The kids "cooked" Kitty Gramma and me Mother's Day breakfast... which was reallysupersweet, but not entirely edible. They told me that I was to sleep in -which meant waking up at 7:30 and laying in bed, listening the the crashing noises coming from the kitchen for an hour or so- I had laid down a few round rules last night, informing them that they were not to use the stove/oven or knives (with the exception of butter knives for spreading, not cutting) without an adult's supervision. Well, apparently, I failed to make the blender and the microwave off-limits as well... I came upstairs to a "smoothie" made of "melted chocolate chips, peanut butter, milk and ice" (yucky), half a toasted bagel with cream cheese (yum, but not enough) and "coffee" (which was part of a caramel Nescafe Memento packet diluted in hot water- mine was too weak, my mom's too strong). Oh, we were also given an appetizer of walnuts and M&Ms... it's the thought that counts, right? That's what I told the kids.
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My mom and Rye ended up picking up some Dunkin' Donuts muffins and bagels to hold us over until lunch. We tried out a new-to-us Indian restaurant which was really disappointing, then Mom watched the kids while my husband and I ran a few errands (thanks, Mom!)... overall it was a good
Oh, *and* Mario's aunt gave me a big ol' turkey! ...which, you'll see, greatly influences my menu planning for the week:
(the monster's thought bubble is my basic grocery list for the week)
...this week's menu...
Monday: roast turkey, sweet potatoes and veggies
Tuesday: turkey tacos
Wednesday: BBQ turkey sandwiches with dilly beans
Thursday: penne with gramma's pasta sauce (I got the recipe from her last week and it was *exactly* how I remembered it fro my childhood! YUM!)
Friday: pizza night!
Saturday: go out (?)
Sunday: leftovers/clean out the fridge
How did you celebrate Mother's Day?
What's on your menu this week?
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