We had a wonderful weekend here in Elko. And we stayed home for most of it.
Friday: Alex worked the Fair for two hours, raising money for the golf team.
Saturday: After a 7:30 am golf practice for Alex, me and the kids took a trip to Twin falls to visit the county fair. It was beautiful and full of people and rides. It reminded me of a smaller version of the WI State fair. We visited the oddities tent, of which the coolest part was the old Carnie banners outside of it. The inside was a bit of a sham, but for $2.00 a person, we really got what we paid for. The rest of the day was spent hanging out with Alex's boyfriend, going on rides, eating fair food and looking at the fair entries. All that, and we made it home in time to cook dinner!
Sunday: Alex went back to work at the fair, Ana went to the fair with her friends, and Josh and I hung out at home while Dad worked.
Monday: Alex worked the fair again. Carlos was home, so the rest of us hung out together, and then cooked steaks for dinner. It was a great weekend.
Tuesday: Alex had a golf tournament her in Elko, which her team took 1st place in.
Yesterday: I forgot to pick Ana up from school because I was playing catch up with all the house stuff I had ignored the previous days. It was Wednesday and she got out early. OOPS. Sorry babe. I would like to say that I will never do it again, but I would probably be lying.
And it comes to today. I am looking around my house wondering where to begin. The kitchen is overflowing with dishes, there is laundry waiting to be put away, the floors desperately need to be vacuumed, and Josh is not interested in taking a nap. I have no idea what the office looks like, so most of my paperwork is on the dining room table.
The good news is... I signed up for a site called eathismuch.com, and after putting in the dietary preferences for the house, it gave me a specific meal plan with grocery list for the week. Complete with what each day's meals should cost. The service is 9.99 a month, much like any other menu planning service out there.
I like this one because it gives me the option to pick out my own meals, provides me with menu ideas, and I can mix and match them all. I can change anything at any time and the planner will reflect that in the nutrient mix and the price. It also allows me to dictate the number of calories i want to eat a day, and the macronutrient percentages. Then, the last thing this amazing program does is asks me how much time I want to spend each day cooking each meal. This is a great service, seeing that every day my timetable is different.
Some others that I have looked at are great if you want to load your own recipes in, such as plantoeat.com but I don't have time for that. Others, like the primalblueprint.com, are awesome because they give you thirty meals a week and they are all primal. The only thing I wish is that I could customize them, because let's face it, even having a plan, sometimes we really need a night to cheat. If you are interested in meal planning, and I would suggest everyone give it a try with one of these services, you will find that nights in the kitchen are no longer filled with angst over dinner, despite what the rest of the house looks like.
I think I'm going to go for a walk with Josh, and then come home and tackle the living room. Maybe if I can get that far, I will consider my day a success.
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