Manna Milling Moms

OK! I know its been a while......

My big sissy is scolding me for disappearing from our blog for a while.  Sometimes, life gets going, and you just have to do your best to keep up.  I have been de-cluttering big time.  I think I have unloaded several tons of "stuff" from our closets and shelves.  After homeschooling for several years, and not doing a major cleaning out, it is amazing the stuff you find.

I still bake at least twice a week.  And, still working on making healthy meals.  Jill keeps telling me to do a "meal plan" for the week.  I just laugh!  Me...... do a meal plan???  Just not gonna happen in this lifetime.  I cannot plan like that.  The only meal plan that works for me is my own backwards version.  Instead of listing each day, and what will be cooked or baked for B,L,and D each day, I take a general inventory of available breakfasts, lunches, and dinners from my cabinets and freezer, and list them out under each category.   That way, if hubby is in the mood for "eggplant parm" on any given day, he just tells me " lets do the eggplant parm tonight".  There is plenty of great meals to choose from, and it gives me the flexibility I NEED.  If I were to do a weekly meal plan, and then not stick to it because no one is in the mood for "spagetti" on Wednesday night, then I would feel like I failed at it and get frustrated.  I know I am weird, but this is just how I am.  If anyone would like my backwards weekly meal planner template, just email me.  Perhaps I am not the only backwards person out there. LOL!

We are planning a HOME CHURCH RETREAT!!  We have 5-6 families from our homechurch group going.  We are renting a HUGE log cabin in the Smokies for a long weekend of bible study, fellowship, milling and baking, porch swing swinging, hiking, canooing, and whatever else there is to do in the mountains!!  The first week in November, a pretty time to go to the mountains.

I hope all of our blogging friends are doing well!!  Blessings, Kim (the little sister)

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{ 08:25 , Thursday, July 17, 2008 } { Posted by beccasue1029 }

Woo hey Kim! It's great to hear from you again!

~*Becca*~

HI BECCA!!! Hows your babies?!?!?

Hope all is well. Glad to be back from my hiatus(sp?LOL) I went down deep, stayed down long, and missed you all!!

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{ 08:51 , Thursday, July 17, 2008 } { Posted by kimbercup }

Hello! THE BIG SISTER, here. First let me, Welcome home, prodigal!
I want your Meal Plan template. I have been trying to make a go of the one I showed you, but, I admit failure. Doing in-home childcare, some days are so hectic, I just don't have time to prepare the meal I planned to have.
We are sailing in the same boat, Sissy :)
I love ya!