For Monday, May 10, 2010

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

^{MAY 10 TH}, 2010

It's MONDAY!

AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DDIL#5

May the dear Lord bless you today and always!

This is one member of the family that really does live close by, but I'm still not celebrating in person with her today as I'm not home. I'm back at DS#6's for another week of caring for our little Lucky guy.

All I can say is the card is in the mail...

NEW IN THE KITCHEN

I'm just sharing a few ideas today as I'm not at home. Menu planning used to be a Monday chore for me. Not so much any more as my meals are for one person and they are simple and easy at that.

For years I used the menu planner in the Woman's Day magazine. I didn't always make what it said for the day, but I used the ideas they gave to make my own menu.

It made grocery shopping a lot easier if I knew what was needed ahead of time and home cooked meals are always healthier than fast foods or take out.

The average menu includes:

2 Chicken/Turkey Dishes
2 Fish Dishes
1 Pork Dish
1 Beef Dish
1 Meatless Dish

A healthy diet should include the following:

fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and

fat-free or low-fat milk products;

lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts; and is low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars.

Below are some idea for menu combinations.

vegetable soup, grilled cheese sandwiches

White chili (chicken chili), rice, cooked carrots

Pork chops, sweet potatoes, sautéed apples

Ravioli with Alfredo sauce, peas

Tacos, rice, refried or black beans

Kielbasa sausage, dirty rice, green salad

Shrimp Creole, rice, steamed acorn squash

Lasagna, garlic bread, green salad

Roast chicken, oven fried potatoes, green beans

PRAYERS

O merciful God, fill our hearts, we pray, with the graces of your Holy Spirit; with love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self-control. Teach us to love those who hate us; to pray for those who despitefully use us; that we may be the children of your love, our Father, who makes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. In adversity grant us grace to be patient; in prosperity keep us humble; may we guard the door of our lips; may we lightly esteem the pleasures of this world, and thirst after heavenly things; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Prayer of Anselm, 1033-1109)

Amen

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

AROUND HOME

I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it

Charles Schulz

This is my 3rd week of babysitting and I still have at least one more to go. I did have a wonderful relaxing Mothers Day and I hope you all did too.

If not for DD and her hubby and of course DS#6 and his wife, I probably would have spent the day alone. It seems everyone is too far away or too busy to visit. I did hear from all of my children one way or the other over the weekend though and that is a blessing.

FAMILY

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone

Reba McEntire

It's true that without a little humor in our lives things would get pretty tedious. There is that inherited love of life in all my children and I know they laugh a lot. I laugh a lot too because of them.

Thank the good Lord for His many blessings!

COUNTING THE DAYS

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be

Grandma Moses

42 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER

Keep looking ON THE BRIGHT SIDE of things.

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near…

Love,

ma