Menu Plan (Trim Healthy Mama Meals)

Working on a menu for the next couple weeks for Trim Healthy Mama with lots of their "Fuel Pulls" incorporated since my weight loss has stalled after a good start on the plan.  

Make for Dessert:
37 cal brownies

Hot Custard

Chocolate Chia Peanut Butter Pudding

Muffin in a bowl

Breakfasts:

Veggie Egg White Cups

Cake Batter Frappa

Strawberry Vanilla Breakfast Bowl

Cookie Bowl Oatmeal


Lunches: 

Sandwich on oat fiber bread
Leftovers
Quick Tuna Medley

Dinners:

Meatloaf, mashed cauliflower, salad
Baked Chicken, Quinoa, Broccoli
Stir Fry (over rice for the family)
Taco Salad
Cheeseburger Pie
Marinated Fish, vegetables
BLT Soup

Our first "run" (we walked a 5K)!

Today I conquered an item on my "bucket list" for during our furlough...Dad and I complete our first 5K. It was fun to "train" for it (we walked almost every night this past month or so) and just to complete it. The weather was perfect and hey...we did something active and fun together:) We are planning to do another one, a longer one around Thanksgiving. Both of us are needing to lose a few pounds (yes, our doctors told us!) so this is good motivation. Here are some fun pictures of our time this morning:

Visiting with the Trimm family

We had the pleasure of spending several days with the Trimm family. The kids had so much fun (the adults too!) that I needed a whole blog post of the pictures of their fun together. And indeed, they had lots of fun.

Thank you again for your hospitality and friendship Trimm family! We miss you!

Back home and starting homeschooling!

We're back from our  cross-country roadtrip! I have more photos etc. than I can reasonably catch up on at the moment since my last post, so I'll start where we're at...back in WA state and homeschooling!

Here is the three "pupils" doing their first "science" experiment. Last week was our first week of K (for Olivia) and 1st (for Marianna). We are doing My Father's world 1st grade, with some K mixed in and a french lesson each day. I have other workbooks that we are doing for a little supplement and just for fun because the kids like workbooks. Louis joins in when he can but he has a "busy box" with puzzles, toys, playdough, books and workbooks for each day of the week.

So far it is working pretty well for all of us. The science experiment above was really fun for the kids...we mixed soil with water in a bottle and let it sit to see the layers form. This kind of thing is a bit of a stretch for me, but the kids loved it so much I think I will too. To get through everything with everyone seems to take no more than 3 hours, but usually closer to 2 1/2.

We are doing phonics, Bible, basic math, handwriting, science and french...I think that is about it  (which is plenty for me/us!)