The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb

Alright, the husband is at a friend's house watching the Mizzou game...so I am here at home getting things done. With the game on so late, it was not an okay time for me to be out until about midnight and then get up and deal with third graders in the morning. Not gonna happen.

Here I am at home...doing laundry, making a menu for the rest of this week and next week, changing the sheets, and grading papers. Productive, yes. Fun, not so much.

Menu for the next week:

Tomorrow: husband and I will have our Friday night date out

Saturday: Creamy Chicken and Pasta Bake

Sunday: Not sure right now because I think it is my night to cook for our friends...

Monday: sub sandwiches, salad (my gym night)

Tuesday: Parsley Pesto-Breadcrumb Pasta

Wednesday: Pizza

Thursday: Grilled chicken, roasted red potatoes with bacon and cheese

That is about as far as I got. My lunch will consist of the leftovers or a sub sandwich. Mmm...sounds yummy! Some of the recipes are linked in, so click away!

Have a happy Friday!

"Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear." Unknown

Last night I didn't do the panini...I had so much stuff to do that I just threw some chicken in the oven and then put it over a yummy salad. This is what is in it...

• spinach salad
• carrots
• grape tomatoes
• taco seasoned shredded cheese
• garlic croutons
• mushrooms
• the grilled chicken strips
• lastly, ranch dressing

This is the deal...I know that ranch dressing is like the greatest evil of dressings, but I LOVE it. I could eat it on everything. Everything. I'm just sayin'. 

I am going to Body Jam tonight to teach three tracks. It's part of the pass withhold business. I can go in and teach up to three tracks at a time. So...tracks one-three it is! I am a little nervous, not gonna lie. But it is a lot of adrenaline too, so that is helpful. 

Okay, back to watching my DVRd Biggest Loser and getting ready for work! Probably paninis tomorrow. Mmmm...

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. ~Doug Larson

Heading back to work today after a wonderful spring break. I hope that my students come back ready to work and are done arguing with each other. I think we were all around each other a little too much recently and we really needed this break. So...I hope today is good. 

I have tons to do at work, but that's okay. I am going into this day knowing that I have A LOT to do to get caught up. I prepared myself for this, especially since the only work I did was last night and that was just grading a few papers. I just didn't feel the need to work during my spring break. I do need to get some grades entered today. Eek!

My plan before I leave work today is to get a menu set up for this week. I need to run by the store and I would like to know what I am cooking tonight at least. Tonight I would love to make panini sandwiches. YUM! We'll see! I think that once I do that, I will add the recipes on my website...or at least the menus. Maybe I need to do a Menu Monday....on Tuesday! or Wednesday morning. I'll think about it. 

Okay, I need to get dressed for work. I definitely bought some cute new blue pants and striped shirt from Old Navy and I am antsy to wear it today! Couldn't find the pics online :(