Friday Menu #5....and a messy baby.

So this is what parents meant.

And here I was, thinking that because I'm, like, so organized, I could handle it.

Nope.  I can't.

What they say is true....

It is humanly impossible to keep your house clean with a toddler.

Truly.  Impossible.  

The tupperware goes in the cupboards, the tupperware comes out of the cupboards.  A thousand times.

Toys go into the basket, toys come out of the basket and are strewn across the floor.  Always.

Clean diapers are dragged here and there.

There are clothes.  Blankets.  Socks.  Shoes.  Sippy cups.  Cords.  Books.  Hair brushes.  Wipes.

And if I pick it up and put it away...it shan't be long until it makes it's appearance once again.

And her favorite stuffed animal piggy?  Well, he's always on the move.

I swear I clean my house - multiple times per day - I swear!  But if you randomly stopped by to say hello, well my friend, the Lord has his ways of humbling us - doesn't he?

Amidst the chaos of a walking and adventurous little one, I'm thankful to have at least one thing in order: here's our menu for the next week!

Note: When I say "fresh fruit," I mean apples and pears we picked from the nearby orchard.  That's what's in season and that's what we've got!

Sunday

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs & kefir smoothies

Snack: Homemade popcorn

Lunch: Leftovers from the weekend!

Dinner: Turkey pot pies with homemade crust (I never got around to making these last week for some reason!), green salad with candied nuts and dried cherries

Monday

Breakfast: Soaked oatmeal with fresh fruit

Snack: Cheese sticks, almonds

Lunch: Leftover pot pies
Dinner: Jas and Leena are coming for dinner to celebrate Halloween!  Grass-fed beef hamburgers with avocado and homemade buns, sweet potato wedges, green salad, freshly squeeze homemade apple cider

Tuesday

Breakfast: Fried potatoes, eggs, sprouted corn tortillas, fresh fruit

Snack: Bananas, homemade protein bars

Lunch: Leftover hamburgers, salad, sweet potato wedges
Dinner: Roasted root vegetables on a bed of brown rice with mustard vinaigrette and grilled salmon fillets with olive oil, salt & honey

Wednesday

Breakfast: Spiced applesauce & scrambled eggs

Snack: Homemade protein bars, sliced veggies

Lunch: Leftover salmon & roasted root vegetables, fresh fruit

Dinner: Roman lentil soup, baguettes, spinach salad with tomatoes, feta, and nuts

Thursday

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs & kefir smoothies

Snack: Apple slices, homemade spicy almonds

Lunch: Leftover lentil soup (I love leftover soup!), baguettes, and fresh fruit

Dinner: Butternut squash soup, jasmine rice, and curry-spiced shrimp

 

Friday

Breakfast: Soaked oatmeal with apples, eggs

Snack: Homemade popcorn

Lunch: Leftover squash soup and rice, fresh fruit

Dinner: Mom and Dad's!

Saturday
Free-bird Saturday.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to throw caution to the wind and clean my house even though I know in approximately 4.5 minutes it will be destroyed, once again.

Send reinforcement.

And have a great weekend!