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Week 412 Menu (a little late)

This week was amazing!  We drove three hours to Durkee, Oregon to see the eclipse in totality.  So amazing, breathtaking and beautiful!  

This was our last week of school.  I took the kids school shopping individually.  The kids love going with me alone to buy school supplies and clothes.  It's a lot of driving, but it's worth it in the end.  It saves my sanity from not having to answer so many questions of "Can I get this?" at the same time.

This is what we actually ate this week...
Monday:  fancy sandwiches (Costco ham, extra sharp white cheddar cheese, lettuce, garden tomatoes, pickles on bakery french bread since I didn't have time to make this yummy bread)

Tuesday:  fried potatoes, chicken sausage, peppers and onions

Wednesday:  Greek yogurt parmesan chicken strips, simple orzo pilaf, garden veggies

Thursday:  leftovers

Friday:  pizza (see my instagram post for my new favorite shortcut)

Saturday:  church potluck picnic (took tons of garden produce to share as our contribution)

Sunday:  we're having 7up grilled chicken, cous cous, green beans, corn on the cob and watermelon (from our garden)

That's what our week's worth of dinners looked like.  How about you?  What did you have for dinner this week?  Feel free to share.  I love it when you do.

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