Summer Fun Ideas

Here is a list of thing me and my family can do this summer:

1. Go for walks
2. Vacation Bible School
3. Swimming (at Aunt Pat's)
4. Summer Tech Camp-Robyn
5. B.B.Q.
6. Bake Cookies
7. Watch DVD movies
8. Crafts-crochet, potholder weaving, etc.
9. Board Games-Sorry Madagascar, Scrabble, Sequence, Parcheesi, etc.
10. Picnic
11. Go to the Park
12. Make homemade popsicles
13. Free Regal Cinema movies-yah!
14. Bowling
15. Putt-Putt golf
16. Museums
17. Library
18. Ice Cream Night
19. Play in the sprinkler
20. Homemade Pizza Party
21. Go to Dollywood-many times!
22. Visit Aunt Pat's Lakehouse
23. Bake cupcakes
24. Play outside with chalk
25. Garden-watch our veggies grow
26. Scrapbook
27. Wii
28. Bible Study together
29. Make S'mores
30. Sit together in the swing talking
31. Read out loud together
32. Visit grandparents
33. Go to the bookstore(s)
34. Sleepovers
35. Hold a yard sale (this is questionable as to whether this is fun)
36. Play dates
37. Badminton

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Sugar Pie Farmhouse

My Menu this week:

Monday: Pinto Beans, Leftover Bacon Squash Saute, Fried Potatoes, Cornbread

Tuesday: Chicken Tacos, Spanish Rice, leftover pintos

Wednesday: Stuffed Bell Peppers, Macaroni and Cheese

Thursday: Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs, Salad, Garlic Bread

Friday: Ritzy Chicken, Noodles, Roasted Asparagus

Saturday: Leftover Buffet

Sunday: Herb Grilled Chicken on Salad Greens, Homemade bread, Cheesecake with sliced strawberries

Tomorrow is the last day of school

This school year has just flown by. Today, Robyn is having field day. Her daddy is there snapping pictures left and right. Tomorrow we are going in to school with her in the morning for breakfast. I am making my sausage and cheese muffins in my mini muffin pans. After that they are free to say their goodbyes and go home. It is almost impossible to me that she will be a 5th grader this fall. She is even getting promoted at church this fall to "the bridge". She will no longer be doing children's church but sitting with her mommy and daddy in the sanctuary. Wow, my little one is growing up.

Tonight, we go to have dinner with friends and Robyn is staying to spend the night with her best little friend, Lindsey. She is such a sweetheart. Those two have loads of fun together.

Last night, Robert finally went to see Star Trek with his friend, Gads. They went to see it on the IMAX before it is replaced with the Terminator. I am so glad he got to go see it and have some male/treker bonding time! lol

Upwards Soccer for Robyn is winding down too. Soon, we will have the summer free to ourselves to vacation, visit Dollywood, attend the Regal free movies and other fun places this summer. She is so excited.

Well, I am going to sit down and peruse some of my cookbooks. I am going through my many (count 'em, hundreds?) cookbooks and seeing which ones I can resale at McKays. If they only have a few recipes that I think I will ever make, I am writing them down to put into my computer and then I can sell the book. I'm sure I won't miss a few books. But many of them are like babies to me. I could never part with them. I read cookbooks like novels. lol

My menu this week:

Today: Lovely Leftover Buffet (pork chops, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, macaroni and cheese and sweet potato biscuits-thank you Paula Deen!)

Tuesday: Chicken Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread

Wednesday: Quiche, Cantaloupe, Blueberry Muffins

Thursday: Southwest Chicken and Bean Soup, Cheese Quesadillas, Chocolate Pie

Friday: Dinner with Friends

Saturday: Lunch: The World's Best Potato Soup-a hubby fav!; Dinner: Oven Fried Chicken, Steak Fries, Salad

Sunday: "Cook-out" Meat, Bacon Sausage Saute, Potato Salad, No Bake Cookies

I couldn't help it, it's so funny!