Menu Plan Monday May 11 - May 18







Monday: Chicken Nuggets and Mac N Cheese

Tuesday: Tacos

Wednesday: Church

Thursday: Honey Chicken and Salad

Friday: Baked Tortellini

Saturday: Carribean PorkChops and Bean Bundles

Sunday: Pot Roast with Carrots and Mashed Potatoes



edit: I had scheduled this to go up Monday morning but it didn't so here it is.

1-2-3… Get Organized

Christy over at Multi Tasking Mama is reviewing the mini books from 1-2-3...Organized. I'm begging for a coupon code to order a few of these myself. I'd love to try:

Three Steps to Organizing your Child's Room Time Management for theStay-at-HomeMom Three Steps to Organizing Your Kitchen Christy is giving away 3 of the mini books here so go sign up!!

Works for Me Wednesday

What doesn’t work for me theme for this week really got me thinking when my eczema went haywire. I’ve barely been able to do anything including type, hence the absence for several of the days. I normally use a lot of baby products on my skin, or at least oatmeal soap, and then lots of lotion. I know better than to go without certain products in my reach. I left my lotion at Mr. Polka Spots and was completely out of my oatmeal soap.

Thursday was the kids field trip to the zoo. (no pictures, but more about that later this week) I thought that being nauseated could be from the bus trip, but oh no come Friday night it was the worst stomach bug that I’ve ever had. I dehydrated really quickly but then it all stopped. Saturday morning I woke up with the palms of my hands were swollen and bumpy. Since then I have been battling my eczema flare up with the wrong soaps and lotions because I was not prepared. I ended up at the dermatologist and health food store to get the proper prescriptions, shots, soaps and lotions. I hope everyone takes care of their skin, because sometimes things sneak up on you.

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Menu Plan Monday 5-5 to 5-11

Monday: Nachos with all the fixings! T-Ball at 6:30 Baseball Practice at 5pm

Tuesday: (Baseball Practice at 5pm)

Wednesday: Church – Our Pastor cooks

Thursday: (We have T-ball and Baseball this night) PB&J, apples and something after the game

Friday: Baseball @ 6:30

Saturday:

Sunday: Cookout for my cousin Jared who is returning from Iraq!! Happy Mother’s Day!!

Works For Me Wednesday

I keep mentioning how I use Microsoft OneNote to people, and they keep asking about it. I use this program for personal, business and school. I have recipes from blogs, and the blogs noted. Any sewing ideas or blog ideas have their own little spot in my notebooks. I can print all of the deals from MultiTaskingMama and go back through them when I have time to, or date what I have already done to see when I will get that deal. Here's some information that I just found on the Microsoft Website. I hope that you find this useful. What do you use for keeping up with your life?

 

Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 top 10 benefits

Applies to: Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

 
 

Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 is a digital notebook that provides a flexible way to gather notes and information, powerful search capabilities so users can find what they are looking for quickly, and easy-to-use shared notebooks that help teams work together more effectively.

