Refreshed, renewed, and still loving life!

What an amazing weekend! It was so amazing to get away. I had a great time with friends and really feel like I learned more about what God's vision for women can look like and be. And let me just tell you, His vision is very freeing!

But, like any great weekend, reality still exists and life does keep going on. So our week is going to be pretty tame since once again we have a busy weekend up ahead. I am going to really try this week to get a lot accomplished at home and try not to play too much like I did last week.

I, also, have decided to try and stock my freezer for the summer to make meal planning easier and giving myself more time to play with my two pretty amazing children. Through another blog (I can't remember which one), I found out that Money Saving Mom is doing a 4 week challenge to stock the freezer with breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. I am going to take on that challenge and start by doing the dinners this week, which will be my meal plan as well.

Menu

• Monday: BBQ meatballs with rice and a side of broccoli and a salad
• Tuesday: Lasagna casserole with a salad and TBD veggie
• Wednesday: Chicken and broccoli casserole
• Thursday: Leftovers
• Friday: Marinated chicken with English peas 
• Saturday: Leftovers or dinner out for Bob's birthday
• Sunday: Family dinner TBD

Events

• Monday: I have 2 doctor appointments in the morning and then I have to do laundry and cook doing nap time and then hopefully we will head down to our neighborhood park in the afternoon. 
• Tuesday: Play date with my wonderful and pretty amazing friend and her son in the morning and then cooking during nap time. My cleaning goal for Tuesday is dusting. I swear every room in my house needs a deep dusting, so that is my mission. In the evening after the kids go to bed, I am going deliver team member packets for this year's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. 
• Wednesday: I think we are going to go to the Barnes & Noble story time in the morning and maybe have lunch in downtown Royal Oak. My cleaning goal for Wednesday is to vacuum the house. 
• Thursday: I want to head to Home Depot and grab several bags of mulch to lay in my flower beds, which will be my nap time mission if I get it. And then I will need to clean the bathroom at some point. Hopefully, we will get a night time walk in before bed. 
• Friday: I will need to run errands and get ready for Race Day on Saturday. It is going to be a day full of odds and ends to say the least. Busy, Busy, Busy.
• Saturday: RACE DAY and Bob's birthday celebration!!! 
• Sunday: Bob's actually birthday. Probably going to head to church in the morning and then have family dinner at our house in the evening. 

So that's our week. Could be pretty crazy, or it could be absolutely manageable. I think I just need to stay as far away from the computer as I can, so I can stay focused and organized. After this weekend life should slow down, just a little. We have a lot going on this summer. I just pray I can keep up!