Menu planning

I have decided to do a menu from 4-12 thru 5-12 the twelfth is our food stamp day yes I know I'm shocked too that I would announce it on here but the fact is there is only one income coming in & 4 kids to feed. So anyway here is my menu for this week.
On Mondays I've decided to go vegetarian- yes that is correct no meat Mondays but we shall survive.
Monday-
Chips & cheese chili casserole
Homemade bread

Tuesday-
Oven baked cabbage rolls

Wednesday-
Better then takeout chicken fried rice

Thursday-
Crockpot tomatillo cream cheese enchiladas

Friday-
Bacon double cheeseburger grilled cheese sandwich
Fries

Saturday-
Breakfast-
Breakfast pouches
Dinner-
Cowboy lasagna

Most of these came from Pinterest or my Facebook page

Party Party Party

Nothing like having a party so soon after prom night for my oldest daughter. So I am ready for a party for myself.
I am a mom that loves sewing and doing crafts, I also love texting, taking pictures and just have fun with my family. Oh my bad I forgot to introduce myself I am Anna and I am 38 yrs old, I have four kids and one dog and one cat(RIP) and a husband.
My husband and I have been married for 18 yrs and he has worked in the Navy, then eye care, a manager of a vision center, and now at TSTECH in Boaz. He enjoys doing computer work, and is really good at it. He also enjoys reading, and watching NASCAR. I almost forgot his name, Paul.
My oldest daughter is Amanda but I nicknamed her Sweetness. She is almost 18 yrs old and is a junior at high school. I love seeing her become her own person and figure out what she wants to become in life. She is also has an ipod addiction as its in her hands always.
My one and only son is Kevin and we just refer to him as The Boy. He is 15 yrs old and is a freshman in high school. He is at that point in life where he is figuring out who he wants to be and really has a mouth with that as well. He is also such a momma's boy but I don't let him know how much I really enjoy it as he needs to be his own. (if that makes sense)
My third child is Meagan and she is 12 yrs old and I nicknamed her Grumpy, and you would think she is older then that as she is more reliable then the two oldest children. She is also trying out for cheerleading for next year and she is thrilled about it. I also hope and wish she go out for track as well, but we shall see.
My youngest is Chelsea and she is 8 yrs old and he nickname is Little Diva. she is my child that tells you what she thinks and also tells you what she is going to do and when she will do it. Yeah she thinks she is 21 yrs old but momma has to bring her back down to her age. She loves to ride her bike without hands and even stands up while doing the no hands riding.
My dog is Olivia she is a black lab. She has a weird way of sleeping that I can't help but laugh at her.

Well that is my family and I can't wait to get the party started at the Blog Party. Hope to hear from you. 

Prom 2013

Well tonight is my oldest daughters junior prom, this momma can't be anymore prouder of her daughter then what I am now. She has came so far since she was in kindergarten, her appendix ruptured & was setting up gang green, she now has a large scar on her stomach because of it, but I will never forget what the surgeon told us after surgery, "if you didn't get her in when you did she wouldn't have survived a few more days" yep a few more days & I would be a mom that has a Heavenly angel child. So moments after that day are memories I can share with her.
Here is one for the memory box, Junior Prom 2013.

New Year, New Me!!

Well we are into the new year & I'm still doing all I can to make a new me. I count my calories, I get out & walk. I want to be 50lbs lighter when my birthday comes in September.

christmas gift

I can so remember when I was younger and my grandma made me a doll and it was an awesome gift. My reason for saying this is cause I want to make my kids a gift for Christmas and something they could enjoy for years to come. I want to make them a blanket but not just any blanket but one that means a lot to me and to them. I will post pictures of the process as I get it together.

menu stuff

I like trying to find some new recipes and I like this site that I found http://orgjunkie.com/. So while on the sight I found a link that gives you 40+ make ahead meals. http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2012/09/40-make-ahead-meals.html. So hopefully I will be looking at those a bit more later and use some of those recipes.

Nothing new really to post on here. Well besides trying to loose weight and so far I have lost 6lbs. as of 9-6-12 I am so excited about all that I have accomplished and can't wait to see what the future holds for me with more weight lost.

Kids are doing great. Sweetness is in 11th grade and its hard to wrap my head around that. She is an awesome young lady and I look forward to see what the future holds for her as she is going to rock this world. The Boy is in 9th grade and I can't accept that as well. He is growing up to be a great young man and trying to go into Trio Upward Bound for Snead State Community College. Grumpy is in 6th grade and loves middle school, she recently got glasses and looks so cute but only needs them while at school (looking at the board). Little Diva is in 4th grade and she also got glasses but wears them majority of the time just so she don't need to squint and omg she is so cute as well. Hubby is working hard at work. Growling is enjoying her new leach outside and runs and barks at everything outside. Well that is all the updates. Hope ya enjoy all of this, until next time, Laters.

meals

So me and hubby will be doing some grocery shopping this weekend and I am so tired of always figuring out what to eat for dinner so I found a site on Pinterest and its freezer cooking. That means you get all that you need fix most of the stuff and add them into a freezer bag and label it and then when you want to get dinner together you pull out the bag and add a few items and put it into the crock pot, now when I saw this I was trying to hit print. I love my crock pot and so I am going to make these recipes and possibly a few more and freeze the dinners.

I also started using my ipod app called fitnesspal and let me tell ya I love it so much. I am determine to loose 30 lbs before my next dr. appt. which should be in December. I am wanting to get off my meds as of now I am on 5 prescription meds and 1 over the counter fish oil pills. Yuck I hate meds., but there is always a plus about it and that would be I am now determine to loose this weight.

Well that is about all for now. That is until next time.