Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Tri-Tips (just with a little garlic powder, onion powder & Montreal Steak Seasoning, then grilled), Portabello mushrooms (Sauteed in garlic and olive oil), whole wheat noodles (didn't have this Saturday, we ended up with Costco pizza)

Tuesday: Dinner with family (sister from NYC is in town)

Wednesday: Soup Supper at Church

Thursday: Steak-Um Sandwiches and Waffle Fries

Friday: Garlic Jim's Pizza

Saturday: St. Patrick Day Meal at Church, homemade Grasshopper Pie

Sunday: Dinner with Family

More cleaning...

Ok, so last week I continued with some cleaning...here are more tips I learned:

• mix 2 TBs baking powder with 1 qt. hot water, to clean inside fridge and freezer. This neutralizes all the odors (dish soap's odor may sink into your food). I put it in a spray bottle and worked really well.
• Did you know you are supposed to keep mushrooms in a brown bag with a moist paper towel to keep fresh? It works!!
• I have a white porcelain sink...so I scrub with comet, then fill with hot water and some bleach....I even put the dish drainer and sink strainer in there with it and they came out sparkling clean!!
• Fill a spray bottle with warm water and dish soap to clean outside surfaces of dishwasher, oven, fridge etc.
• Put lemon slices (or juice) in bowl with water and heat in microwave 45 secons or so and everything wipes off really easily to clean and it smells good too!!

If you have tips let me know!!! Making my way around the house...slowly!

Coffee...PLEASE!

My morning:

• nurse Angel
• change diaper
• chase Angel
• heat coffee
• feed Angel
• wash dishes
• heat coffee
• chase Angel
• fold laundry
• vacuum
• heat coffee
• unload dishwasher, start dinner, wash dishes
• where is Angel?
• heat coffee
• nurse Angel
• change diaper
• put Angel down for nap
• FORGET THE COFFEE, too tired to reheat

Top teeth....

Finally...yesterday Angelica's one top tooth broke through the gums. Poor things has been struggling to get them in. The other one is just under the gums as well. She pumped her mouth yesterday and her gum started bleeding and bleeding. Finally figured out that the best way to calm her down and stop bleeding was to nurse her...relief!! I will try to see if I can get a pic, but she doesn't let me open her mouth very easily!!

Saint of the Day

Blessed Angela Salawa

(1881-1922)

"Lord, I live by your will. I shall die when you desire; save me because you can."