Stay-@-HOME AlaskaChickey

Menu for the week of Sept. 14, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:34:00 +0000

Monday Sept. 14 - Breakfast - Egg-n-a-hole
Lunch - Grilled Cheese W/Tomato soup
Dinner - Chicken Pot Pie

Tuesday Sept. 15 - Breakfast - French Toast W/Bacon
Lunch - Chicken Strips W/Tater Tots
Dinner - Manicotti W/Garlic Cheese Bread

Wednesday Sept. 16 - Breakfast - Cold Cereal (that's a really hard one huh? LOL)
Lunch - Chili Dogs
Dinner - Beer Battered Halibut W/Fries and Veggies

Thursday Sept. 17 - Breakfast - Malt-O-Meal
Lunch - Mac-N-Cheese W/Ham & Veggies
Dinner - Stir-fry spring pasta

Friday Sept. 18 - Breakfast - Grits, Eggs, Bacon & Buttermilk Biscuits
Lunch - Tuna Sandwiches W/Tomato Soup
Dinner - Zucchini Deep Dish Pie

Saturday Sept. 19 - Breakfast - Pancakes & Bacon
Lunch - Leftovers
Dinner - Chicken & Dumplings (This is a really yummy recipe)

Sunday Sept. 20 - Breakfast - Biscuits & Gravy
Lunch - French Dips
Dinner - Pork Chops & Scalloped Potatoes & Veggies

Menu Plan for the week of September 1, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:57:00 +0000

Monday - Tuna Casserole

Tuesday - Split Pea Soup

Wednesday - Salisbury Steak W/Mashed Potatoes and Veggies

Thursday - Chicken and Rice W/Veggies

Friday - Pizza Night

Saturday - Breakfast for dinner

Sunday - Chicken corn chowder

My baby is 7 years old!!! August 26,2008

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:40:00 +0000

(Jacob with his birthday cake)
OMGoodness!!! Our youngest child is 7 years old today!!! I can't believe it has been 7 years since he was born... It seems like only yesterday I was holding him for the first time...

(Jacob and Mommy)

(Jacobs Birthday cake that his brother Michael made for him)

Menu Plan for the week of August 25, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:50:00 +0000

Monday August 25 - Chili and Cornbread

Tuesday August 26 - Pot Roast w/ Potatoes, Carrots, Celery and Onions (Birthday cake for dessert, Jacob is going to be 7!!!)

Wednesday August 27 - Homemade chicken and biscuit bowls (like KFC has)

Thursday August 28 - Turkey meatloaf w/Gravy & Herb & Butter Rice and Green Beans

Friday August 29 - Homemade Stuffed Crust Pizza (easy/quick & YUMMY homemade crust recipe)

Saturday August 30 - Broiled Chicken w/ Saffron Rice and Corn on the cob

Sunday August 31 - Spaghetti w/ Meatballs and garlic bread

Menu Plan for the week of August 11, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:17:00 +0000

Monday - Chicken Parmesan W/Pasta & Marinara Sauce and Garlic Bread

Tuesday - Pork Chops W/Rice Pilaf & Green Bean Casserole

Wednesday - Meatloaf W/Mashed Potatoes & Mixed Veggies

Thursday - Crock Pot Chili W/ Corn Bread

Friday - Pizza Night (This is the easiest and best homemade pizza dough recipe)

Saturday - Hamburgers W/ Seasoned Potato Wedges

Sunday - Fried Chicken W/ Twice Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob

Menu Plan for the week of August 4, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:09:00 +0000

Monday - Homemade Stuffed Crust Pizza

Tuesday - Chicken Fettucini Alfredo w/garlic bread (Recipe below)

Wednesday - BBQ Chicken w/Potato Salad and Corn on the cob

Thursday - Swedish meatballs w/Noodles and Cauliflower

Friday - Tacos & Burritos w/Spanish Rice & Refried Beans

Saturday - Lasagna w/garlic bread

Sunday - Pot Roast w/Potatoes, Carrots, Onions

Chicken Fettucini Alfredo

1 medium onion diced

2 or 3 cloves of garlic

1/2 pound butter

1-1/4 cup whipping cream

1 cup chicken, cooked and diced

1 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese

1 pound cooked fettucini noodles

Saute onion and garlic in butter until soft. Add whipping cream bring to gentle boil for 2 minutes. Reduce heat cheese, blending well, add diced chicken, add fettucini noodles; mixing until sauce clings to pasta and pasta is soft.

