Menu Plan Monday 8/17

Penne Pasta and Shells with sausage sauce with garlic bread
Grilled Greek Chicken with Jasmine Rice
 French Dip Sloppy Joes with mac and cheese
Chicken Tacos with corn bread (hash browns for my son)
Homemade Pizza (Pepperoni and Garlic Chicken Pizza)
Breakfast for Dinner or Fried Rice with egg rolls
Chicken Fries, Chicken Wraps and homemade french fries

I am getting really into this super easy meal plan and doing a pretty good job at it.  I might have forgotten to take out meat but it was still defrosted enough before dinner so we were still able to have the planned meal.  On the pizza day, I dismissed the timer on making the pizza dough and I almost forgot but I got in the bread machine to make the dough so it was done just before dinner time.  I used the leftover dough the next morning to make fried doughnuts for breakfast which was nice for all of us.  I think that moving it to Friday was a good move and gets us ready for school starting.

I had the whole meal plan made for the month and it has felt good to be set and there seems to be a lot of free time because I don't have to run to the store for deals and other things.  I have enjoyed it and spent the time with some different learning opportunities for my son. We just finished learning about the skeleton and bones which was interesting.  We are going to try the Holocaust next.

On the monthly grocery shopping front, I thought that I was doing really well after starting this process with my list and getting everything until I went downstairs.  There were only three Cran Grapes on the shelf.  I thought we were almost out of it and I was thinking that I really messed up and they were drinking tons!!  My husband said that he found the ones from the month that my son "helped" but he left it on the floor.  LOL!!!  I really should have looked around but I didn't even think to look.  I was going to say that they needed to slow down and drink water but I guess we are plenty fine now.  I even started thinking that I was going to have to start writing the date on that they couldn't touch the juice before.  Super excited that I was wrong and we don't have to manage the food more then just grabbing what we need from the pantry.  We are running low on potatoes and lettuce but everything else so I might need to get those and a few more items at the store since I never made it to Harris Teeter on shopping day. My son has also finished most of the ice cream in the house so we might get a little if there is some on sale.  There is still room in the budget for those things so we should be okay with a quick trip at the end of the month.