Weekly Menu - Week of 4/9/07

This week is starting off on a chaotic note. I was at the vet's office with the dog and BOTH KIDS until 7:15 tonight. It's times like those that I wish I were a more relaxed person. I was so stressed out the entire time we were there. Max was opening and closing every drawer in the room, crawling around on the dirty floor on his stomach, taking off his shoes and socks, just being a nut. Dylan was whining most of the time. And Friday? She was crying almost non-stop. This awful, piercing whine. I really wish I could have handled it better, but honestly, by the time we left (after hearing that Friday needs a FIFTH ear surgery tomorrow), I was just a ball of nerves.

Hopefully the week will calm down a bit. Here's what's on tap, food-wise:

Monday: Dylan ate at her friend's house (she goes there every day after school, and will be doing so until June. She is insisting on eating there every day, which is kind of bothering me, but she is adamant.) By the time we got home, Max was exhausted (it was 1/2 hour past his bedtime), so he just had a couple of slices of bologna, some string cheese, and a cup of milk. I had a Marie Callendar's Pot Pie. It was a decidedly NON-gourmet night.

Tuesday: I'm thinking Stefania's spaghetti with salad and garlic bread.

Wednesday: I'm going to marinate some chicken thighs in an Asian-inspired marinade and put brown rice in the rice cooker. We'll eat with broccoli.

Thursday: Pizza night - definitely Homemade Pizza Co.

Friday: TBD

Saturday: Date night