God Wants Me to be Kind

Bible Verse: Acts 3:6

Monday: Errand Day – Doing one kind thing for somebody else at each store we go to.
Ask Alex what he thinks would be a kind thing to do for other people while we are out.  (Example: holding the door for others)
Tuesday: Bible Story: Acts 3: 1-10
Read the story and discuss: Why did the man ask for money? What did Peter do for the man?
Story Visual: Show what it would be like to not be able to walk. Sit in a circle, offer a treat, but explain that they cannot use their legs to reach the treat. How did this make you feel, happy or sad?
Coloring Page: based on story.
Wednesday: Library: Finding books about being kind. Learning how to ask Liberian for help nicely, and learning how to find books.
Thursday: Craft Day: Be Kind Flower
Friday: Lunch out and Sports Class: Continue to practice being kind to others.

So it has been a few weeks, the last few weeks of May, it became a mad house around here. Alex was finishing up preschool and for whatever reason the kids decided to get sick, a lot, even though we were very healthy all winter. I was still menu planning, but I just didn’t have the time to post. We are on week 7 of our 12 week rotation.

Week 7 Breakfast:

Meal 1: PB&J Crunchy French toast
Meal 2: Egg & Cheese Waffle Sandwich
Meal 3: Banana Waffles
Meal 4: Pancakes
Meal 5: Blueberry Muffins
Meal 6: Cereal with Fresh Fruit

Week 7 Dinner:

Day 1: Grilled Chicken Breasts, Rice, Green Beans
Day 2: French Dip Sandwiches, Chips, Salad
Day 3: Hamburger Steaks over Noodles, Mixed Vegetables
Day 4: Nachos, Refried Beans, Mexican Corn.
Day 5: Creamed Chicken over Biscuits

I am looking forward to the dinners this week, they are good summer dinners, and as usual I plan on using the outdoor grill a lot. I am also going to try to put the crock-pot outside this week as well. I never really thought the crock-pot put out a lot of heat into the kitchen, until we moved and I started cooking in a kitchen that had no ventilation. The only window in the kitchen doesn’t have a screen in it, so I try not to open that one too much. As a result in the summer, I modify most, if not all my recipes to be cooked outside in the summer, it really helps to keep the whole house cooler, since we have such an open floor plan.

I am almost done my 12 week menu plan for breakfast. I have two more weeks to plan. when that is finished I am thinking about making up a menu plan for lunches as well. I get into such a rut with lunch. We end up eating the same things over and over again. The only reason I haven’t made a meal plan for lunch yet is because of school. When Alex starts kindergarten we have decided to home-school. I would like to make lunches that incorporate the lessons that we are working on that day, and a rotating menu plan doesn’t really work for that. I haven’t decided yet, I may make a rotating plan, that only has 3 or 4 days planned and make the other days meals that coordinate with our lessons. I think the big test is going to be this summer. I am planning on doing some light schooling all summer. I will know more about how the schedule is going to look at the end of the summer.

Have a great week, and as usual if you want a recipe for anything just ask, and I will get it to you.

God Bless

Heather