I keep calling it Menu Monday but my menus don't start on Monday nor do I post them on Monday, so I guess it's just a weekly menu. ha!

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The ultrasounds went well. We saw baby. From all their extensive measurements from both the level 2 u/s and the fetal echo- they could find NOTHING wrong whatsoever. Does that mean baby is 100% in the clear? No, we'd have to do an amnio rule Down's out completely. But here we rest in Him. No amnio. We feel good about the results. Oh and would you like to know what baby is? A little girl!! Yay! We are ALL so excited! Two boys and two girls is so completely perfect and we are humbled that we get an even 2 and 2. makes bedroom planning sooo easy! Our little girl's name has been chosen and this weekend we celebrate her by each buying her a little 'gift'. Nothing big, but we do this after we find out the gender of all our babies. My boys would like to buy her little mits for her hands so she can not scratch her face. Aww. I don't know what daddy wants to get her, but I want to get a baby book and a photo album to place her ultrasound pics in and my baby belly pictures. We are filled with joy. I just thought I'd update! God is good!

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Due to crazy gas prices, my husband's 130 mile a day commute, increased food prices but not wages - I have really had to knuckle down on our food bill. We also have some outstanding medical bills we are still struggling to pay off. Join the club right? LOL But I am really trying hard to be economical but healthy. Lunches and breakfasts are not much different in any week than the ones listed in the previous post. So I didn't bother repeating them.

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I still make my own breads using part whole grains, I still make my pancake/waffle mix with part whole grains to healthy up our carbs as much as I can. I'd use all whole wheat but I really like fluffy pancakes. I'm spoiled! We decided to make every Sunday a sandwich day for dinner to cut down on dirty dishes and Mom's kitchen time on that day. And treat of all treats- we eat chips on this day. My dear husband and kids love Sandwich Sunday and it was his request to eat these things that day. And as we move into warmer weather- we will switch up our Family Movie Fridays with Pizza some weeks and Nachos other weeks. Some fun food. I find being a slave to the kitchen is inefficient and not necessary at this time. So meals have gotten simpler and perhaps a little less healthy than they used to be- depends on who ya are! But my husband really wanted me to free up some of my kitchen time so I was less stressed and he encouraged me that as the children get older and can help more- we can crack down on our meals and make more elaborately healthy meals at a later date. What a wonderfully sweet and understanding husband!

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My Menu:

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