Welcome to Menu Plan Monday at Menu Maker Mom! For those of you who are new, Menu Plan Monday is hosted by OrgJunkie. Stop by and visit!
It'll be an easy week for the cook (that's ME! Menu Maker Mom!) around here. Taking the girlies to Camp Nana and Grandpa for a few days of fun and games, which will give MMM time to paint the hallway. I love having a summer painting project, big or small. It makes the house smell fresh and somewhat new for a couple of weeks. When I head back to work in the fall, I will look back at my painted hall and feel like I really accomplished something. It's proof that I was productive!
I'll be cooking just for my man this week, until the girls come home. I say that I'll be cooking "for" him for two reasons: First, truth be known, when the kids are gone I wouldn't cook at all if hubs didn't need to be fed. I could survive on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and bowls of cereal easily! Second, I LIKE doing this for him. He appreciates it, and it makes me feel good to make him happy. I hope he feels the same happiness knowing that I appreciate it when he mows the lawn or washes the dishes!
To those of you who aren't married, or maybe are newly married, it might seem rather silly to find so much joy in mundane tasks like cooking a meal or washing a dish. It took my husband quite a few years to begin to understand that the way to a woman's heart is not by buying her expensive jewelry, even though a nice bauble here and there is VERY appreciated. Truly, the way to her heart is through the dish water!
Yes, it's those mundane tasks like cooking, mowing, washing dishes, and folding clothes that when done for each other can lead to warm, fuzzy, loving feelings... sometimes even HOT feelings!! If so many couples would understand this concept, think of all the marriages would be saved. :)
Sorry for being so sappy. Hmmm.... Sappy rhymes with happy.
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Well, here's what I'm servin' up this week:
Sunday - Homemade pizza made on crescent dough, Garden salad
Monday - Bean and Cheese Nachos with fresh, homemade salsa
Tuesday - Chef Salads with fresh rolls
Wednesday - Grilled Hamburger Patties, Country Green Beans and fresh New Potatoes
Thursday - Oven-Fried Chicken Tenders, sliced fresh tomatoes, macaroni-'n-cheese
Friday - Spaghetti and meatballs, salad, garlic bread
Saturday - Beef Tacos, Layered Bean Dip, fruit salad
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Coming next week: My Camping Menu (includes breakfasts)
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Menu Maker Mom~
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