Christ has Ascended! From Earth to Heaven! Alleluia!

Ascension Day is Thursday, and we have the Rogation Days at the beginning of this week. We are praying for a special intention and would appreciate you joining in our prayers. This is also a super busy week for our family, we have the homeschool dance at the end of the week and all the preparations that go with that, not to mention the Ascension Day festivities. We will be heading to the closest approximation to a high hill we have here, and having our meal as a family picnic and bringing our kite, too.

If you missed it, take a look at my latest frugality post on the blog. I have restarted the series, now that the economy and inflation are so bad after the policies of the past two years. It seemed like it was time to take a look at those strategies again, and I will try to post something weekly about it, with some advice from what has worked for us. Your family needs and location and so on will determine how you use that advice, but I hope it will help you.

Rogation Days mean some extra abstinence this week, too. We get our first order of local asparagus this week and will be pickling this weekend. There will likely be a lot of asparagus on our menus for the week following, and we will have loads of pickled asparagus this summer and fall. Jerome's skin is doing a little better, and we thank you for your prayers. My skin is blowing up, but that is to be expected with all the hay and grass growing. Please keep us in your prayers still.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuits (Gluten-free for Jerome), Sliced Apples, Tea and Coffee
  Dinner: Mustard Glazed Corned Beef, Herbed Cabbage, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Carrots, Mandarin Oranges
• Monday - Rogation Day
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter and Raspberry Peach Jam on Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome), Sliced Apples, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Pasta with Butter Tomato Sauce, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday - Rogation Day
  Breakfast: Ful, Shatta, Olives, Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome), Home Canned Pears, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: One Pan Creamy Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Gnocchi (Gluten-free for Jerome), Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Fruit Plate
• Wednesday - Rogation Day
  Breakfast: Slow Cooker Rice Pudding with Coconut Milk and Leftover Gatayif Filling, Canned Peach Halves, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Kenyan Black Beans in Coconut Milk, Rice, Fruit Plate
• Thursday - Feast of the Ascension
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Bacon, Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome), Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chicken with Coconut-Lime Peanut Sauce, Jasmine Rice, Crème Brûlée
• Friday - Feast of Saint Bede
  Breakfast: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Breakfast Tacos with Salsa, Grapefruit, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Toast, Fruit
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Irish Eggs Benedict with Corned Beef and Cabbage Hash, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Roasted Asparagus, Chocolate Pudding with Chantilly Cream

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

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