We’ve been making Saturdays our Sabbath day for the last several months (I should post more about that later). So after a restful Saturday, we were geared up for the work to be done around the house Sunday! Mark hung a new clothes line in the back yard, so I hung the towels in the sunshine. It was such a beautiful day. While I did that, Samuel helped Daddy water the irises.

Then I headed to the kitchen to make homemade bread. I ground a combination of red and golden wheat in my handy dandy Nutrimill and used Vermont maple syrup to sweeten it a tad. Boy, did the house smell good! I made four loaves, and then cut each one in half. Mark takes a half loaf to work each week, and Sammy and I split the other half. This way, I make bread about every 4-6 weeks, depending on how much Sam and I want to eat sandwiches. Quite nice!

A couple other items I made this weekend: First, homemade wheat hamburger buns (I got this recipe from Kirsten). I seasoned the tops and added onion flakes, and when done baking, I brushed them with butter. Mark thought they might be too big at first, but then we decided 8 inch diameter buns are YUMMY!! Thanks Kirsten! Second, I made a strawberry dish. At first I thought the recipe sounded completely bizarre. But they were delicious and I will definitely make them again. I cut the sugar in half and it was wonderful.

Last but not least, I picked up a couple of new items to do all this housework in. Some new red canvas flats, and a retro style dress from Target. I think I’ll be wearing them all summer! Lovely and feminine… kid tested, husband approved.

Oh man. I’m so excited. You may laugh when you read why, but I did it… I finally planned a whole month’s worth of dinner menus for my family (yeah baby)! This is something I’ve wanted to do for so long but had been putting it off (bad Renée)! I carved out some time tonight, laid it out, and had my sweet husband look it over and give suggestions and ideas.

This is going to be so great. Now I’ll know exactly what to buy each week at the grocery store and won’t have to think about “What should I make for dinner? What do I have on hand in the pantry?” Ahh, freedom. You see, I used to cook based on what I felt like eating for dinner. This usually meant extra trips to the grocery store or “I don’t feel like anything, I guess we’ll have leftovers or cereal.” Not exactly what I would call mmm mmm good.

So yes, it’s finally finished! It took quite a while balancing types of food, plus a healthy balance of meat and variety, and of course where to stick pizza night! I printed it out and stuck it on the refrigerator door. Now if you ask, “What’s for dinner?” I’ll actually have an answer. Ha! YES!