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Week 382 Menu



Hi there!  How is it already Thursday?  This week has been flying by.  I'm thankful though, since I am ready for a weekend.  Except that our Saturday looks pretty jam packed!  

How was your Halloween?  Ours was pretty low-key compared to past years.  We missed a few Halloween activities because of my son's away soccer game, so I actually didn't put much thought into my kids costumes since they would mostly be wearing them at night in the dark trick-or-treating.

My daughter (shown in the above picture) tackled the job of carving our one and only pumpkin from our garden.  We tried a new technique and got the seeds out from the bottom so the top still was intact.  She got to use the saws-all with a little help from her dad and did an amazing job carving a witch.

I've got to get things together for the rest of the week and finish out my menu.  Here's what we've been eating and what tentative plan will be for the weekend.

Monday:  we had mummy dogs and taco soup before trick-or-treating

Tuesday:  grilled hamburgers, homemade baked potato chips and fruit and veggies

Wednesday:  flatbread pizzas

Thursday:  I'm making creamy chicken and mushroom soup right now and our favorite whole wheat bread

Friday: spaghetti (my family will eat noodles) and I'll try out some spaghetti squash from my garden

Saturday:  easy night

Sunday:  tacos

Phew, that's a relief.  Should have planned the week on Monday.  :)  Now it's your turn.  Feel free to share what you've been eating this week.  I love it when you do.

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