Bake

I have this lofty dream of having weeks worth of menu plans with the coordinating grocery list. The idea is that you could just post it on the fridge and tell your family that this is week four so they know what to expect for dinner. You could also hand the coordinating grocery store to your spouse or some other generous soul heading for the grocery store. Well, my menu is slow this week because we have a first draft of the plan. I don't have the list to go with it but we are going to give it a try before we invest more time. We also have four spaces for an alternate choice so we can mix it up and try new recipes too. Some of you know that I am a little bit of a recipe addict. I like to think if you get enough of them, they will cook themselves. I also have a cookbook collection that grows despite my efforts to contain it. The plan for this week is below.

Monday-My favorite local place with popcorn while you wait for dinner
Tuesday-Meatloaf
Wednesday-Leftovers or pizza (usually a Friday meal)
Thursday-Lasagna
Friday-The food train (thanks to my very determined friend cooking on Doctor Day)

The highlight of yesterday was preschool conferences. My friend was kind enough to come early to watch my daughter as it is supposed to be only a parent. They talk about funny stuff like cutting a straight and curvy line. I asked about summer and was advised to do more crafts. I didn't know it was possible to do more crafts. When we arrived, my friend was waiting with banana bread in hand. The funny part is that it wasn't just one loaf. She had made four loaves so we would have some extras for the freezer. Baking is a great thing to do when you are working on calories and one of the first things to drop from the to do list when you aren't feeling so great.

I also had the opportunity to talk to someone who lives close to me with CF. We have the same nurse and she gave her permission to give me her number. She is 48 years old. (I remember thinking 20 was really old to have CF.) It is interesting to me how we have never met but know all the same people and have so many similar issues. It reminds me how I miss my friends with CF in IN. I didn't really know people my own age with CF until I moved to Indianapolis for graduate school. I haven't heard from one of them lately and that always makes me nervous.

Blessings,

Cindy