Thursday and too much food?

Last night were calzones from last month once a moth cooking session. The kids and I liked it. Hubby did not BUT he ate it two hours post mortem. The girls and I ate the calzones with artichokes and an impromptu black olive tepenade. ( 1/4 cup black olives, 3 cloves garlic, 2 tbps parsley, a bit of salt and some olive oil) We liked it, no loved it.
Tonight is pizza stuffed meatloaf, mashed tatos. We have a lot of left overs and we are not keeping up so thinking "restaurant night" is in order. Restaurant night is a night were you pick what you want off the "menu". Way more exiting than " hey guys we are warming up stuff that has been sitting in the fridge". However the wrench in this plan is now we have a bithday party to attend that I am sure will involve food. Considering all the problems in the world this is really not a bad one to have.

After Easter

Well working Fri, Sat and Sunday at church have taken their toll on the family. Brooke was down with a stomach bug and I was knocked down a day as well. Brooke is almost better but I am a bit sluggish. I 'm fighting it hard, lots of water, lots of sleep.

I am incredibly grateful I had spent a day earlier in the month doing a once a month cooking session. We are able to get right back in the swing of things and everyone had dinner even though mom ( me) was in bed as soon as feet crossed the threshold, home from work.

It is so cute my kitties always know when I am not doing well and hover over me like a watch cat. God is so amazing with his creations. The family and I watched this the other night. Warning get the Kleenex.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjWtRYaxmWM

This coming week Terri ( the best friend any one could have) and I are doing a cooking session. It has been a blessing to me so hope it will be to her. If anyone deserves a break it is Terri. We are following the plan on this website. http://onceamonthmom.com/cooking/menus/.

I will post the results and opinions for this April menu. So far I am loving what I did last month from the Once A Month Cookbook. The food has been really good. The biggest complaint was there were not more left overs. Not bad, not bad at all. I still get enjoy a good home cooked meal but now less pressure when coming home from work. I can take a few minutes and read and relax before dinner in the evenings AND clean up is a snap.