What's for Dinner

My schedule is busy with 3 little boys running around or should I say having to be run around that dinner has become a struggle. I used to plan my meals out, grocery shop once a week and we were set. Over the past 2 years I have found myself not wanting to plan, waiting until the last minute to decide what we were having for dinner and then get angry when the kids say they are hungry and want can they eat. Plus my husband and I are both trying to lead healthier lifestyles and are trying to instill that in our kids.

So I'm going to try to plan and post my menus weekly. How will it go or how long will it last? Who knows, but I do remember when planning in the past I saved money on groceries and that is my goal again.

Monday 1/3 - Italian Vegetable Soup w/ Italian Bread

Tuesday 1/4 - Chicken Provencal w/ broccoli & cauliflower

Wednesday 1/5 - Tacos w/ rice

Thursday 1/6 - Lemon Almond Chicken w/ green beans and mashed potatoes

Friday 1/7 - Sweet n Sour Tilapia w/ asparagus and a chopped salad

Saturday 1/8 - Parents Night Out ... the kids will eat pizza at church and we will either go out or I will cook at home. But I will plan on something for lunch for us.

Sunday 1/9 - Pot Roast w/ potatoes and carrots

I'm off to get the soup for dinner tonight started. The doughs already rising for the bread.

Hopes for the New Year!

Definintely no resolutions! I always fail at resolutions. But what I do hope for is happiness, health, fun times with my kids, finally being able to say I am out of DEBT, a 10-year wedding anniversary, time quilting, baking and hopefully getting together with friends!

What do I hope for this little place of mine on the web. I'm not really sure. But I do hope that it will help me to show my creativity, share my baking & cooking wins and catastrophes and share my imperfect house that we live in and call home.

Let me introduce myself...

Hello my name is Wendy. I am a mom of 3 amazing little boys. My oldest turns in a few short days. My middle guy is 6 and my youngest well he is 4-1/2 going on 16. I have been married for 8 (almost 9) years.

My house is not perfect, nor do I claim that it is! I try to keep it up, but sometimes life just gets in the way and the toilets get put on hold.

I do enjoy baking...although my waistline does not.

I enjoy quilting, sewing and generally most crafts. I am not a scrapbooker, never have been, can't really get into it. I haven't even done a very good job at keeping track of milestones for my kiddos. I have pictures of them, but well, jotting them down in a book hasn't been my thing.

Why the name Snowflakes and Shortcakes? Not sure, but it had a nice ring to it. And it kind of relates and fits in with me.

Enjoy!