Well, it sure has been a long time since I've been blogging! Sometimes things just get busy and I guess that's what's happened, although I (for the life of me) can't remember what was so busy this past month!
Today is the beginning of our week off from school and we will be doing some MAJOR cleaning in the boy's room!! We need to clean out all the shelves and throw out all the junk (my family HATES to throw anything away!!), go through all the toys in the toy buckets (yes, we have more than one), go through all the clothes in the dress up tub (we have LOTS of dress up clothes because the children put on lots of plays and stories), search for missing library items (ALWAYS a problem in our home...if only I were more organized!), organize their clothes so that they DO change their clothes daily!! (what IS it about boys and wanting to keep their same clothes on until they have to be sandblasted off???)
I would LOVE to be able to rip up their 3 layers of carpet, sand and paint their floor and then put down an area rug; fill in the patches of plaster that have fallen off; pull off the wallpaper border of carosel horses from when Hannah had this room; paint it white and have Nathan draw and paint various video characters on the walls. But I'm just not sure I'll have enough time or energy to do any of this. If Kevin or Nathan were available to help I might, but they are busy with school.
Anyway...I will get started with Phase 1 and maybe in March we can begin Phase 2!!
All that to say...it's Menu Planning Monday!!
Here is my menu for the week. It looks (from a first glance of prices) that I will be coming in way over budget - $147.75, but I'm hoping that as I shop I'll be able to get more items on sale (haven't checked the circulars yet).
Monday:
B: bagels
L: ramen
S: pasta w/red sauce
Tuesday:
B: french breakfast puffs
L: popcorn, fruit, cheese
S: grilled chicken w/Spanish rice & veggies
Wednesday:
B: pancakes
L: tuna melts on english muffins
S: broccoli and ham quiche
Thursday:
B: melt in your mouth muffins
L: grilled cheese, veggies, chips
S: chicken pot pie, salad
Friday:
B: breakfast burritos
L: muffins and rice, veggies
S: pasta with white sauce, salad
Saturday:
B: oatmeal
L: mac & cheese
S: homemade pizza
Sunday:
B: ham & cheese omelets
L: lunch meat sandwiches, chips, veggie tray
S: cereal/leftovers
Comments (5)
hey i hope u get all the things done that you want to get done w/ the boys room! can they help you? maybe u'd get more done that way?
anyway love you!
Gary and i just went through boxes Erin has stored here and gave away a bunch of clothes she said to get rid of...and some other misc. items that she was hanging on to for ???? who knows what! i'm a cleaner and sorter and thrower, as is Tara. Gary and Erin are packrats.....so....i don't DARE throw or give away anything without them knowing.
Oh yes, the boys were helping (I'm the one who is brutal in tossing things out, they are the ones pleading to keep things)! We filled one huge garbage bag and only did the closet and shelves today. But it was a GOOD day's work!
Hey Kate, just a suggestion here, but after the massive throwing away 'party' you are having, why not go ahead and do the walls. They sound the easiest in the rennovations to do & if something gets on the floor, you can get rid of it later :D
We use a spray bottle of fabric softener (Downy, preferable) & water. Saturate border, let sit for about 5 minutes, then peel off. It should come of relatively easy. (May have to use more spray or a sponge with the mixture on it to scrub off the residue). just a thought!
Thanks, Rebekah, for the suggestion! We may just do that!