It is a new week and there is actually a little less scheduled this week. We might get a little summer break, after all. Now that it is fall. The good news is that we don't officially start school work until the end of September. Sure, we are doing a little bit, here and there, because we like to read and are always learning, but nothing really rigorous or structured at this point.

We have our annual Not Back to School picnic this week. It is actually a day after the first day of the public schools, and we normally do it when they start, but this means it is not on an abstinent day, so we can have meat, and that is fine with me. Rich and I are trying to get our monthly dances started up again, and we have also been approached to teach an adult/beginner ballroom class at the dance studio. We are working out the details of that. As for dancing, we are going to be able to go to a fun night of dancing in a hangar with a big band playing and vintage WWII aircraft next week. I have a fun dress and little fascinator to wear.

Other than the picnic, a sewing day, and my normal knit night here at the house, we really have nothing scheduled this week and I am so relieved. We just need to rest and we have not had a a chance to do that the whole summer, really. Rich has a big deal thing going on at work all week, so the Labor Day weekend next week will also be a great reprieve. There might be a couple fun events on Saturday, but they are pretty mild and relaxing, also. The goal is to schedule as little as possible, including fun, between now and the beginning of the school term.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Leftover Cake, Figs, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Claudia's Chicken, Rice, Green Salad, Watermelon
• Monday - Memorial of the Beheading of Saint John the Forerunner
  Breakfast: Vegetable Hash, Toast (Gluten-free for Jerome), Sliced Cantaloupe, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Pasta (Gluten-free for Jerome) with Best Meat Sauce Ever (from freezer), Green Salad, Sliced Oranges
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Harvest Pancakes, Fried Eggs, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Fried Fish Fillets, Tartar Sauce, Potato Wedges (Gluten-free), Coleslaw, Fruit Plate
• Wednesday - Feast of Saint Aidan
  Breakfast: Apple Coconut Breakfast Bowls with Honey Peanut Butter Drizzle, Tea and Honey
  Dinner: Besan Chila, Sah’awiq, Chopped Salad, Peaches and Nectarines
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Cheesy Egg English Muffin Sandwiches (Gluten-free for Jerome), Grapefruit Halves, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Hatch Sausage, Pepper and Potato Bake, Bread (Gluten-free for Jerome), Sliced Oranges
• Friday
  Breakfast: Ful, Bread (Gluten-free for Jerome), Sah’awiq, Chopped Tomatoes, Sliced Cantaloupe, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: West African Peanut Stew, Salad, Fruit Plate
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Pancakes (Gluten-free for Jerome) with Raspberry and Pear Syrup, Bacon, Fruit Plate, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Kids Make Dinner

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.

Labels: Family, Governor Inslee Needs a Frozen Fish to the Forehead, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen