Weekly Menu?? Mom's Chime In!!

Hey Mom's... I need your help/advice/ideas! Chime in Please!!

I am thinking about making a weekly meal menu. I am curious to know who of you out there use a weekly meal menu for your family. Especially for lunches for the kiddos? I am also wanting to know what are some of the meals that you have on your kiddos lunch menu?

My son is 3 1/2 year old and he loves oatmeal and hot dogs, however, I would like to add a little more variety and nutrition into his lunch and help him move away from just those two foods. Does it guarantee he'll eat lunch, yes, but i feel like it's time to move on... ya know? Is that crazy thinking with a child so young? Or is it way beyond time? I have no idea myself. All I know, is that I am tired of feeding him the SAME dang thing and having a 3 year old argument of what to eat for lunch each day. Hence the reason behind thinking more on this menu thing!

So, I want to hear from you. Your for or against a menu and what you feed your kids that are a hit and are easy and nutritional. This first time mom is needing help!!!



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Today's Memorable Fun!! No Venting Today...

So I thought that with my last two posts being some serious venting, and you all so graciously allowing me to do so (Thank you), that I would lighten things up a bit and treat you all to a little fun!! Or at least let you in on some FUN that I had today!

A friend & I decided to go shopping (actually I would call it more like browsing, because shopping requires spending that green stuff called money) on the fancy - dandy - historic square downtown.
The square is filled with these cute little shops with nick-naks, odds & ends and antiques. Super Cute!! You NEVER know what you're going to stumble upon in these little shops, and we hit the JackPot today!!

Here are some of our Groovy finds...

*Happy Birthday ________* Elton anyone?

*Beam me Up! ________* Velvet Cateyes Yall!!

My friend bought the Velvet cat-eye glasses for me as a late Christmas gift... Awesome huh? They'll look FANTASTIC with the makeup I've been playing around with. (which will be a future post & reveal!)

Next goody we found:

Is this not something that immediately peaks your curiosity? I mean really?? I didn't open the book or even pick the thing up, because I was afraid of what "memorable encounters" I would actually FIND inside!! I was afraid there might be pictures...or er.. something. YIKES!!

And then last... but not least, I found this line of T-shirts that are hand dyed with Texas Red Dirt. If your from Texas you understand, but if you're not, I'll explain. Texas has several different types & colors of soil or dirt, within the state. Around here we have what is called 'Red Clay Dirt' and it is a burnt red orange color. Anyway, they take the dirt, turn it into mud and then they dye the shirts with it. Neat T-shirt line I must say. They had several really quirky tees, but this one was my favorite!!

LOL!! Heck yeah, I love it!! HOOK 'EM Horns!!

So there you go my friends. My fun day of shopping on the square. I hope you enjoyed all of the neat little Groovy finds that I found today! I enjoyed snapping the pictures. :D



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H&M and Wal-mart DESTROY & Trash unsold goods (article)

I just read the below on and I could FREAKIN' SPIT NAILS Right now!! I am so mad about this. I CAN NOT believe that a company(s) could do such irresponsible & wasteful things, all so they could be selfish, or to get right down to it, just right out JERKS about the whole thing.
For them to destroy & throw away perfectly good clothing, just so no one got there hands on them, really ticks me off. Those things could go to shelters or organizations that give people in need, clothing & coats. Especially this time of year... so many people need such things so that they wont freeze to death. You read the below & tell me YOUR thoughts on it.

H&M and Wal-Mart destroy and trash unsold goods

editor by Joanna Douglas, Shine Staff, on Thu Jan 7, 2010 8:31am PST

Cynthia Magnus holds up unworn, destroyed clothing she found in the garbage. Photo by Suzanne DeChillo/New York Times

This week the New York Times reported a disheartening story about two of the largest retail chains. You see, instead of taking unsold items to sample sales or donating them to people in need, H&M and Wal-Mart have been throwing them out in giant trash bags. And in the case that someone may stumble on these bags and try to keep or re-sell the items, these companies have gone ahead and slashed up garments, cut off the sleeves of coats, and sliced holes in shoes so they are unwearable.

This unsettling discovery was made by graduate student Cynthia Magnus outside the back entrance of H&M on 35th street in New York City. Just a few doors down, she also found hundreds of Wal-Mart tagged items with holes made in them that were dumped by a contractor. On December 7, she spotted 20 bags of clothing outside of H&M including, "gloves with the fingers cut off, warm socks, cute patent leather Mary Jane school shoes, maybe for fourth graders, with the instep cut up with a scissor, men’s jackets, slashed across the body and the arms. The puffy fiber fill was coming out in big white cotton balls.”

