It’s Monday–time to share our dinner-time game plans for the week! A little effort with meal planning at the beginning of the week helps me to provide my family with nutritious, budget-friendly meals, and also allows me to get my act together when our family’s headed in several different directions.
During the summer, we always have a few weeks where my husband and I switch our usual roles from the rest of the year–he’s home from his work as a teacher, and I head off to teach for the summer program I’ve done for years. It means long, busy days away from home for me, but I try to help the hubs out by suggesting some simple dinners–usually he can take care of much of the prep work, and one of us will finish things off when I get home. This year we have the added bonus of swim team and baseball in the schedule…so we’re doing the best we can!
Here’s my plan for this week:
Monday: Chicken Stir Fry (leftover veggies cut & ready from a weekend party–hubby will thaw, cut, and marinate the meat)
Tuesday: Packed picnic dinner at my son’s baseball game–sandwiches or wraps, fruit, veggies, chips or pretzels
Wednesday: Another picnic dinner for my daughter’s swim meet…basically the same as Tuesday
Thursday: Dinner out for my father-in-law’s birthday!
Friday: Cheeseburgers on the grill, baked french fries, broccoli
Saturday: Pork roast in the crock pot, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans (leftovers for next week when I teach again)
Sunday: Graduation party for one of our Youth Group kids
How about you–what’s on your menu this week? How do you feed the family when multiple kids are headed in different directions for their activities? Join the conversation in the comments or on Facebook!
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