So some time ago my son made puzzle soup. He dumped pretty much every jigsaw puzzle we own into the bin and mixed all the pieces together. Lets count:
Ten 24 piece puzzles
Two 100 piece puzzles
Three 49 piece puzzles.
He did it at a time when I could not deal with cleaning it up in a proper manner so I put it all in the bin and put it high and dry. I think it was the day of Calista's first birthday party or some other time when I was having people in my house. We are now spending time together sorting the puzzles. He remembers better than I do which pieces go with what puzzle. Mind you most of the puzzles are boxless because they have been destroyed by Ben the distructobot.
It is a lot of pieces, give or take. I hope that they are all complete. We will not be testing all the puzzles today. But we are going to give a few of them a whirl. I however, am missing one puzzle. It is a Melissa & Doug one that has a wooden tray it sits in. . .I know we have it. It is a 48 piece of an underwater scene with lots of fish. I wanted to do that one with Ben today but it seems to have grown legs or maybe had some help from another adult that lives in this house finding a new home.
Happy puzzling everyone.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
My Dinner Plans
So once of the blogs I follow has been sharing their weekly mealplan a few times now. I thought I would follow suit and share mine here on my blog. I need something to share here. I am not very creative with my posts so I need all the help and inspiration I can get.
Monday: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Tuesday: Porterhouse Steaks and Salads
Wednesday: Braciole, Salads, Bread
Thursday: Chicken Enchiladas with Advocados and cilantro
Friday: out
Saturday: fried rice w. chicken and eggs.
Sunday: I only make breakfast on Sundays
I enjoy meal planning for the most part. I try to buy what is on sale at the grocery store and make sure we balance our proteins. If I don't watch out it tends to get very heavy with beef. I try to sneak in some fish here and there but no shrimp. My hubby is watching his cholesterol intake so we are trying to be veggie heavy. It is not an easy change since my kids are getting picky. Cali is terrible. She won't eat much these days. She likes cereal, cream of wheat, cereal bars, yogurt drinks, some fruit, minimal veggies, and snacks. She loves good bakery items like scones, croissants, and muffins. She is making me nuts with her lack of eating. She loves french fries and still has to meet a cookie she does not like. Junk food junkie at age 15 months. But she won't eat whipped cream. We tried. We thought she would like it since it is sweet. We liked it because it is high in calories. No Go! We'll keep chugging along.
Monday: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Tuesday: Porterhouse Steaks and Salads
Wednesday: Braciole, Salads, Bread
Thursday: Chicken Enchiladas with Advocados and cilantro
Friday: out
Saturday: fried rice w. chicken and eggs.
Sunday: I only make breakfast on Sundays
I enjoy meal planning for the most part. I try to buy what is on sale at the grocery store and make sure we balance our proteins. If I don't watch out it tends to get very heavy with beef. I try to sneak in some fish here and there but no shrimp. My hubby is watching his cholesterol intake so we are trying to be veggie heavy. It is not an easy change since my kids are getting picky. Cali is terrible. She won't eat much these days. She likes cereal, cream of wheat, cereal bars, yogurt drinks, some fruit, minimal veggies, and snacks. She loves good bakery items like scones, croissants, and muffins. She is making me nuts with her lack of eating. She loves french fries and still has to meet a cookie she does not like. Junk food junkie at age 15 months. But she won't eat whipped cream. We tried. We thought she would like it since it is sweet. We liked it because it is high in calories. No Go! We'll keep chugging along.
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