i finalized our menu for february today. i noticed that while we didn't stick completely to our menu plan in january having the plan really helped with shopping, and planning ahead. unforeseen circumstances or 'i just don't feel like cooking' arose in january and that put us off. i carried those few meals we didn't get to onto february.
something new and better for us is that i'm picking and choosing wednesday night meals at church based on what they are having. while it is wonderful not having to cook it is expensive (not really expensive just more cost effective for us to eat at home $15 over $22 for a family at church)
date nights for hoosier man and i mean the georgia boys eat tombstone pizzas or i order them a pizza before we go. they like tombstones, they're cheap, and the georgia boys are willin' (even pushing us out the door) so i have been adding in date nights onto our menu plan because it alerts hoosier man we're having a date.
looking at my work schedule and boy scout events helps to schedule meals too. for instance if i'm working a swing shift i'm not available to cook in the evening so i have to plan something like spaghetti that the boys can handle easily. very helpful that my 14-year old georgia boys have learned how to cook.
the last method to my madness is family swim nights. we will either eat at jalapenos after we swim or we'll come home to a meal that i've made in the crockpot.
i used Confessions of a Homeschooler's Menu Plan template. she hasn't put one up for february so i just modified january's. and Download Feb2012 is mine