The New York Times points out that one-third of the city's population is poor, which makes this behavior not only wasteful and sad, but downright irresponsible. Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Melissa Hill, acted surprised that these items were found, claiming they typically donate all unworn merchandise to charity. When reporters went around the corner from H&M to a collections drop-off for charity organization New York Cares, spokesperson Colleen Farrell said, “We’d be glad to take unworn coats, and companies often send them to us."

After several days of no response from H&M, the company made a statement today, promising to stop destroying the garments at the midtown Manhattan location. They said they will donate the items to charity. H&M spokeswoman Nicole Christie said, "It will not happen again," and that the company would make sure none of the other locations would do so either. Hopefully that's the final word. [NY Times][Huff Post]

HOOK 'EM HORNS - GO UT!

GO UT!!!

Dear Lord, PLEASE let UT kick 'Bama's butt tonight! Thank you & AMEN!
HOOK 'EM HORNS!!

'Bout to Pop MY Top

It's time for a b-fest yall, or a venting session, whichever you prefer to call it. 'Cause if I don't vent, I'm going to freakin' explode!! I have reached THAT point with all of this crap going on! It's like a brick wall and I have just run, face first, right smack into it!!

Oh I can't take it anymore...I am just so sick of having to be frugal with our limited budget. More than that, I am sick of having a freakin' limited budget!!! I can't stand it anymore.... I'm about to pull my hair out!! I know it's getting better with my Scentsy business and all, but I am 'fed the heck up' with not having the means to be able to afford getting a new... off the lot... not more than a year old... Car! I am sick & tired of having to drive these old, used cars, that we have to nurse along, just to keep them going. My husband is out in the garage, right this very minute, working on the darn thing. For the 2nd time in the last 2 weeks!

I know, I know what some of you are thinking, you spend more on repairs and such, but it's not true. A repair is every now & then and a car payment is at least $200 plus every month. But it's the Stress & the all of a sudden disappearance of funds, that you don't have, that come along with the used car breaking down, that just doesn't seem to be worth it to me. ya know? Especially when it is THE ONLY vehicle you have. UGH!! I am sooo over this!

And to add to the irritation of this day...the car is now fixed- yeah!, which means I can now run the errands I need to run, HOWEVER.... now DH (dear hubby) won't allow me to drive to the city to run my errands, because we'll be in the city tomorrow for church... and that would mean two trips, which is extra gas... and DH doesn't want to spend the extra gas to run my errands, even though the places Won't Freakin' be Open tomorrow!!! ALL because we don't have the $$ to spend on the extra gas to get my freakin' errands run!!

SEE WHAT I MEAN????

I don't know how much more of this I can take. I literally think my brain is going to explode & start oozing out my ears ~or~ I'm gonna lose my ever-lovin-mind all together, one! I need to de-stress somehow... to calm down... think thru this and breathe. Any ideas on how to do that?

Ten for '10

I was browsing around different blogs this morning and came across Menopausal New Mom site and she had this fun little quiz that she picked up from her friend Rabbit at Redhead Dancing.
I LOVE quizzes like these and thought I'd join in on the fun too, to help ring in 2010!!

Feel free to check out Rabbit at Redhead Dancing and link up to the quiz you do and be sure to also check out Menopausal New Mom as well!!

The questions are:

1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
4. What turns you off?
5. What is your favorite curse word?
6. What sound or noise do you love?
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
9. What profession would you not like to do?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

And my answers:

1. My favorite word(s) is, I Nuv You, Momma!! from my 2 yr old!
   
2. My least favorite word is, the F-word used in any shape or form. I would also have to say the P-word & the C-word that are both used to describe a woman's nether region. UGH!! I can't stand those words.
   
3. What turns me on creatively, spiritualy or emotionally is, knowing that I am a child of the Most High King, Jesus Christ.
   
4. What turns me off, people who are self-centered, egotistical, and unwilling to stop and really see the truth.
   
5. My favorite curse word is, I don't have any, I try to keep from doing so. There are some funny sounding ones though and some that just don't make any sense if you really stop and think about them. LOL!
   
6. The sound or noise I love is, my 2 yr old's sweet little voice.
   
7. The sound or noise I hate is, the house phone ringing, or the sound of my hubby snoring. Like nails on a chalkboard people... it drives me crazy!
   
8. The profession i'd like to attempt, would be a potter or a painter. I think that would be fun to try my hand at some day.
   
9. The profession I don't like is, waiting tables.
   
10. Heaven DOES exist and I want to hear the Lord say, Welcome my Good & Faithful Servant! It's time to rest! :D

Now join in on the fun & let me know what your Ten for '10 answers are! Comment back here & let me know you posted answers, so I can go check them out!