Monday game plan: Keeping it easy

Last week went almost as planned. Some days were better than others.

I did end up rescheduling Calan's doctor appointment. I just did not want him to get shots when he was still a little sick.

 Friday was a good surprise. A friend had her baby and we were able to watch their 18-month-old for a little while so they could get to the hospital. Fun and exciting play date.

Saturday was just too gorgeous to clean inside, so we headed to the zoo. It was such a wonderful family day. I wouldn't change it for anything.

Sunday was not as much fun. I did go to my cousin's daughter's first birthday and that was nice, but when I got home, our 8-year-old dog seemed pretty sick, so we rushed her to the emergency vet to find out that she was basically dying from rat poison. I will blog more about this later, but it was scary and so glad that she is actually going to be OK and is probably heading home this afternoon.

Bob is going to be pretty busy this week at work, so dinners are going to be pretty easy and no fuss. So here is what this week should hopefully look like:

Main goal: To get the laundry organized and hand-washed items that I have been avoiding done

Menu

• Monday: Spaghetti and salad. (Tip: Use bulk Italian sausage in your spaghetti sauce instead of ground beef)
• Tuesday: Pizza night (making dinner for friends, so we will keep it easy around here)
• Wednesday:   Pasty (U.P. tradition)
• Thursday:   Chicken Tortilla soup (frozen leftovers from a few weeks ago)
• Friday: Baked chicken, carrots, and mashed cauliflower
• Saturday: Leftovers  
• Sunday: TBD (hosting our family Sunday dinner. Not sure yet.)

Events

• Monday: Grocery shopping and laundry (the fun stuff).
• Tuesday: Taking dinner to friends who just adopted a son Calan's age from China, as well as dropping some off to our friends who just had a baby on Friday. So many new little additions. Love it. 
• Wednesday: Calan's rescheduled doctor appointment. Cleaning some of the house.
• Thursday: Our Playaway class in the morning and a play date with friends in the afternoon
• Friday: Nothing planned so it will be a much needed day at home to organize and catch up on things. 
• Saturday: Farmer's market in the morning and not sure what we are going to do in the evening yet. 
• Sunday: Church and then prepare for Sunday dinner. 

Have a good week!