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5 Week Menu ~ Templates and Other Free Forms

{ 7:24 AM, Aug. 20, 2007 }

If you are interested a template for the 5 week menu plan click here for color and here for black and white.

Here is a sample of my completed menu.

See my blog entry on the menu here.

I also added a page to my website with lots of free homeschool and family forms.
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Five Week Menu Plan

{ 7:29 PM, Jul. 11, 2007 }

I attended the UHEA conference this year and went to a class that inspired me to want to make a 5 week menu. The gal who taught the class made up this type of a menu for her family. She has the same things for breakfast and lunch every week. Monday is always the same, etc. I will probably add it to my website down the road, when I do updates next. For now, here is a copy of what I came up with.

I'm now working on a master shopping list. By the time the 5 weeks are up, if we enjoyed these meals we can just start over again. Basically, this might be all we'll ever need. I think it is a great idea!
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Our Straw Bail House

{ 11:16 AM, May. 1, 2007 }

When we were planning to build our house several years ago my husband mentioned perhaps building a house out of straw bails. We had read about this in Mother Earth News many years prior and had put it in the back of our minds. When we spoke to our draftsman about it, he thought we were crazy, of course, but was open minded enough to help us out. We drew up plans and he made it work. We live in a beautiful home that stays cool most of the year. We live in the Mohave Desert, so AC is a must after about mid-June.

I'm not sure we saved money by doing it the way we did with all the extras, but it's fun to say we live in a straw bail house. Our windows are all deep set, about 2 feet. We have yet to put in a "proof window", but maybe someday. If I had to do over again, we would still build a straw bail house, however, I would go with a more simple floor plan and rustic features. We moved in May of 200 and overall we are all very happy with our home.
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