Menu plan for the week of July 28, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:55:00 +0000

Monday - Spaghetti and meatballs W/garlic bread

Tuesday - Dinner out (OMG) did I just say that!!! WOW... I am looking forward to this one... Probably TGI Friday for our youngest daughter and I, (she has a sleep study that night so we won't be home) Our oldest and 2 little boys will probably have McDonalds YUMMY... NOT... and our oldest Son, well, he will get a home cooked meal because he is staying with a family friend for the night...

Wednesday - Stuffed bell peppers w/mashed potatoes and veggies

Thursday - Grilled pizza sandwiches (recipe below)

Friday - Chili and cornbread

Saturday - Beef stroganoff w/egg noodles and green beans

Sunday - Baked Chicken w/rice pilaf and sauteed zucchini

Grilled Pizza Sandwiches
* 14 slices Italian bread
* 7 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
* 7 slices provolone cheese
* 7 slices tomato
* 4 teaspoons fresh grated Parmesan cheese
* garlic powder
* sandwich sliced pepperoni or canadian bacon (or both if you like)
* soft butter
* Pizza sauce, warmed

Butter 7 slices of bread, lay them out on a large griddle, layer one slice of mozzarella cheese, one slice of tomato, a dash of salt and pepper, the meat or meats, a slice of provolone cheese and top the remaining 7 slices of buttered bread. Lightly sprinkle with garlic powder on both sides while toasting until golden brown and the cheese is melted. (about 3 - 4 minutes on each side) Serve with warmed pizza sauce for dipping. Enjoy.

Menu Plan for the week of July 21, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:07:00 +0000

Monday - Split Pea w/turkey ham Soup and whole wheat dinner rolls

Tuesday - Shepherds Pie

Wednesday - Pork Chops w/ scalloped Potatoes and mixed veggies

Thursday - Chicken Corn Chowder w/fresh bread

Friday - Baked Teriyaki Chicken w/Ham fried rice

Saturday - Hamburger steak with twice baked potatoes, green beans and salad

Sunday - (my birthday) (WoooHooo LOL) Homemade pizza and cake

I will be baking bread and rolls this week on Monday, Thursday and Sunday... I am going to make cinnamon rolls and a danish puff pastry this week also...

Homeschooling, the only way to school your children...

noreply@blogger.com (AlaskaChickey) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:29:00 +0000

I have 5 kids... They are 15, 14, 11, 8 and 6 years old... I have been homeschooling them since the 2003-2004 school year... However this last school year (2007-2008 ) I talked to my husband and told him that I thought we should send them to a private school... Because our oldest was starting high school and I wasn't sure I would be able to provide her with the education that she needed... My husband, (Keith) disagreed with my about this... But, told me that he would support whatever decision I made... So, I enrolled the kids in a private Christian school in our little town... We are a Catholic family but, there is not a Catholic school that is K-12 in our area... So, I thought this would be a good choice... Right after the school year started, things started going wrong... The Principal of the school was absolutely the most unprofessional person I have ever dealt with... I was told personal thing about other families, as I am sure the other families were told personal things about my family, by the principal... The principal hired under qualified and/or unqualified people for teaching positions... She did this in trade for tuition... There was one woman in particular that worked at the school in trade for tuition for her kids that had no business working around ANYONES kids... She treated them terrible based on her mood of the day... I heard her on more than one occasion say that, so and so was getting an F for this project for the day or this week because they had pissed her off or looked at her wrong or talked over her... She cussed in the school building, as well as the principal did... But, I had signed a contract and had to make it through the year... In January, our son Keith was in 2nd Grade... He went Ice Skating with his class for PE... At the end of the day I picked the kids up from school... Our youngest son told me that Keith fell and has a big bump on his head... When I got him from his class, I saw this huge lump (the size of an egg) on his left temple... He didn't remember what happened and he said it didn't hurt so, we went home and I just watched him for awhile... About 4pm he started falling over, stuttering when he talked, not being able to remember things and his forehead started swelling... I took him to the doctor and the confirmed that he had serious concussion and the reason that his forehead was swelling was because he was bleeding between his skull and skin... Well, it has been almost 7 months since this happened and he is still having effects from this fall... The thing that was so unbelievable about this whole thing was, nobody from the school called my husband or myself or any of our emergency contacts... They told us that they didn't think it was that big of a deal... Our son has been going to a reading tutor program to regain skills he lost from the concussion, for the last 4 months... I know that accidents happen and that this could have happened if he had been with me or with my husband... But, if it had happened and he had been taken to the ER right away some of the problems may have been avoided...

As of May 16th we are free of that school and the back biting that went along with it... My husband was right all along... I should have listened to him and believed in my abilities... We are going back to what has always worked for us as a family and what our children wanted all along...
Our family loves to do things together...