a photo shoot that evening!)
Snack: Bananas and Pretzels

Monday
Breakfast: Leftover Baked Oatmeal
Lunch: Spinach, Pinto Bean and Cheese Quesadillas
Dinner: Grilled Garlic & Herb Chicken, Italian-Marinated Zucchini and Yellow Squash Slices with Saffron Rice
Snack: Pretzels with Peanut Butter and Grapes

Tuesday
Breakfast: Whole-Wheat Pancakes (from Joy of Cooking) and Fresh Peach Slices
Lunch: Noodle Soup with Leftover Chicken and Green Onions with Steamed Baby Carrots
Dinner: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Steamed Cheesy Broccoli
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Applesauce

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cereal and Bananas
Lunch: Frozen Pizza, Garden Salad and Grapes
Dinner: Beef and Pineapple Stirfry with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Homemade Banana Bread

Thursday
Breakfast: Homemade English Muffin Toast with Homemade Strawberry Jam
Lunch: Zucchini Quiche and Fresh Peach Slices
Dinner: Chicken Cambodian Salad with Jasmine White Rice
Snack: Oatmeal Squares and Yogurt

Friday
Breakfast: Strawberry Scones
Lunch: Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Tortilla Chips and Apple Slices
Dinner: Double-Crust Bean Pie (I never made this last week) with Sauteed Yellow Squash and Zucchini
Snack: Cheese Cubes and Applesauce

Saturday
Breakfast: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Leftovers
Snack: Veggie Puffs and Yogurt

No links again this week because my husband needs to use the laptop for work stuff.  Maybe one day we will have our own laptops to work on!

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.