	Gather your notes and information in one place. Gather, store, and manage your notes and information — including text, pictures, digital handwriting, audio and video recordings, and more — in a single location. Having all your important information at your fingertips can help you make more informed decisions and be better prepared.
	Back up your valuable information. Office OneNote 2007 automatically saves and backs up your notebooks, whether stored locally or on a network file share, so you're less vulnerable to data loss.
	Find information more quickly. Powerful search technology with optical character recognition helps you find what you're looking for more quickly — whether you're searching handwritten notes, text in pictures, or spoken words in audio and video recordings. You can configure Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to index Office OneNote 2007 files automatically to incorporate the data into your company's knowledge base.
	Work together more effectively. Shared notebooks give everyone access to the same information at the same time, online or offline. Office OneNote 2007 manages changes for you so that multiple users can work simultaneously in the same notebook—there's no need to keep track of versions and changes. With Live Sharing Sessions, geographically dispersed teams can view and edit the same page of notes at the same time.
	Avoid duplicate work. Office OneNote 2007 makes it easy to collect, store, and search information about projects in a central location. Capitalize on ideas, notes, and best practices when briefing new project teams or team members. Take advantage of OneNote archives to avoid duplicate work.
	Organize your way. Organize information in the way that works best for you. See all your open notebooks in a single view, and easily arrange and rearrange your notes with drag-and-drop functionality. You can add hyperlinks to other pages in your notebook so you can quickly find content relevant to the task at hand.
	Prioritize and manage tasks and your to-do list more efficiently. Use note tags to mark and easily track actions and important items. Note tags can be customized according to your needs and quickly viewed in a summary pane. Tasks created in Office OneNote 2007 synchronize with Microsoft Office Outlook tasks so you can manage your projects more efficiently.
	Make meetings more productive. Office OneNote 2007 gives you the flexibility to capture all of the information presented in meetings, including status updates, presentations, documents, typed and handwritten notes, and more. With all meeting notes stored in one location, everyone has access to the same information, helping ensure that all team members are on the same page and that everyone walks away with a consistent set of action items.
	Get up to speed quickly. The familiar look and feel of other Microsoft Office system programs and an intuitive user interface make it easy to get started using Office OneNote 2007 right away. Integration with the 2007 Microsoft Office system means you can share information between Office OneNote 2007 and other Microsoft Office system programs easily.
	Improve productivity away from the office. Synchronize your Microsoft Windows Mobile–powered devices with Office OneNote 2007 so you can take contents of your notebook with you and view them on your mobile device. In addition, information you capture on your Smartphone or Windows Mobile–based Pocket PC, including photos and text, can be transferred to Office OneNote 2007 and made text-searchable.

 

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• Compare the 2007 Microsoft Office suites
  
• Download the OneNote 2007 trial
  
• View suggested retail pricing and upgrade information
  

Flirty Apron Giveaway!

Flirty Apron Giveaway!

The Apronista Flirty Apron Giveaway is this week!! They are giving away an adorable apron from Flirty Aprons!




Flirty Aprons is giving the winner their choice of Apron from their Original Flirt line - sassy, feminine, and in many gorgeous colors, Flirty Aprons would be perfect in any kitchen!

To Enter - Go to the Original Flirty Apron page, and choose the Apron you love best. Then go here and leave a comment with your choice. You may also enter again by posting this giveaway on your own site and leaving a second comment with the link to your post. GOOD LUCK!!!

The Flirty Apron Giveaway is open until Friday April 25th at 9pm PST. The winner will be chosen by random drawing.

Its time once again for the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival.

I'm totally excited about having you here, and would like to announce that I will be giving away 5 Grab Bags of Ribbon. there should be 10+ yards of assorted ribbon in each bag. I will try to get a nice ribbony picture up later. Wanted to go ahead and let you sign up before I found the camera.

Rules to enter: Post a reply, that's it!
Winners will be chosen by my kids, so the more kid friendly, the more likely they are to pick you. I will print out the posts and read them outloud to the little ones ages 6-10.

I hope that you enjoy!

This is spring break so I may put down some breakfast and lunch's for days, Mr. Polka Spot is working an odd schedule, and we are going out of town on Friday.

Monday: (Kids away)

PM: Chicken Pot Pie

Tuesday: (Mr. Polka Spot home AM Work PM)

NOON: Left Overs

PM: Grilled Boneless PorkChops, Brown Rice, Steamed Veggies

Wednesday: (Kids Home, Mr. Polka Spot home AM work PM)

AM: Cereal

Noon: Chicken Nuggets, Fries, Mac N Cheese

PM: Church

Thursday: (Mr. Polka Spot Home Am Work PM)

AM: Cereal

Noon: Grilled Cheese and Apple Slices

PM: Red Beans

Friday: Leave early Afternoon for Desoto Caverns

AM: Biscuits n Gravy

Noon: Hamburgers

PM: PB&J

Saturday: Away

Sunday:

AM: Cinnamon Rolls

Noon: Loaded Potato Soup and Hamburger Steaks

PM: Church

Snacks for the week: Homemade Granola Bars, Strawberries, Cheese Sticks, Grapes, Apples, Bananas