Adding blogging to the schedule!!!

I used to be so good about blogging every day...that was before Facebook. It is so much easier just to dash of a sentence or attach one picture. Blogging takes a bit more time and effort. But, I AM going to get back to blogging. I have been talking a lot to a neighbor--Hi Terri!- who is also trying to make some changes and I'm realizing that this can be beneficial to others. SO...I vow to get on here at least 3 times per week...with the goal of getting back to every day.

I'm going to start with the moving front today....May I just say I hate the logistics that go into an overseas move. Everything has to start so early and then the family is just "displaced" for quite awhile. We have our final movers coming today to do a walkthrough. These are the ones that are going to be putting everything into storage. At least this one will be much simpler...aside from a few things that are going to friends and family, the stuff we are going to sell at the yard sale in 2 weeks, and what we are taking on the plane...everything goes! But, that doesn't all happen until May so in the meantime, we make do with what we have.

FOOD!!!  I absolutely LOVE all the changes we are making. My new best friend is Door to Door Organics. If you have not heard of this, you should check it out and see if it is in your area.  It is a service that delivers organic food right to your doorstep...no going to the store Yippie!! It works like this. You sign up online and determine what type of box you want to receive...small, medium, large and then vegetables, fruit or a mix.  I am getting large mixed boxes. On Fridays I get an email that states what produce is going to be in the box. I can make substitutions as necessary if there is something I don't want. Then I can add other items of my choosing--I have been getting bread and milk. I may add eggs next week.  Then on Tuesdays it is all delivered to my house. Nice and convenient and delicious. The website also has a bunch of recipes you can browse through and notes what is used from the box you ordered.  Cool huh? Anyway, they are my new best friend and my kids plow through the food like crazy!

Notice I said I have been buying bread from them?? Yes, I was all into baking my own. I still want to do that, but I have decided that it is going to have to wait until we get to Korea. It is just a bit more than I want to tackle when all I have for kitchen supplies is a plastic bowl and spoon :) Yes, I know I could still make bread like that, but since I have found some that mostly fits my plan. I'm taking the easy way out for a bit. (The bread does have canola oil in it which I know is a no no, but we are after progress not perfection).

So with all this wonderful produce in my house, what am I going to do with it??  Well, for lunch today my kids all got salads.  I used some lovely green leaf lettuce, bell peppers, carrots, and sunflower seeds and gave them a bit of oil and balsamic vinegar to top it with. They also got plain greek yogurt with a bit of honey and some chopped strawberries on top. We finished up with some applesauce and a clementine.  Happy kids/ happy mom :)

And if you are interested here is my meal plan for the week. Quite a few of these recipes are new to me so I will update on how they turn out :)

Today: Sausage and Fennel with Pasta and a salad on the side
Thursday: Tex Mex Carnitias in the crockpot
Friday: Spinach, Artichoke and Bacon Pizza
Saturday: Brendan and I will be at a soccer tournament all day--so it's Dad's choice :)
Sunday: Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese Bake with a salad
Monday: Avocado Grilled Cheese and Chips (we get chips that are only 3 ingredients--I know there are some that are baked, but I haven't been able to find them...so again progress, not perfection)
Tuesday: Coffee Pot Roast, Asparagus, and salad.

Lunches--today was salad, I'm also going to make some whole wheat mac-n-cheese one day, and a Lemony Potato Salad with Basil and Mint one day...and of course the old fall back...sandwiches (which my kids love by the way)

And then we will get another box and start over!  I'll try to remember to take a picture next week of what it looks like when it arrives--there was complete chaos in my house when it got here yesterday.

So, happy eating and please comment or ask questions..I'd love to have a bit of a dialogue :)