Giving myself a shout out

I'm really proud of myself for doing something. Like, really, REALLYproud. And it's such a little thing but I think it's going to make things at Hancock Manor so much better when I go back to work full time in a couple of weeks.

I've come up with a game plan for dinners.

That's it. Nothing too crazy. But boy it feels good.

On Saturday I asked Christian what he wanted to have for dinner this week. His response, which was no surprise to me, was "I don't care." Ah, but he does because as soon as I mentioned salmon, he said "Do we have to have salmon?" Oh yes, buddy, we have to have salmon. It's starting to burn a hole in the freezer.

So over the course of Saturday and Sunday morning I figured out 5 meals to make this week. I conferred with my friend who is in our dinner sharing group (we make them a meal each week and they make us a meal. It can't be anything fancy--just something you would make for your family. You just have to make double) and we decided which night they were going to make us dinner and from there I made my final plan. Then I pulled out my recipes, wrote my grocery list, and went to Walmart to buy the majority of what we needed. Walmart didn't have a couple of things, like boneless pork ribs or any good lettuce, so I'll grab them from the grocery store around the corner from us in a couple of days when I need them.

This will save me from going to the grocery store almost every day, which is what I've been doing since I haven't had my act together for, I don't know, 3.5 months or so--I think that's how old Cohen is.

So if you're in the neighbourhood and want to stop in, this is what we'll be having:

Monday

Dinner group meal (I think we're having roast beef)

Tuesday

Turkey Taco salad

Wednesday

Chicken Coconut Curry with basmati rice and curried cauliflower

Thursday

Pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw and baked beans

Friday

Fish tacos with rice and beans and leftover salad

And that's enough bragging for today.

Watch tomorrow for the story about how Christian thinks Cohen is going to lose a finger or a hand.