Tales of a Tired Mom

I am really loving doing this board every week. It is keeping me on my game of making sure to switch up my dinner menus and create new ideas. It also keeps me on track at the grocery store. Although, we went food shopping last night before dinner and I ended up with a few extra snacks because I went in there hungry. Whoops. Every week, I try to incorporate at least one favorite for each member of the family. I want to keep everyone happy and it honestly makes it easier! What's on the Menu ... VIEW POST

I just wanted to share a quick little post with Easter coming up. We love crafting our own decorations so of course we had to make our very own Easter eggs. Just a super simple but fun way to get ready for the holiday. I just cut out a few eggs on computer paper and broke out the paint. As I have said before my daughter loves painting her hands and doing her hand prints on every craft. So I bet you can spot her first egg! Finger Paint Easter Eggs Please don't judge my attempt ... VIEW POST

I know, I know, it's corned beef and we had corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day! Here's our proposed menu for the week. What's on the Menu Monday IV Sunday - Corned Beef , cabbage and potatoes. Of course, irish soda bread to complete the meal. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Monday - Greek Salad Bowls - I have been craving a Greek salad in the worst way. I absolutely love tzatziki sauce. OMG. Lettuce, tomato, feta cheese, cucumber, and some grilled chicken on top. Tuesday - ... VIEW POST

Whenever we paint in our house, it turns into a paint party. Paint everywhere. My daughter absolutely loves to paint her hands (and as far up her arms as we let her) and make her little hand prints on all her masterpieces. I love it because I get to turn all her hand prints into crafts and decorations. Growing up, I always remember sitting around the kitchen table and making drawings and decorations for all the holidays. We would hang them in our front window. Halloween pictures, ... VIEW POST

Going to be a quick one today. Me and the little man have a lot of errands to run including going to pick up this week's menu supplies. What's on the Menu Monday III Sunday - Shrimp Rice Bowls - I wanted to do like a protein power bowl. But actually, we ended up making spinach linguini to go with our shrimp. (Something I knew the picky little boy would eat.) We saved the rice for our lunches today instead. Monday - Baked chicken legs served with baked potatoes and corn. My girl ... VIEW POST

Okay. I am loving this board! This week, the goal is to use everything that we already have in the fridge and freezer. We did a little bit of meal prepping yesterday. My daughter loves to help in the kitchen so I like to include her in whatever I can in the cooking process. Yesterday I even let her help me chop. Which she really liked! So here is what we came up with for the week. What's on the Menu Monday II So yesterday, we had a nice pot of sauce going all day. I even ... VIEW POST